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The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
CR Investigations, Elliott, Raiole, ESL & Network

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week we go to London, Washinton and Paris.

London CR Investigations primed for 2022 with new Russia-facing recruits.

London Elliott counts on Boris Johnson's ex-PR whiz.

Washington Ex-CIA agent Raiole moves into fair trade.

Paris No longer advising Huawei, Alexandre Medvedowsky pushes for sovereign consulting.

Washington Nardello hires ex-DEA agent for DC office.

France, UAE
Manar Military Consultancy opens up Emirati market for French naval defence industry

The advisory firm founded by former French special forces operator Freddy Riaud is trying to win a contract with the UAE's Tawazun to conduct a preliminary study for the future construction of an ammunition recycling plant.

China
Faithful right-hand man Zhao Leji to lead Xi Jinping's new anti-corruption drive

A former philosophy student from a family of journalists in Xi'an, Zhao Leji, now a senior civil servant and secretary of the Communist Party's central committee for discipline inspection, has been given the task of launching China's latest bureaucratic purge.

Japan, Russia
Fresh debate over remains of former Soviet spy reignites Kuril Islands dispute

The shadow of the unresolved conflict between Tokyo and Moscow over four islands in the Pacific has become a recurring theme in Russian-Japanese relations. This has led to a series of extremely high-profile public relations exercises by Moscow, which Washington is gradually becoming embroiled in.

Kazakhstan, Russia
Lukoil bosses make moves on Kazakhstan's Caspian Sea fields

With Kazakhstan getting back to business after the recent unrest, Lukoil oil chef Vagit Alekperov visited Nur-Sultan earlier this month to maintain his presence there and ensure the continuity of Kazakh contracts.

Europe
Coastal surveillance struggles to find solutions to wind power interference

European countries are trying to find ways to counter the problems the growth of offshore wind farms on the continent's coasts pose to radar surveillance systems, and which defence and security companies are still struggling to resolve effectively.