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France
France sets up 'CIA' to strengthen inter-ministerial cooperation on crisis and threat anticipation

The Comité Interministériel d'Anticipation (CIA), a little known committee overseen by France's general defence and national security secretariat, the SGDSN, has been set up to coordinate inter-ministerial forward planning on security and defence matters. It should benefit French strategic planning - but also public spending.

Afghanistan, Qatar
Taliban seek funds to finance new army

Still persona non grata in international politics, the Taliban are hoping to negotiate their first contracts with the West and shed sanctions paralysing their ambitions in Afghanistan. The Biden administration does not, for the moment, have any plans to shift its position.

UAE
Emirati cyber offensive business to be switched from Digital14 to CPX

In the latest development in the power struggle taking place in the Al Nahyan clan, cyber security company Digital14 is about to be reorganised. In line with a now well-established routine, it will be succeeded by a new Emirati cyber offensive avatar.

China, Serbia
China's CCCC brings BRI from Belgrade into European Union

After more than ten years of negotiations, Chinese giant CCCC has been given the green light for the rail line between Serbia and Hungary, Europe's biggest Belt and Road Initiative project, in a deal finalised during the recent Olympic Games.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
K2, Jonathan Benton, The Ambassador Partnership, Talos

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 New York, London, Paris and Kyiv.

New YorkK2's NY office has busy agenda.

LondonAnti-corruption investigator Jonathan Benton sets up foundation.

Paris/LondonESL & Network teams with Britain's The Ambassador Partnership.

KyivCisco Talos mobilised to counter Russian cyber activism in Ukraine.