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Spotlight | China
Xi Jinping brings foreign ministry and universities into his worldwide security plan

Chinese President Xi Jinping. © Evaristo Sa/AFP

China's state security ministry has been pleading for the creation of an international network of Chinese private security companies but is starting to lose control of the project. The Communist Party has given the foreign ministry a frontline role in the organisation of the new network.

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Government Intelligence

France
French intelligence services turn to lawmakers for legislative help

The bill tabled in mid-July 2024 by senators Étienne Blanc (LR) and Jérôme Durain (PS) is first in line to introduce certain measures. © Stéphane Marc/PhotoPQR/Le Dauphiné/MaxPPP

With France lacking a new government intelligence law, the intelligence and counter-terrorism coordinator and other services are putting their requests for legislative changes to lawmakers, while the latest update to the national intelligence strategy is being finalised.

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International Dealmaking

North Korea, Russia
Russian coal set to be shipped via North Korea

Moscow and Pyongyang have finalised a deal to export Russian coal to Asia via the North Korean port of Rason. The route will afford new ways into the global market for this raw material, which is subject to Western sanctions.

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Corporate Intelligence

France
French ex-spy chief trial exposes private intelligence to judicial warning shot

The prosecution's closing arguments in the trial of the former French domestic intelligence chief Bernard Squarcini open the door to a warning to the world of business intelligence. The prosecution criticised the fluctuating definition of the term and the lack of clear regulation of the sector's methods.

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The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Trump's ex-spin doctor in Dubai, former Sotheby's man at Audere, Amarante exits Algeria, Deloitte losing investigators' touch

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

Washington/DubaiPaul Manafort hunts fresh clients in Emirates

LondonSotheby's employee leaves auctions for Audere

ParisSecurity companies start to withdraw from Algeria

DubaiFears of investigators' exodus at Deloitte

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Surveillance & Interception

Vietnam
Drones, antennae, jammers: Hanoi ready to spend on electronic warfare equipment

Several invitations to tender have recently been issued by the Vietnamese general staff. Big international companies specialising in electronic warfare are ready and waiting.

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