As it approaches the end of the second year of its partial military withdrawal from the country, the United States is assessing its Iraqi partner's intelligence capabilities. An observation of persistent shortcomings argues in favour of keeping its advisory missions in place.
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Operations The increased human resource needs of the intelligence services has lead them to expand their pool of candidates to include those from the army and universities. These drives are being supported by the adoption of new legislative measures by the Duma.
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Operations Following the Greek Council of State's decision that blocked the port of Piraeus's expansion project, which had been entrusted to the giant Cosco for €4.3bn, China has secured the support of the conservative majority to maintain its presence in the country.
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Corporate Intel When he was based in Switzerland, Rossini was at the centre of a discreet investigation into a wealthy heiress's missing gemstone. The Swiss police also got involved.
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Corporate Intel US legislation currently prevents geospatial analytics firm HawkEye 360 from providing raw ship geolocation data, which is increasingly sought after by intelligence clients. The company is lobbying to unblock the situation.
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Lithuania's civil intelligence service, the VSD, is at the front line of Russian, and to a lesser extent, Chinese attentions. Although a recent report indicates the service has undergone a thorough reform, it remains prey to internecine feuds linked to the growing politicisation of intelligence.
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Agencies Defence attachés, who are sent by the French armed forces ministry to France's embassies, are rarely instructed to carry out intelligence missions, particularly in allied countries offering strong cooperation or export potential. This does not, however, prevent these military diplomats from making use of their intelligence backgrounds or opting to carry out some intelligence work all the same.
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