Operations against the Islamic State, anti-corruption investigations and targeting Shiite militias are the types of jobs that fall to Iraq's elite Falcon intelligence cell. They are carried out under the leadership of prime minister and spymaster Mustafa Al Kazemi.
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Operations Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens, where they meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online pays a visit to Jem's Beer Factory, a favourite hangout for employees of Israel's NSO Group, who can talk there in confidence despite the current international turbulence.
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Pakistan is strengthening its intelligence cooperation with Saudi Arabia and is also keen to see more Saudi investment in its defence industry, which was discussed at the first edition of the World Defense Show in Riyadh earlier this month.
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Corporate Intel The oil consulting firm GaffneyCline is positioning itself for Central Asian oil and gas projects, which are less exposed to the current tumult in the sector.
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Corporate Intel At a time when Taiwan and Washington are looking closely at reports on the imminent threat from Chinese cyber companies, Taiwan's TeamT5 is developing its Chinese influence operations monitoring tool.
