The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank which has drawn up a programme of radical reforms tailored for Donald Trump, has found an influential ally in future CIA director John Ratcliffe, who is likely to open the doors to the US intelligence community.
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Intelligence Online tracked down the elusive Frenchman behind a Moscow-funded Telegram channel, Fifth Republic, who publishes Kremlin propaganda from the city of Nantes in western France. The French domestic intelligence agency, DGSI, is keeping an eye on him.
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US investment giant BlackRock is privately unhappy at not getting more investments from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, despite stepping up its presence in Riyadh. This has created an aura of end of reign around Yasir al-Rumayyan, the historic master financier of Mohammed bin Salman's mega-projects.
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Lawyers representing French nationals held in Azerbaijan are taking advantage of the world climate conference being held in Baku to raise awareness of their client Théo Clerc's predicament.
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South Korea is seeking to boost its geospatial intelligence in a particularly difficult military and commercial context. The country is faced with aggressive posturing from North Korea, whose capabilities have advanced thanks to backing from Moscow.
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