In an attempt to enhance its image and strengthen its international alliances, the Kurdistan Regional Government, dominated by the Barzani clan, has enlisted foreign representatives. It has even recruited Boris Johnson's former head of communications.
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Summoned to Moscow by the SVR ahead of a CIS summit, the intelligence chiefs of its member states were given a list of urgent issues ranked by order of regional priority. Afghanistan stands out as a primary focus but US influence is never far from the picture.
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In the wake of its joint projects with Gazprom, Rosatom has locked in several foreign partnerships. One such alliance is with French group EDF, building on plans to make gains through strong networks in Paris and Brussels built by its local branches-cum-lobbyists.
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Business intelligence group Raedas has recruited forensics veteran David Lawler to strengthen its position in the growing market for these invesitigations.
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The veteran London-based private investigator has invited Albert Arbuthnott to join the board of his investigation firm.
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The Israeli-US cyber-intelligence specialist has taken control of a Swiss-based developer founded by Mati Kochavi to keep up the pace in the fiercely competitive field of forensics, where firms such as Grayshift and MSAB are becoming increasingly proactive.
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