The first woman to head the US intelligence community as Director of National Intelligence inherited a fragile bureaucracy facing multiple adaptation challenges at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions. Fortunately she has Joe Biden's ear.
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Agencies The man who once regularly delivered strategic communications operations to the Uzbek government is venturing into new territory, taking an active role in the privatisation of state assets as well as in American prospecting in Uzbekistan.
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Corporate Intel A new governmental agreement may open up the Iraqi market, but consultant Amar Zahid's hands are tied in a case before the US courts against intelligence equipment manufacturer TIC.
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Corporate Intel Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens where they meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online visits a small bar on Beijing's Jianguomennei Street, just in front of the doors to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a place where researchers mingle with those closest to the CCP's Politburo.
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Agencies Businessman Bobby Paunescu is lobbying in Washington to get closer to policymaking about anticorruption and more developed business relations.
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Corporate Intel With Israel cracking down on exports, Chadian businessman Abdellatif Ramadan, who is assisting his country's intelligence services as they expand, has turned to France.
