Before becoming a prominent diplomat, the outgoing Saudi ambassador to London enjoyed a long and successful career in business, particularly in defence. The group he founded has recently sealed an investment from one of Moscow's largest investment funds, whose leaders are under Western sanctions.
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Corporate Intel With its new shareholders, ADIT is in a strong position to acquire intelligence and security companies in the coming weeks, amid a boom in the sector and the return of seasoned hands.
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Corporate Intel John Ratcliffe's former chief of staff at the ODNI wrote the intelligence section of the roadmap drawn up by the conservative think-tank The Heritage Foundation for Donald Trump's second term in office.
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Agencies With its promises of huge contracts, the private airline is serving as a useful pawn in Hanoi's diplomatic strategy at a time when its owners are enjoying new relationships at the top of the Vietnamese state and ruling party.
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Corporate Intel At the heart of US intelligence, a little-known unit of the Office of Naval Intelligence is discreetly scanning the ocean depths to detect Beijing's new underwater drones. Designed to collect acoustic signatures from US submarines, their numbers are believed to have increased in Pacific waters in recent months.
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