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The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Cristal Group International in court, French ex-army chief goes into consulting, Focke flocks back to Diligence

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

LyonCristal Group International in receivership

ParisJean-Pierre Bosser moves into consulting

LondonInvestigator rejoins Trefor Williams at Diligence

Kassimy brothers emerge as key to Paris-Damascus business axis

With their extensive Parisian connections, consultant Jamal Kassimy and his brother Saladin are opening doors for French companies keen to secure reconstruction contracts in Syria, their country of origin.

The Agencies' Gazette
Paris Club's Madrid meet, fired NSA ace joins CFR, cut in French intel's 2026 budget, China's retrospective scrutiny turns to PLA

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

SpainEuropean spy chiefs hold Madrid get-together

United StatesSacked by NSA, artificial intelligence whiz bounces back at think tank

FranceSpecial funding for intelligence down for 2026 budget

ChinaAfter Rocket Force, retrospective checks for PLA

ESL Rivington on hunt for payment for cancelled Libyan contract

A recent ruling by the Orléans court in France has uncovered a lobbying campaign that was due to be conducted by Rivington, part of the ADIT group, on behalf of a Libyan politician.

Air France pilots regain control of security department

Air France's security department is no longer attached to the group's top management, but to the air operations department. This is a victory for the carrier's pilots, who had been calling for the change after several recent incidents.

EDF's Arabelle Solutions distances itself from China

General Electric's former nuclear division, acquired by EDF in May 2024 and renamed Arabelle Solutions, is distancing itself from China.

Russia's internal security attaché in France, a discreet point of contact for Paris

The internal security attaché at the Russian embassy is one of the very few Russian officials stationed in Paris with whom the French authorities continue to have occasional contact.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Highgate, Secretariat Advisors, Stanton Wallace, SOG Defense

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

LondonRestructuring at Highgate

Europe/Southeast AsiaSecretariat Advisors scales back in Europe, boosts Asia branch

Neuilly-sur-SeineStanton Wallace reinvents itself

LondonFrench security operator in Southeast Asia sets up in UK capital

The Agencies' Gazette
ICE seeks OSINT, French intel journal, Chinese PM in Pyongyang, UK and Baltic get-together, French spy novel prize

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

United StatesICE looking to boost open source analysis capabilities

FranceVeteran counter-espionage agents contribute to intelligence research journal

China/North KoreaTrump's shadow looms over Li Qiang's Pyongyang trip

UKBaltic states are guests of honour at Westminster mission on national security strategy

FranceAnti-money laundering specialist lands French spy novel prize