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The Agencies' Gazette
CIA's HR woes, Hamas and Taliban in Istanbul, Tbilisi's oligarchs, France's DPR, China worries Russia, repatriated Afghans

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week we hone in on Istanbul, Washington, Paris, Moscow, Kabul and Tbilisi.

United States CIA experimenting to solve HR crisis

Turkey/Palestine/Afghanistan Istanbul hosts Hamas-Taliban rapprochement

Georgia Tbilisi looks into its oligarchs

France DPR still not entitled to know about operations in progress

Russia Moscow's foreign affairs ministry reassesses view of China

Afghanistan/Europe Europe's greater numbers of repatriated Afghans

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Suppelsa at Raedas, Lord Vaizey in crypto, ESL does PR

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to Istanbul, London and Paris.

Istanbul/London Raedas poaches from super lawyer Amsterdam

London Influential Lord Vaizey tries his hand at cryptocurrency

Paris ESL boss works on his image

Hakan Fidan makes his moves on Iraq's complex political chessboard

The Turkish spymaster, tasked with meeting Iraqi politicians, now stands accused of interfering in the country's internal affairs. But this hasn't stopped him discreetly calling for the formation of a government that would guarantee Ankara's security and economic interests.

Abbas Kamel bets on experienced spies to mend broken ties with Ankara

Egypt's spymaster has devoted his best men to bridging the divide between Egypt and Turkey. Reconciliation has become a strategic matter for both parties, especially with regards to the thorny issue of the Muslim Brotherhood whose members are in exile in Turkey.

As Rosoboronexport struggles, Baku looks to strengthen its links with Ankara and Tel Aviv

Although they are still using Russian equipment, Azerbaijan's armed forces are increasingly looking to set up supply partnerships with Turkey and Israel.

Arms export ban leaves KazEngineering caught in the middle

The Kazakh government's decision to suspend its military exports, announced with no official explanation, has cast a shadow over the activities of the state-owned defence conglomerate Kazakhstan Engineering.

Turkish and Syrian spy chiefs Hakan Fidan and Ali Mamlouk talk again at Russia's initiative

Keen to play the role of mediator between Turkey and Syria, Russia sponsored a new meeting between the spy chiefs of the two countries, which have been at daggers drawn since 2011. The results were not convincing but the meeting at least allowed Ankara and Damascus to set out their demands.

Erdogan tightens grip of Turkish lawful interception tech

Shortly after being taken over by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's wealth fund, Turk Telekom's interception provider, Argela, has been stripped of its seasoned management in Istanbul and San Francisco.

Turkish energy tycoons target Caspian Sea projects

Energised by Azerbaijan's recent gas deal with the European Union, Turkish energy prospectors have turned their sights to countries bordering the Caspian Sea, starting with Turkmenistan. One such interested party is Calik Holding.

Turkish armoured vehicle producers target Central Asian market

As Turkish defence industrialists continue to pursue their commercial ambitions in Central Asian states, the armoured vehicle manufacturer Otokar is expanding its efforts in both Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Ankara sets its sights on French aeronautical SMEs at Eurosatory trade fair

The Turkish agency in charge of military procurement and exports, SSB, is trying to foster links between the country's industrial SMEs and their French counterparts. To do so, it has funded several discreet initiatives and is actively scouring for defence partnership opportunities.

Edge Group central to Turkey-UAE cyber rapprochement

The UAE and Turkey have several defence bilateral cooperation projects in the works, and are tentatively exploring cyber cooperation, which might be a way for Abu Dhabi's Edge Group to reestablish itself in the cyber-offensive sector.

The Agencies' Gazette
CIA, Georgia's GIS, Hamas finance, DGSE operations

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global intelligence community. This week we home in on the US, Georgia, Palestine, Turkey and France.

United StatesCIA's spies experience housing crisis in Langley

GeorgiaGovernment increases oversight of GIS' international dealings

Palestine/TurkeyHamas still receiving funds from Turkey

FranceDGSE operations department poised to get new chief

Tel Aviv's spymasters slow down reconciliation with Ankara

Israel and Turkey had been warming to one another, but recent recommendations from Israel's national security council, warning Israelis to avoid travel to Turkey because of Iranian activisim, have put up a roadblock.

Ankara places its cyber pawns in Baku

Serving as a spearhead of the Turkish business community that backs Ankara's support for Baku, the Turkish industrialist and cyber specialist Alper Ozbilen has made himself central to the new Association of Cybersecurity Organizations of Azerbaijan.

Erdogan utilising Turken Foundation to extend his influence in the US

Although it is officially involved in education and both parent foundations are registered with the US authorities as apolitical bodies, the Turken Foundation is nevertheless prosecuting a political agenda in the United States on behalf of the Turkish presidency.