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The Agencies' Gazette
Protecting state secrets, Rosatom facing DNI, Hakan Fidan and Syria, French DPR and foreign interference

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community, from Moscow to Washington via Ankara and Paris.

RussiaSergey Alpatov gets greater state secrets privileges

United States/RussiaRosatom in DNI's crosshairs

Turkey/SyriaEx-spymaster Hakan Fidan keeps lead on Syria discussions

FranceDPR examining foreign interference

Heritage Foundation's hire of Alex Velez-Green as foreign policy expert shows conservative think tanks aligning with Trump

After four years with GOP Senator Josh Hawley, Velez-Green will continue to push for reduced aid to Ukraine and a hawkish stance towards China in his new role at one of Washington's most pedigreed think tanks.

Tensions in anti-corruption team at World Bank's $15bn Global Fund

Anti-corruption investigators at the World Bank Global Fund, which manages a $15bn budget, are concerned about the direction its ethics department in taking.

Political lobbyist George McGregor launches new pro-Ukraine campaign in Washington

With Ukraine going all out to maintain Western support, a fresh lobbying campaign is underway in Washington, led by a political consultant with Scottish connections.

Spotlight
Score-settling thrives in international court battles with Astana over asset hunts

The lawsuit filed against Astana by Jysan Holding, which was managed until recently by members of the previous administration, underlines the country's 'endemic corruption'. This surprising line of defence is also used by businessmen who have been at loggerheads with that government for years.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Ex-CRG in Riyadh, Green joins Westexec, G3, Seladore Legal, Geos

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 Washington and London via Paris.

Riyad/WashingtonMike Wolff takes on MbS's projects

WashingtonBiden's NSC newbie heads over to Westexec

LondonAnna Gumowska leaves K2 for G3

LondonSeladore Legal at front line of Russian oligarch tiff

ParisGeos invests in Other Consulting Solutions

With Demogorgon, Kratos becomes key player in future US fighter planes' electronic warfare capacity

The San Diego-based tech firm is putting the finishing touches on a prototype of its electronic warfare drone, which is set to be a cornerstone of US Air Force's sixth-generation fighter aircraft programme.

Ex-oil trader for Moscow Niels Troost hires his defence team with diplomatic passport in hand

The US Justice Department was reviewing evidence in mid-June that allegedly showed that embattled oil trader Niels Troost gained the title of Liberia's ambassador-at-large in Switzerland thanks to President George Weah.

Congress wants intelligence community to dive headlong into economic competition

Given the role technological advances play in its rivalry with China, Washington is urging US agencies to improve their financial intelligence and emerging technologies analytical capacities. In doing so, they should also be able to assist other government departments.

New cloud on horizon for Israeli cyber firm Hub

Listed on the Nasdaq in the wake of its merger with a SPAC, the Israeli cybersecurity firm Hub Security cannot pay Oppenheimer, the investment bank that handled the operation, as allegations of fraud in Israel rock its board.

Booz Allen Hamilton provides US Army's German base with intelligence experts on Europe and Africa

Among the small pool of US service providers in Germany is Booz Allen Hamilton, which contracts experts in intelligence and influence operations for the US Army. The US command is also boosting its Africa-focused operations there.

The Agencies' Gazette
NASA/Roscosmos, DGSE, Beijing's central military committee

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring you news from the US, Russia, France and China.

United States/Russia Roscosmos to provide security to NASA officers

France Senators see through DGSE recruitment numbers

China Security bodies directly answerable to Xi Jinping

Forward Global loses well-connected Washington CEO

The Washington head of the corporate intelligence firm Forward Global - formerly Avisa Partners - has left after four years to launch his own firm, taking key clients with him.

Private diplomacy: anti-Assad lobbyists change focus to battle for Kyiv

A network of former British diplomats and consultants that has been long opposed to Russian influence in Syria, and is coordinated by the firm Independent Diplomat, is now facilitating Kyiv's access to the United Nations, as well as American officiels.

US tech groups stealthily absorb Chinese skills to win friends in Beijing

To navigate the tensions between China and the US, big American groups working in Beijing are beginning to employ Chinese recruits for key roles, such as those dealing with local authorities. Yet by doing so, they risk losing out on important information themselves.

Crypto investigator Chainalysis keen for more from French market

With its software already used on cryptocurrency investigations by the French justice, interior and armed forces ministries, the US provider is now targeting France's private sector.

Earth observation SPACs seek best political and financial strategy

Planet, Blacksky and Satellogic, which launched on the stock market through a SPAC, have situations and strategies that are very different, particularly in export markets.

The Tech Telegraph
US military trains Mexican cyber-fighters, Council of Europe looks for cyber advisers, L3Harris for AFRL

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

MexicoUS cyber fighters train Mexican personnel

StrasbourgCouncil of Europe on the hunt for cyber advisers

Rome, New YorkAFRL calls on L3Harris to create SIGINT tools for its 6th gen combat aircraft programme