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The headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS or MI6) in London. © georgeclerk/iStock

MI6 fighting three separate claims in secretive UK legal proceedings

The matters include two cases at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, both examining allegations of intelligence sharing abuses by the UK security services in the 2000s.

Subscribers only Operations 11.07.2025

Arundel House, headquarters of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London. © Roberto Herrett/Alamy banque d'images

Spy Way of Life
Arundel House: IISS's London headquarters where spies gather 'unofficially and away from the public eye'

Across the globe, spies love to gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online focuses on the Thames-side home of the prestigious International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Subscribers only Agencies 04.07.2025

Newcastle emerges as AI hub for UK aerospace sector

The city of Newcastle in England, where the Italian aerospace group Leonardo has moved its main UK research capabilities. © Islandstock/Alamy banque d'images

Subscribers only Cybersecurity 25.06.2025

Helped by PRs and investigators, US investors renew pressure campaign in multi-billion dollar case against Qatari royal

Hoping to benefit from a new political climate in Washington, dispute funder Delta Capital Partners has engaged lawyers and lobbyists in London and Washington to reprise threats, first made in 2021, to sue the Qatari state for allegedly protecting royal family member Sheikh Fahad Al-Thani. He owes Delta's client more than $6bn, under a 2018 UK judgment.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 24.06.2025

Spotlight
Blaise Metreweli: Middle East expert with frontline experience of Iran threat

Undated photo of Blaise Metreweli, who was appointed head of the British secret service (MI6) in the United Kingdom on 16 June. © EPA/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Agencies 19.06.2025

Russian giant Lukoil sues Korean bank over Iraq contracts

The Lukoil subsidiary in charge of exploiting a mega field in Iraq has taken a Korean bank to court in the United Kingdom. The case illustrates how the oil giant is still overseeing a number of international legal proceedings via its subsidiaries, which are not under sanctions.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 19.06.2025

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Star prosecutor joins Nardello, Menas/CRI merger, Epstein investigator vs. Bank of America

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

WashingtonFormer terrorism prosecutor joins Nardello

LondonChris Robinson on familiar ground with Menas

Fort LauderdaleEpstein investigator launches class action against Bank of America over Covid loans

Subscribers only 18.06.2025

Former NATO military committee chairman's new roles, from aerial surveillance to corporate intelligence

Two months after the end of his mandate as the UK government's special envoy to the Western Balkans, Stuart Peach is taking up further positions in the defence industry. He's also revealed that he advises a well-known private investigation company in London.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 16.06.2025

Stuart Peach, former British government special envoy to the Western Balkans.

The networks waging information campaigns against ERG chiefs share common roots

ERG's succession war, part 3: Ukrainian websites which recently published a flurry of articles criticising the CEO of the Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) mining group converge with Russian influence networks.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 12.06.2025

Alexander Machkevich, co-founder of the mining conglomerate Eurasian Resources Group (ERG, which holds the assets of the former ENRC), died on 22 March 2025.

UK's new defence plan sets challenge of consolidating all military intel capabilities

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's strategic defence review recommends bringing the defence ministry's intelligence capabilities under one roof. This could be both a boon and a bane for the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee as it tries to carve out a bigger role for itself.

Subscribers only Defence 10.06.2025

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the London Defence Conference, 8 May 2025.

The Agencies' Gazette
Service Action, US budget, Pro-Orban think-tank, Royal United Services Institute

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

FranceChange of guard at DGSE Cercottes camp

USSharp rise in intelligence budget requests

EuropePro-Orban influence network to condemn 'European propaganda machines' in Brussels

United KingdomBritain's great and good at RUSI international law talk

Subscribers only 09.06.2025

British private spies and a fund under attack join forces against their short-seller enemy

Intelligence firm Audere Group has landed new funding from a financial services company known to have been targeted by a well-known UK short seller, Viceroy Research.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 09.06.2025

UK defence ministry sues once-feted driverless car entrepreneur

The UK Secretary of State for Defence has filed a sealed claim against Academy of Robotics and its owner William Sachiti, who once supplied transport robots to the Royal Air Force. Intelligence Online understands the dispute relates to his use of a former RAF base which his firm shares with the defence ministry.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 04.06.2025

The Ministry of Defence plaque at its central London headquarters.

Spymaster
Britain's top spy Richard Moore, the cool-headed Europhile at the head of MI6

Despite dealing with the fall-out from Brexit and the AUKUS controversy, Richard Moore has become a well-liked figure in Europe, a testament to both his diplomatic acumen and his skill as a spy master. But his tenure as "C", which is due to end this summer, has also been marked by unforced errors.

Subscribers only Agencies 30.05.2025

Richard Moore, the outgoing head of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service.

London forms political research team in Tokyo to track GCAP fighter jet project

Global Combat Air Programme, part 4: UK diplomats, eager to help British aerospace firms forge local partnerships, have established a policy research group in Tokyo dedicated to GCAP, Intelligence Online has learned. The next generation fighter jet programme is bringing together manufacturers from the UK, Japan and Italy - and potentially Saudi Arabia.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 28.05.2025

The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) fighter concept model, presented on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow, 22 July 2024.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Westexec, Eutelsat, Audere, Snapchat security

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

WashingtonWestExec recruits former CIA station chief

ParisGeneral Serge Cholley to leave Eutelsat's Defence and Security Division

DamascusAudere interested in Syrian market

WashingtonFormer Snapchat security director goes solo after stints with the NSA and DNI

Subscribers only 28.05.2025

Ex-army head General Sir Patrick Sanders's booming private sector career

Since stepping down as head of the British army last June, General Sir Patrick Sanders has led a prolific career as a consultant. Besides joining one of London's most exclusive intelligence firm, he has also ventured into tourism projects in the Swat Valley, in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 27.05.2025

The former head of the British army General Sir Patrick Sanders.

Britain's Home Office tests SynMax's ghost ship hunter

After attracting the attention of the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the firm that tracks ships using geospatial intelligence is now being considered by the Home Office.

Subscribers only Space 26.05.2025

Two Iranian tankers, MT Horse and MT Freya, intercepted by the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency, on January 2021. They were suspected of multiple violations, including blocking their identification systems.

The Agencies' Gazette
Former spooks at French Senate, British AI, Gabbard's new recruit, DST/DGSI

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

FranceFormer figures from intelligence dine at Senate

United KingdomFCDO seconding staff to artificial intelligence firm

United StatesTulsi Gabbard recruits deputy from Leidos

FranceBook on French domestic intelligence reprinted

Subscribers only 26.05.2025

Montana-based munitions firm casts net wide, from Alberta to Ukraine

US munitions production and investment firm Shield Group has just appointed two new advisers well-connected to London's corporate intelligence community. The company also plans to expand into Canada and has partners well-established in Ukraine.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 20.05.2025

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Forward in London, New French legal defence association, Hakluyt, Simon Mann

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

LondonForward Global recruits more Tory consultants

ParisFive lawyers defence-focussed legal association

LondonHakluyt reshuffles its board

LondonDeath of Simon Mann, forerunner of armed services to states

Subscribers only 14.05.2025

Tokyo weighs potential Saudi entry into GCAP fighter jet programme amid mounting pressures

Global Combat Air Programme, part 2: Tokyo's efforts to convey its respect to Riyadh, but also set expectations on any long term defence partnership, came undone in late April when the Saudi defence minister abruptly cancelled a planned visit to Osaka.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 13.05.2025

A model of the next-generation fighter jet GCAP jointly developed by Japan, Italy and the UK photographed at the 2024 Japan International Aerospace Exhibition, in Tokyo, on 18 October 2024.

Spotlight
BAE goes on hiring spree in Tokyo to consolidate air defence partnership

Global Combat Air Programme, part 1: Facing questions over the timeline and costs of its fighter jet partnership with Mitsubishi, the UK's leading arms group is taking steps to reduce the chance of cultural misunderstandings.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 12.05.2025

The full scale mockup of GCAP on the BAE Systems's pavilion during the Farnborough International Airshow on 26 July 2024.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Former Atos exec in the Balkans, Delubac, Burson Middle East, Barbican Advisory

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

LondonFormer Atos vice-president connects British tech, Elon Musk and Serbia

ParisDelubac, the ‘complex contracts' bank, launches own magazine

RiyadhSurprise exit at Burson Middle East, Riyadh's favourite comms group

SingaporeFormer Blackpeak director joins Barbican Advisory

Subscribers only 07.05.2025

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Japan expert joins Naval Group, Protectas to guard EU sites, ex-Rio Tinto investigator launches own firm

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

ParisJapan expert joins Naval Group's safety department

GenevaProtectas awarded contract to secure three EU sites in Switzerland

LondonEx-Rio Tinto consultant enters private investigation market

Subscribers only 23.04.2025

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MI6 fighting three separate claims in secretive UK legal proceedings

Spy Way of Life Arundel House: IISS's London headquarters where spies gather 'unofficially and away from the public eye'

Newcastle emerges as AI hub for UK aerospace sector

Helped by PRs and investigators, US investors renew pressure campaign in multi-billion dollar case against Qatari royal

Spotlight Blaise Metreweli: Middle East expert with frontline experience of Iran threat

Russian giant Lukoil sues Korean bank over Iraq contracts

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette Star prosecutor joins Nardello, Menas/CRI merger, Epstein investigator vs. Bank of America

WashingtonFormer terrorism prosecutor joins Nardello

LondonChris Robinson on familiar ground with Menas

Fort LauderdaleEpstein investigator launches class action against Bank of America over Covid loans

Former NATO military committee chairman's new roles, from aerial surveillance to corporate intelligence

The networks waging information campaigns against ERG chiefs share common roots

UK's new defence plan sets challenge of consolidating all military intel capabilities

The Agencies' Gazette Service Action, US budget, Pro-Orban think-tank, Royal United Services Institute

FranceChange of guard at DGSE Cercottes camp

USSharp rise in intelligence budget requests

EuropePro-Orban influence network to condemn 'European propaganda machines' in Brussels

United KingdomBritain's great and good at RUSI international law talk

British private spies and a fund under attack join forces against their short-seller enemy

UK defence ministry sues once-feted driverless car entrepreneur

Spymaster Britain's top spy Richard Moore, the cool-headed Europhile at the head of MI6

London forms political research team in Tokyo to track GCAP fighter jet project

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette Westexec, Eutelsat, Audere, Snapchat security

WashingtonWestExec recruits former CIA station chief

ParisGeneral Serge Cholley to leave Eutelsat's Defence and Security Division

DamascusAudere interested in Syrian market

WashingtonFormer Snapchat security director goes solo after stints with the NSA and DNI

Ex-army head General Sir Patrick Sanders's booming private sector career

Britain's Home Office tests SynMax's ghost ship hunter

The Agencies' Gazette Former spooks at French Senate, British AI, Gabbard's new recruit, DST/DGSI

FranceFormer figures from intelligence dine at Senate

United KingdomFCDO seconding staff to artificial intelligence firm

United StatesTulsi Gabbard recruits deputy from Leidos

FranceBook on French domestic intelligence reprinted

Montana-based munitions firm casts net wide, from Alberta to Ukraine

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette Forward in London, New French legal defence association, Hakluyt, Simon Mann

LondonForward Global recruits more Tory consultants

ParisFive lawyers defence-focussed legal association

LondonHakluyt reshuffles its board

LondonDeath of Simon Mann, forerunner of armed services to states

Tokyo weighs potential Saudi entry into GCAP fighter jet programme amid mounting pressures

Spotlight BAE goes on hiring spree in Tokyo to consolidate air defence partnership

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette Former Atos exec in the Balkans, Delubac, Burson Middle East, Barbican Advisory

LondonFormer Atos vice-president connects British tech, Elon Musk and Serbia

ParisDelubac, the ‘complex contracts' bank, launches own magazine

RiyadhSurprise exit at Burson Middle East, Riyadh's favourite comms group

SingaporeFormer Blackpeak director joins Barbican Advisory

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette Japan expert joins Naval Group, Protectas to guard EU sites, ex-Rio Tinto investigator launches own firm

ParisJapan expert joins Naval Group's safety department

GenevaProtectas awarded contract to secure three EU sites in Switzerland

LondonEx-Rio Tinto consultant enters private investigation market

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Spy Way of Life
Arundel House: IISS's London headquarters where spies gather 'unofficially and away from the public eye'

Spotlight
Blaise Metreweli: Middle East expert with frontline experience of Iran threat

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Star prosecutor joins Nardello, Menas/CRI merger, Epstein investigator vs. Bank of America

The Agencies' Gazette
Service Action, US budget, Pro-Orban think-tank, Royal United Services Institute

Spymaster
Britain's top spy Richard Moore, the cool-headed Europhile at the head of MI6

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Westexec, Eutelsat, Audere, Snapchat security

The Agencies' Gazette
Former spooks at French Senate, British AI, Gabbard's new recruit, DST/DGSI

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Forward in London, New French legal defence association, Hakluyt, Simon Mann

Spotlight
BAE goes on hiring spree in Tokyo to consolidate air defence partnership

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Former Atos exec in the Balkans, Delubac, Burson Middle East, Barbican Advisory

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Japan expert joins Naval Group, Protectas to guard EU sites, ex-Rio Tinto investigator launches own firm