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The Brady case: France sways between two Indo-Pacific strategies

Academic research on the Chinese Communist Party has been increasingly feeding into the West's view of China. Asian diplomats have been following the work of New Zealand researcher Anne-Marie Brady to help them understand France's position in the Indo-Pacific.

The Tech Telegraph
Hikvision and Dahua woo Paris, Morland goes solo, Intel 471 in Riyadh, Santagata steps down at Cy4gate

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT and cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

Paris/BeijingChinese monitoring giants launch fresh charm offensive.

Abu DhabiFormer CPX deputy VP of sales Morland into cyber consulting.

Riyadh/DallasKoujan spearheads Intel 471's push into Saudi Arabia.

RomeCy4gate's ex-CEO Eugenio Santagata leaves board.

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European far-right hired Beltway lobbyists to build US political ties

Logan Circle Group brokered introductions for European politicians with a constellation of far right wing counterparts in Washington and Arizona.

Burton moves to Nardello, Sene sanction confirmed, Crystal Blockchain sets up in London, Kikkar debuts in asset recovery, Avisa expands in DC

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 New York, London, Paris and Washington.

Congress looks forward to more consensual government oversight

The results of the midterm elections should bring more stability to government oversight over the intelligence community which would impede the politicisation of intelligence some fear.

Astana lobbyists in Washington adapt to new political landscape

The US midterms, shortly followed by a general election in Kazakhstan, have shaken up the networks carefully crafted by Kazakhstani lobbying firms working in Washington for both the government and the opposition. This, as Astana has several cases still pending in the US courts.

MBS's hound hired by FTI Consulting

The PR and investigation firm FTI Consulting has recently hired Madji Al Madani, a key figure in Mohammed bin Salman's anti-corruption purge.

Alaco investigator retained to assist plaintiff seeking damages for alleged sexual assault by fleeing Jordanian diplomat

Commissioned by an alleged victim of a Jordanian diplomat, the investigations firm succeeded in finding contact information from the defendant, who had proved difficult to track down.

The Tech Telegraph
Cognyte intercepts 5G, Wagner joins Raytheon, Barikat bought out

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.

Herzliya Cognyte puts IMSI-catchers in 5G

Arlington John Wagner joins Raytheon's ISR division

Istanbul Turkcell pads out cyber wallet with Barikat

Long-delayed ruling in assassination and corruption case awaits new Iraqi PM

Former CIA director David Petraeus, among other retired intelligence and military officials, offered testimony in the case of Wye Oak v. Iraq. Dale Stoffel, the CEO of the US firm Wye Oak, was murdered in the country in December 2004.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Spottiswoode goes to FTI, Exiger hires ex-BACB, Sanction Scanner in US and Chiron head writes book

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 New York, London, Paris and Istanbul.

LondonJocelyn Spottiswoode poached by FTI.

New York/LondonExiger Diligence hires AML expert Saba Ahmad.

Washington/IstanbulTurkish Sanction Scanner to screen potential sanctioned persons from US.

ParisHead of security firm Chiron publishes autobiography on former life as paratrooper.

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Ukrainian cunning and Chinese, American and French drones were key to successful Sevastopol naval attack

Intelligence Online has gathered information shedding light on how the raid on the Russian naval base in Sevastopol on 29 October was carried out: the Ukrainian army used French, Chinese and American-made marine and aerial systems.

London and Washington grow ever closer in hunt for oligarchs

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, the United Kingdom and the United States have further increased their financial intelligence sharing, first to track down Russian oligarchs and then, more surreptitiously, for reasons of economic security in the face of China.

Glencore, US Justice Department and Swiss authorities enter final talks over compliance monitor

The Swiss trading giant is still negotiating its compliance monitor with US and Swiss authorities after pleading guilty to bribery before New York and London courts in the second quarter of 2022. In this, it is heavily relying on McLarty Associates' strategic advice.

French amphibious boat builder Iguana Yachts eyes Middle Eastern market on heels of US army deal

Poised to sign a new contract with the US Army, the French amphibious boat manufacturer Iguana Yachts is now turning towards the Middle East, with the Saudi Arabian defence industry its first target.

Riyadh looks for US support for its Al-Ula tourism project

The Royal Commission for Al-Ula has again called in public relations firm Wagstaff to help it break into the US market - discounting current tensions between Riyadh and Washington and the role played in the project by France.

Bowed by OneCoin fraud case, Sandstone shuts down

A co-founder of Luxembourg investigation firm Sandstone is to be extradited to the United States, where the FBI is convinced that he was involved in the giant OneCoin fraud case, one of the biggest cryptocurrency scams.