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POLAND RUSSIA 17/09/2021

Polish intelligence services continue to blame Russia for rising cyber threats

CHINA 17/09/2021

Blockchain supplier Bianjie to work on UN digital infrastructure project

Bianjie AI is collaborating with a subsidiary of China Silk Road Group to build digital infrastructure for the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 17/09/2021

New Century rises from ashes as Pinpoint

Tim Collins-led intelligence services training firm New Century, which went out of business in 2018, has been reconstituted as Pinpoint Consulting Services. It has already made its mark by winning part of a large contract for the Home Office's international cooperation and training. [...]

ISRAEL UNITED STATES 17/09/2021

Israeli cyber firm Cobwebs weaves ties with US intelligence

Present in the US since 2019, Israel's Cobwebs Technologies has won its first contract with the US intelligence community, supplying its platform WebLoc to the Office of Naval Intelligence. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 17/09/2021

Westminster pushes for measures against China's Hikvision

Hikvision, which makes surveillance cameras, is coming under fire in the UK. [...]

Qatari defence minister Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah. © Reuters

UNITED STATES QATAR 17/09/2021

Qatari defence minister to travel to US with arms procurement in mind

Qatari defence minister Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah is expected in South Carolina in around six weeks' time, for the inauguration ceremony of a factory for Barzan Holding's US subsidiary Barzan Aerospace. A perfect opportunity to push forward on key arms procurement projects. [...]

Spotlight EUROPE 16/09/2021

ANSSI and BSI pave the way for European cyber certification

After having adamantly resisted the creation of a European certification system, French and German cyber security agencies, ANSSI and BSI, are now pressing for mutual recognition of their respective cyber certification systems. As a result, certified operators in both countries can look forward to doubling the size of their markets overnight. [...]

FRANCE 16/09/2021

Nuances Technologies in pole position to win prison anti-drone contract

Nuances Technologies, KEAS, MC2 Technologies and Roboost have been shortlisted in the French ministry of justice's anti-drone systems tender. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 16/09/2021

Oxford overtakes Cambridge at Hakluyt

The corporate intelligence firm Hakluyt is fast turning into an "Oxford Analytica" thanks to its recent hires. [...]

James Paterson's hearing at the French Senate on 7 September. © Sénat

FRANCE 16/09/2021

French senators look to foreign government commissions as part of review into Chinese influence at universities

A Senate working group is studying measures that Australia has put in place to curb Chinese influence in academia. [...]

Head of voting commission Ilya Massukh. © digital.gov.ru

RUSSIA 16/09/2021

How the Kremlin is relying on patriotic tech geeks to kickstart e-voting

Consultants specialising in IT and lobbying, and who started out as a small political party, have begun to promote electronic voting for the upcoming Duma elections. [...]

UNITED STATES 16/09/2021

GEOINT startup Theia's disgruntled supplier starts legal action

Keen to launch a large constellation of observation satellites for the intelligence community and other clients, the startup Theia has run into difficulties with a key supplier who is still waiting to be paid. [...]

Bank of Lebanon governor Riad Salamé. © Mohamed Azakir/Reuters

Spotlight FRANCE LEBANON 15/09/2021

Jetex asked to settle Riad Salamé's "forgotten" cash-in-luggage problem with French police

After having "forgotten" to declare €90,000 in cash in his luggage when he flew to Paris in June, Bank of Lebanon governor Riad Salamé was ordered to pay a fine of €2,700. He decided to leave it to private aviation company Jetex to settle the problem. [...]

Inaugurated on 1 September 2021, the new Israeli port of Haifa is operated by the Chinese state-owned company Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG). © Nir Elias/Reuters

ISRAEL 15/09/2021

Haifa's Chinese port unsettles Tel Aviv's allies

The Israeli government is proud of its new port in Haifa, which it hopes will boost its ranking as a maritime power. However Israel's allies are not so enthusiastic about China's role in the project. [...]

FRANCE 15/09/2021

Start-up Serenicity quickly finds place in France's intelligence community

After initially offering its services to small companies, the French cyber security company is now working increasingly with the French security services. [...]

Former number two at France's DGSE Jean-Pierre Palasset. © Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

FRANCE 15/09/2021

Sciences Po Aix recruits former DGSE number two to teach intelligence master's degree course

Intelligence education continues to attract top officials from the French intelligence services. Jean-Pierre Palasset, former number two at the DGSE, the French external intelligence service, has joined the teaching staff of the intelligence master's degree at the elite graduate school Sciences Po Aix, boosting the emerging intelligence cluster in southern France. [...]

FRANCE 15/09/2021

Erys Group caught up in investigation into private security arms breaches in New Caledonia

On 24 August, gendarmes in Noumea questioned five employees of French private security operator Erys Group as part of a preliminary investigation into breaches of French regulations on private security agents bearing arms. Erys Group itself has since taken legal action against one of its employees. [...]

CHINA 15/09/2021

China Center for Globalization helps Beijing attract foreign investment

The China Center for Globalization, affiliated with the United Front Work Department, has a number of Western advisers on its board and is growing in influence. [...]

FRANCE NETHERLANDS TURKMENISTAN 14/09/2021

Turkmenistan gas spat comes back to haunt BNP in New York

The legal dispute between Turkmengas and its former supplier Chemix, which has dragged on since 2012, has taken a fresh turn in New York where the role of the BNP is now under scrutiny. [...]

UNITED STATES 14/09/2021

Bahaa Hariri appoints Washington lobbyist CT Group

With the help of the US subsidiary of Australian firm CT Group, founded by Australian conservatives Mark Textor and Sir Lynton Crosby, Saad Hariri's older brother and political rival is trying to make an impression in Washingon as well as shine more brightly in Beirut. [...]

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ALL ARTICLES - ASIA

Polish intelligence services continue to blame Russia for rising cyber threats

Blockchain supplier Bianjie to work on UN digital infrastructure project

New Century rises from ashes as Pinpoint

Israeli cyber firm Cobwebs weaves ties with US intelligence

Westminster pushes for measures against China's Hikvision

Qatari defence minister to travel to US with arms procurement in mind

ANSSI and BSI pave the way for European cyber certification

Nuances Technologies in pole position to win prison anti-drone contract

Oxford overtakes Cambridge at Hakluyt

French senators look to foreign government commissions as part of review into Chinese influence at universities

How the Kremlin is relying on patriotic tech geeks to kickstart e-voting

GEOINT startup Theia's disgruntled supplier starts legal action

Jetex asked to settle Riad Salamé's "forgotten" cash-in-luggage problem with French police

Haifa's Chinese port unsettles Tel Aviv's allies

Start-up Serenicity quickly finds place in France's intelligence community

Sciences Po Aix recruits former DGSE number two to teach intelligence master's degree course

Erys Group caught up in investigation into private security arms breaches in New Caledonia

China Center for Globalization helps Beijing attract foreign investment

Turkmenistan gas spat comes back to haunt BNP in New York

Bahaa Hariri appoints Washington lobbyist CT Group

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