Your account has been succesfully created.

Subscribe now

INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING

FRANCE 15/09/2020

Gatewatcher cofounder Philippe Gillet in court

The founder of a startup that works for the French government will appear before magistrates on October 15 on charges of grievous violence and online hacking against a former business partner. [...]

CHINA UNITED STATES HONGKONG 14/09/2020

Facebook drops San Francisco-Hong Kong submarine cable amid growing national security concerns

Facebook has withdrawn its proposal for the Bay to Bay Express Cable System (BtoBE), according to a September 10 FCC filing. The move comes just weeks after the social media giant abandoned the Hong Kong link of another trans-Pacific submarine cable, the Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN), after US agencies flagged the project for potential national security risks. [...]

CHINA FRANCE 09/09/2020

French executive Pierre Morgon helps Chinese company in race for Covid-19 vaccine

At least five executives at CanSino Biologics, which is working with the Chinese military to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, were previously employed by Sanofi Pasteur. [...]

GREECE UNITED STATES FRANCE 09/09/2020

Athens' military shopping spree inspires defence industry

The prospect of selling warships and fighter planes to Greece - never mind the financing - is causing excitement among the country's defence suppliers, and keeping Greek defence agents busy. [...]

LEBANON 09/09/2020

Alvarez & Marsal hopes to retain Bank of Lebanon auditing role

After Kroll passed on the contract, the investigation department of Alvarez & Marsal was appointed to audit the Bank of Lebanon. But there are obstacles in the firm's way. [...]

AFRICA ISRAEL 08/09/2020

Rwanda invests directly in Israeli drones

According to Intelligence Online's sources, the Rwandan government will soon acquire half of the capital of one of Israel's drone manufacturers. This is the first such purchase for the two countries, which are particularly close in terms of security and intelligence. [...]

CHINA UNITED STATES 01/09/2020

Telixin blacklisting highlights Washington's crackdown on Chinese military communications

Washington's latest additions to its entity list include the ship communications supplier Telixin Electronics Technology. Its chairman, Zhu Guosheng, has significant ties to the People's Liberation Army's Third General Staff Department, which handles signals intelligence and cyber warfare. [...]

CHINA FRANCE 26/08/2020

Sophie Zhou Goulvestre helps attract French strategic projects to Shanghai

Sophie Zhou Goulvestre, who has consulted for EDF and Société Générale, is helping Shanghai to draw in French aeronautical and artificial intelligence know-how. [...]

FRANCE UKRAINE 26/08/2020

George Tsnobiladze smoothes way for defence companies in Ukraine

Ukraine's order for 20 patrol vessels from French shipbuilder Ocea, finally signed on July 22, owes much to the Georgian businessman who was excommunicated by Airbus. [...]

FRANCE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ISRAEL 26/08/2020

Normalisation with Israel threatens IDEMIA's joint venture in Abu Dhabi

Israeli cyber companies are expected to make a beeline for the UAE thanks to the normalisation of relations between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv, giving the UAE's interior ministry scope to set new terms for its biometric border control contract. [...]

SOUTH KOREA 22/07/2020

Seoul gets new defence startup incubator

Cho Dongyoun, a former military officer with Paris connections, will head Seokyeong University's new Future Defense Technology and Entrepreneurship Center. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA UNITED STATES TURKEY 22/07/2020

Turkish-American alliance to supply Riyadh with ISR drones

While the two countries have not taken the same path in Syria and Libya, Turkish drone manufacturers are attracting the interest of Saudi decision-makers. With the close cooperation of Washington. [...]

CHINA UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM 22/07/2020

IPAC, 5G Action Now: US, UK conservatives help lead efforts to counter Beijing

Groups including the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) and 5G Action Now are pushing back against Beijing's influence. [...]

CHINA FRANCE 08/07/2020

Benhami has hand in France-China cultural and economic diplomacy

Lyazid Benhami, a manager at France's network of historic monuments, also helps promote Chinese business interests in the country. [...]

EUROPE NATO 08/07/2020

ENISA puts pool of companies together to tackle new challenges

Strengthened by the European parliament last year, the EU's cybersecurity agency has a pool of companies that work in areas that are priorities for the union as well as being close to NATO's concerns. [...]

RUSSIA AFRICA UNITED STATES 08/07/2020

Philippe Solomon in trouble over unreliable Covid-19 tests

The unreliability of Covid-19 tests from the Dutch company Biozek has drawn the ire of more and more client countries. Consultant Philippe Hababou Solomon helped Biozek break into many markets. [...]

UNITED STATES 24/06/2020

Contractors battle over US Navy electronic warfare programme

A dispute over the US Navy's classified electronic warfare training plane contract has usually discreet suppliers headed for a courtroom clash. [...]

ISRAEL 24/06/2020

Tel Aviv and Rome craft mutually beneficial defence partnership

Israeli-Italian bilateral cooperation is quietly strengthening, especially in the arena of intelligence technologies. [...]

EUROPE 10/06/2020

Modernisation of Tiger helicopters threatens to turn into pitched battle between EU countries

Airbus Helicopters greatly needs the contract in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis but current discussions between the partner countries may leave Marignane on the sidelines. [...]

EGYPT 10/06/2020

Sisi shows preference for Italian-made defence materiel

With the French industry sidelined, Rome has recently received a shopping list of materiel that Cairo's military top brass is looking to procure. [...]

New: Sign up for real-time alerts and be notified of new editions!

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

By continuing your visit to this site, you accept the use of cookies allowing us to adapt and enhance your experience. Read more

Business leaders close to Bashar Al Assad eye reconstruction opportunities

Wang Jing, the businessman spearheading Beijing's global ambitions

INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING

Gatewatcher cofounder Philippe Gillet in court

Facebook drops San Francisco-Hong Kong submarine cable amid growing national security concerns

French executive Pierre Morgon helps Chinese company in race for Covid-19 vaccine

Athens' military shopping spree inspires defence industry

Alvarez & Marsal hopes to retain Bank of Lebanon auditing role

Rwanda invests directly in Israeli drones

Free Articles

Washington discreetly puts spanner in Erdogan's works

Doha, like Abu Dhabi, also hooked on Israeli technology

Abu Dhabi presses its allies to normalise with Israel

Telixin blacklisting highlights Washington's crackdown on Chinese military communications

Sophie Zhou Goulvestre helps attract French strategic projects to Shanghai

George Tsnobiladze smoothes way for defence companies in Ukraine

Normalisation with Israel threatens IDEMIA's joint venture in Abu Dhabi

Seoul gets new defence startup incubator

Turkish-American alliance to supply Riyadh with ISR drones

IPAC, 5G Action Now: US, UK conservatives help lead efforts to counter Beijing

Benhami has hand in France-China cultural and economic diplomacy

ENISA puts pool of companies together to tackle new challenges

Philippe Solomon in trouble over unreliable Covid-19 tests

Contractors battle over US Navy electronic warfare programme

Tel Aviv and Rome craft mutually beneficial defence partnership

Modernisation of Tiger helicopters threatens to turn into pitched battle between EU countries

Sisi shows preference for Italian-made defence materiel

First visit

Contacts

Tools

Free services

Follow us

A website edited by

Indigo Publications also publishes: