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Turkmenistan, United States
Lobbyist Eric Stewart reopens the door to Ashgabat for US industry

Profiting from Turkmenistan's new openness to foreign business agents, the US Business Councils' champion Eric Stewart is working to increase American industrialists' influence around the Caspian Sea.

UAE, United States
US Democrats played key communications role in UAE bid for COP28

The United Arab Emirates, which has been chosen to host the COP28 UN climate conference, had strong support in Washington, where Democrats backed the UAE bid directly via a major public relations campaign run by the GMMB group.

United States
Pueo supplies intelligence briefings to Pentagon

Virginia-based strategic intelligence firm Pueo has been re-upped as a supplier of expertise on personnel and buildings security to the US defence department.

Europe, Kazakhstan
Advisory firm Project Associates helps Kazakh national oil company to boost exports

Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company KazMunayGas, which is keen to raise its profile among its European clients, has called in veteran British online influencing firm Project Associates. Its aim is to promote alternative oil export routes to reduce its dependence on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.

Europe, Ukraine, United States
The top brass and consultants steering Kyiv on the path to NATO

In order to give itself every chance of joining the north Atlantic alliance, Ukraine is making proposals for the new security structure that Europe wants. It is being advised in this process by political and military experts specialised in these issues.

Turkey, United States
Erdogan utilising Turken Foundation to extend his influence in the US

Although it is officially involved in education and both parent foundations are registered with the US authorities as apolitical bodies, the Turken Foundation is nevertheless prosecuting a political agenda in the United States on behalf of the Turkish presidency.

United States
Thales still counts on top Democrat Tom Daschle's Pentagon connections

The French industry giant, which has won a major contract for the Pentagon's communications systems, has The Daschle Group to rely on when it comes to gathering Democratic support in the US.

France
Ben Scott and Pierre Omidyar's anti-disinfo lobby monitoring French elections

Luminate and Reset are about to reveal the existence of their task force GVNIE, which is tracking fake news and hate speech in the run-up to the presidential election. Meanwhile, Viginum, the French agency dedicated to fighting foreign digital interference, is struggling to take off.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Raven Special Risks, CIFAL, Riskology, Sibylline

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 London and Tashkent.

LondonFormer Control Risks exec Michael Haughey returns from Singapore.

TashkentJoanna Golas keeps CIFAL's French networks in the loop.

LondonRiskology bows out after the death of co-founder.

Austin/LondonSibylline handles Apple's intelligence threats.

France, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
Britain's UAE-focused PR firm Brunswick sets sights on Saudi Arabia

The PR firm which handles UAE's cultural soft power has hired Canadian Gulf cultural heritage expert France Desmarais, the brains behind the promotion of Saudi Arabia's Diriyah Gate development, as Abu Dhabi and Riyadh jostle for a place on the world's cultural heritage map.

Japan, Russia
Fresh debate over remains of former Soviet spy reignites Kuril Islands dispute

The shadow of the unresolved conflict between Tokyo and Moscow over four islands in the Pacific has become a recurring theme in Russian-Japanese relations. This has led to a series of extremely high-profile public relations exercises by Moscow, which Washington is gradually becoming embroiled in.

Ukraine, United States
Consultants appointed to boost Arizona-sponsored American University of Kyiv

The institution backed by Arizona State University has called on a number of consultants with Ukrainian and US investment backgrounds to ensure its successful launch.

United Kingdom
West Sands founders take on new roles - one goes solo and one to Sibylline

Business intelligence experts Tamara Markarenko and Daphne Biliouri, who used to work together at West Sands Advisory, have returned to the market via different paths.

UAE, United States
US interceptor satellite specialist HawkEye strengthens foothold in UAE

Tawazun, the United Arab Emirates' defence and security industry development arm, is among the many investors in HawkEye 360's latest funding round, in a sign that the US company, which specialises in the interception of radio frequency signals from space, is gaining ground in the Emirates.