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The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Control Risks Ukraine, Arcanum, Horizon Engage, Schillings

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

KyivControl Risks looks to expand in Ukraine

WashingtonSpecial forces veteran joins Arcanum

New York/LondonPatrick Lord hired by rebranded Horizon

LondonEx-FCDO staffer goes to Schillings

The Intelligence Gazette
Orban's comms chiefs on fire duty, DGSE traitor's ex-wife to tell her story, Macron and Wang Yi hunt date for Paris trip

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

HungaryOrban's communications advisers try to contain Fidesz revolt

FranceDGSE traitor's ex-wife to take part in French TV documentary on China's secret services

ChineEmmanuel Macron to meet Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi regarding Xi Jinping's visit to France

United States
Black Ice AI pulls in ex-CIA officers to plug its AI tools

The artificial intelligence developer is reaching out to former US intelligence officers, now at the head of advisory and investigation firms, to break into the highly-coveted third-party data analytics sector.

Spotlight | Australia, China
China's Guoanbu keeps control in case of Australian spy who almost got away

Intelligence Online looks at the case of former Chinese spy Yang Hengjun who sought refuge in Australia before being arrested by Beijing and given a suspended death sentence - confirming that a new passport offers no protection for Chinese nationals accused of treason.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
JS Held, Alaco, Control Risks, Hakluyt

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

New YorkJS Held strengthens cyber investigations dept

LondonAlaco keeps on growing

New YorkControl Risks recruits former CIA man

London/New YorkGoldman Sachs exec moves to Hakluyt

Ukraine
Tallinn Mechanism boosts Estonia cyber assistance to Ukraine

Estonia looks set to take the helm of the new Western coordination body for cyber aid to Ukraine, the Tallinn Mechanism.

The Intelligence Gazette
Foreign interference in France, Russia's 201st base in Tajikistan, Beijing snubs Marseille

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

France A draft bill to combat foreign interference

Russia/Tajikistan Moscow honours its favourite military historian in Dushanbe

France/China Beijing snubs Marseille's Euromaritime Festival

Saudi Arabia, United States
Oliver Wyman provides nascent Saudi naval champion Sofon Industries with PR

The US consultancy Oliver Wyman, experienced in Saudi defence, is finalising details of future naval industry firm Sofon Industries' delayed launch. Set up by Saudi Aramco, the firm was initially due to be announced during Riyadh's recent World Defense Show.

Bulgaria, Moldova, Russia
The small Bulgarian broker tied to Putin's inner circle and a $1bn bank fraud

Intercapital Markets has come under scrutiny from Polish and Bulgarian authorities over its business activities.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Kolbe rejoins private sector, Raedas gets new office, TRAG's profits down

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

WashingtonCIA veteran Paul Kolbe opens advisory

London/DubaiRaedas to launch UAE office

LondonLow sales for The Risk Advisory Group

France
LVMH picks new global security director

The French luxury giant LVMH is poised to reveal internally the name of its new global security director. The nominee will bring his police experience to the group's many security managers.