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United Kingdom
Total Security Protection increases its share of nuclear decommissioning market

The operators of first-generation nuclear plants that do not have police protection have to make use of private security contractors. Total Security Protection is challenging sector leader G4S.

United States
Caribbean bank marketed itself to Russians using close ties to Dominican regulators

Paxum Bank opened its door to Russian nationals while also helping finance Donald Trump's social media company.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
GMTL receives Finkelstein, Securitas back to business in Turkey, Chorus lands new police contract

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

LondonGMTL receives Daniel Finkelstein

Ankara/StockholmBack to business for Securitas

SheffieldChorus Intelligence renews police contract

Australia, France, India, Japan, United States
Space surveillance market boosted by arrival of Indo-Pacific operators

Once carried out from the ground according to national needs, the surveillance of objects in orbit has become the subject of increased competition between states and the companies they back in a rapidly evolving market, particularly in the Indo-Pacific.

United Kingdom
British Foreign Affairs Committee hears from MENA experts in new inquiry

The UK's Foreign Affairs Committee is hearing from researchers and former diplomats as part of its new inquiry into the UK's engagement with the Middle East and North Africa.

The Intelligence Gazette
Harris leaves NCA, Belarusian bonds, MIT's loss, Chinese narrative in France, DGSE book launch

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

United KingdomConsultant Toby Harris steps away from NCA

Russia/BelarusInfowar on Belarusian bonds

Turkey/United StatesLong-standing MIT-CIA go-between dies

France/ChinaChinese TV seeks guests unopposed to Xi's official visit to Paris

FranceBook of DGSE officer interviews set to hit the shelves

France, Saudi Arabia, United States
ODAS embarks on legal battle with hardball player Zamil Group

In its fight with Saudi giant Zamil Group, the French, partly state-owned military exports agency ODAS is facing an opponent willing to do whatever it takes to defend its interests in court. Another case against Zamil in the United States shows up the group's legal practices, which its plaintiffs are calling corrupt.

UAE
Mohammed Somar Ajalyaqin, 'the luckiest dentist in Abu Dhabi' and Tahnoon bin Zayed's key adviser

The vice president of International Holding Company, a shining star of Tahnoon bin Zayed's financial galaxy, Mohammed Somar Ajalyaquin very rarely makes a public appearance. Yet, this dentist and music composer is at the heart of a vast reorganisation of Abu Dhabi's most strategic assets, not only when it comes to financial matters.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
FBI/CIA veterans team in Boston, CT woos AUKUS clients, K2 receives French help to launch in Riyadh

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

BostonCIA and FBI veterans team up in Massachusetts

CanberraCT Group adviser Mark Carleton-Smith woos new defence clients for AUKUS

RiyadhFrench senior civil servant helps K2 Integrity set up shop in Saudi Arabia

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, United States
Jones Group brings US expertise to Saudi navy's reforms

US consultancy Jones Group International has a front row seat to all the Saudi ministry of defence's secret plans, and is in the process of adding an American touch to the navy's vast changes.

United States
Pentagon brings its geospatial intelligence operators back in line

The leading Earth observation company Maxar Intelligence, whose satellite launches have been repeatedly delayed, has tightened its focus to keep in line with the Pentagon. The company's shift mirrors changes in the US Defense Department's entire strategy, which is driving consolidation in the sector.

The Intelligence Gazette
Russian contraband, Xi Jinping delays Paris trip, FATF worries Monaco

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

Russia/Iran/Azerbaijan FSB foils contraband of Tor missile components

China Xi puts Paris visit on ice after third plenum delay

Monaco Financial market holds breath over FATF report