National Security Council

Ukraine, United States
How Washington armoured Ukraine's border guards

The United States has been helping the Ukrainian border guard to boost its service since 2014. The lasting support and surveillance capacities it brings are proving vital to the unit in a time of war.

France, Lebanon, United States
Washington counts on General Joseph Aoun to maintain its local investment in Lebanon

The commander of Lebanon's armed forces Joseph Aoun has an extensive political network in the US, which has stage-managed a bid to move him from the barracks to the presidential palace.

United Kingdom
Hakluyt attempts to unlock mysteries of Investment Security Unit

London-based corporate intelligence firm Hakluyt is quietly getting to grips with the UK parliament's Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Ex-CRG in Riyadh, Green joins Westexec, G3, Seladore Legal, Geos

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 Washington and London via Paris.

Riyad/WashingtonMike Wolff takes on MbS's projects

WashingtonBiden's NSC newbie heads over to Westexec

LondonAnna Gumowska leaves K2 for G3

LondonSeladore Legal at front line of Russian oligarch tiff

ParisGeos invests in Other Consulting Solutions

Belarus, Russia, United States
Washington and Moscow play smoke and mirrors on nuclear dissuasion

The US Atlantic Fleet's Submarine Squadron 20 went quietly into action in response to the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus. Kremlin strategists meanwhile plan to deploy strategic nuclear missiles to serve as a deterrent against any attack on their tactical arsenal.

China, Taiwan, United States
State Security wary of Rhodium Group's China research

The week of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's 18 June visit to China, tensions between the two countries' services are as high as ever. Intelligence Online has learned that the mere idea of a report on China published by the geopolitical analysis Rhodium Group has kept Beijing's State Security ministry busy for weeks.

United States
Episode 2: FTI wins prestige clients due to Ferrante's Washington connections

Since joining FTI six years ago, Ferrante has assisted deep-pocket customers such as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Yahoo. Expert reports and testimony on phishing, hacking and other threats are typical services he offers as the firm's Global Head of Cybersecurity.

Belarus
Belarusian border guards change chief as crisis brews

Lukashenko has replaced one of his most loyal security lieutenants, Anatoly Lappo, at the head of the State Border Committee as tensions rise at the country's borders. He has been replaced by Konstantin Molostov whose background reflects Minsk's short-term strategic thinking.

The Intelligence Gazette
Vietnam's MPS, Qassem Al Araji in Tehran, France's new South East Asia diplomat, FSB

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every week, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from Hanoi to Paris, via Tehran and Moscow.

VietnamTo Lam wants to further condense public security hierarchy

Iraq/IranQassem Al Araji defuses Sulaymaniyah security issues before return to Tehran

France/Vietnam/RomaniaOlivier Brochet tipped to succeed ambassador Warnery in Hanoi

RussiaFSB's new technical director settles in

Ukraine, United States
CRDF Global champions DoS cyber support for Ukraine

The US not-for-profit organisation CRDF is continuing in its tradition of helping the US Department of Defense in the post-Soviet states. In Kyiv, it has helped shape and assist a dense network of Ukrainian security players, providing help in key strategic areas.

Spotlight | Australia, United States
Burdeshaw, AECOM, Civic Partnership and CMAX maintain US presence in Australian defence sector

US defence manufacturers looking to cash in on Australian defence contracts can count on the support of an extensive local network of American advisers and lobbyists in the naval, air, cyber and space sectors.

France
French foreign ministry sets up new anti-disinformation task force

The French foreign ministry has recently gained some ground in the fight against disinformation, while France's military and security aparatus already have their own structures in place.