Spotlight | Serbia, United States
Belgrade quietly builds rapprochement with US as Ukraine war continues

Serbia, Switzerland
Serbian security services target corporate intelligence

In a murky affair, Serbia's domestic security service recently visited the offices of a Swiss corporate intelligence firm.

Europe, Ukraine
The network securing the European External Action Service in Kyiv

The European External Action Service has chosen to renew its contract with its existing private security supplier.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
ADIT/DCI deal gets political, Consors lands Framatome mission, Steffi Probst joins IRC

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

ParisFrench left party challenges sale of DCI

ParisConsors snags Framatome contract thanks to ESG know-how

New YorkEx-TRAG director Steffi Probst joins International Rescue Committee

Kosovo, United States
Pristina changes Washington lobbying strategy as tensions with Belgrade run high

Kosovo has awarded Albanian-American consultants and activists Avni Mustafaj and Aferdita Rakipi contracts to lobby American decision-makers, in a move away from traditional big public affairs firms.

Syria, Ukraine, United States
Private diplomacy: anti-Assad lobbyists change focus to battle for Kyiv

A network of former British diplomats and consultants that has been long opposed to Russian influence in Syria, and is coordinated by the firm Independent Diplomat, is now facilitating Kyiv's access to the United Nations, as well as American officiels.

Spotlight | Europe, United States
Yorktown Systems Group recruits intelligence reinforcements for US forces in Europe

Washington is looking to reinforce its intelligence-gathering capacity in Europe. A number of contractors are helping it to do so, including a firm which has been providing personnel for support teams based at US Army Europe and Africa headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany.

United States
US State Department beats ODNI to leadership of new anti-disinformation initiative

The White House has asked the State Department, rather than the intelligence services, to explore ways to overcome North Korea's digital authoritarianism.

Balkans, United States
Washington consulting companies show renewed interest in the Balkans

The services of an experienced consultant are often indispensable for those seeking to represent the complex interests of the Balkans in Washington, DC. Albania and Serbia are gradually renewing contact with US consulting companies.