Insiders Series

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Almost six months after being re-elected president of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping is restructuring his power around new groups of loyal supporters.

Subscribers only 28/08/2023

Abdullah Hassan Al Khater (Barzan) and J-F Ricci (AKKA) sign an agreement.

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

3 chapters

Subscribers only 25.10.2021

Tribes in command
Foreign talent for Qatari weapons

Barzan's linchpins

Insiders | Africa, Central Asia, Middle East
Ivor Ichikowitz, the worldwide connections of the South African arms magnate

3 chapters

Free access 07.09.2016

His close entourage
His African connections

His connections outside Africa

Badr Jafar loves nothing more than singing the praises of his philanthropic endeavours.

Insiders | UAE
Badr Jafar, the businessman 2.0 taking hold in the UAE

3 chapters

Subscribers only 30.08.2021

A family empire built on Iraqi heritage
A business network keeping the legacy alive

A political and social network able to maintain its image as a philanthropist

Dmitry Vozianov, litigation shooter and polo player.

Insiders | Russia, United Kingdom
Dmitry Vozianov, rider for Russian raiders

4 chapters

Subscribers only 21.07.2021

Early team
A1's White Knights

Special situations strategist
Polo pals

Mohammed Dahlan, former head of Preventive Security in Gaza.

Insiders | Middle East, Palestine, UAE
Mohammed Dahlan juggles UAE role and Palestinian ambitions

3 chapters

Subscribers only 26.04.2021

Close guard
Political connections

Business network

Insiders | Syria
Business leaders close to Bashar Al Assad eye reconstruction opportunities

4 chapters

Subscribers only 16.09.2020

Asma Al Assad's clan grows
Damascus' new oligarchs

The old guard pushed aside
Maher al-Assad's security-financial clan

Wang Jing, • Chief executive of Beijing Skyrizon Aviation and Beijing Xinwei Technology Group.

Insiders | China
Wang Jing, the businessman spearheading Beijing's global ambitions

3 chapters

Subscribers only 09.03.2020

A circle of Xinwei and military associates
Ties to state-owned conglomerates

Foreign partnerships

Insiders | UAE
Who runs Noor Capital, the Emirati fund managed by Olivier Couriol?

3 chapters

Subscribers only 26.08.2019

The five powerful Gulf families at the helm of Noor
Western connections on the ground

Bold international partnerships

Cai Mingpo, president and founder of Cathay Capital.

Insiders | China, France
Cai Mingpo, the financier helping to build the bridges between France and China

3 chapters

Subscribers only 20.05.2019

His inner circle at Cathay Capital
At the heart of a network of French businessmen focussed on China

Key contacts in Hubei

Thomas Kaplan pushes Abu Dhabi's interests in the Middle East.

Insiders | Iran, UAE, United States
Thomas Kaplan, the billionaire pushing Abu Dhabi's interests in the Middle East

5 chapters

Subscribers only 04.03.2019

The Rosey crew
The British connections
The Emirati alliance

Wielders of influence
Business partner

Insiders | Iran, United Kingdom
Norman Lamont, pillar of the British-Iranian business community

4 chapters

Subscribers only 17.02.2016

His associates in the Iranian diaspora
His top level connections in Iran

His pro-Iranian connections in London
His designated successor

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Insiders | Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Bin Salman, the team behind Saudi Arabia's new strongman

4 chapters

Subscribers only 28.10.2015

The new inner circle
The Spanish connection

Allied groups
The family's two businessmen

Insiders | Europe, Middle East
The Fustok brothers, guardians of the financial secrets of King Abdullah

5 chapters

Subscribers only 16.07.2014

Advisers to the Abdullah clan
Their French partners
Their British associates

The original American contract
The Qatari friend

Insiders | Europe, Middle East
Yuri Shafranik, Vladimir Putin's pathfinder in oil markets

4 chapters

Subscribers only 30.04.2014

His business associates
His local partners

The "British Connection"
His oligarch allies

Grant Rogan, PDG de Blenheim Capital Partners.

Insiders | Middle East, United Kingdom
Grant Rogan, architect of Gulf mega-contracts

3 chapters

Subscribers only 21.01.2014

His inner circle
His contacts in the offset bureaux

His contacts in industry

Insiders | France, Middle East
Omar Zeidan, the doyen of Franco-Arabian deal-makers

3 chapters

Subscribers only 05.12.2013

His business contacts
The international leaders who listen to him

Solid Parisian support

Insiders | Middle East
The Al Kaabi family, operating arm of the Emir of Abu Dhabi

3 chapters

Subscribers only 23.10.2013

A clan at the heart of power in the emirate
Friends in key positions

Western partners

Insiders | Asia, Europe
Dick Evans, the Kazakhstan connections of an arms industry high-flier

5 chapters

Subscribers only 18.07.2013

The Kazakh touch
The European industrialists
The New Labour network

The faithful partner
His career

Insiders | France, Middle East
Iskandar Safa, deep sea stealth networking

5 chapters

Subscribers only 02.07.2013

Family involvement
His close business associates
His business contacts in the Gulf

Political and media contacts in France
His career

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

Israel
Israeli cyber bounces back after NSO woes

China, Europe
Chinese influence and interference in Western Europe

France
Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Insiders | Africa, Central Asia, Middle East
Ivor Ichikowitz, the worldwide connections of the South African arms magnate

Insiders | UAE
Badr Jafar, the businessman 2.0 taking hold in the UAE

Insiders | Russia, United Kingdom
Dmitry Vozianov, rider for Russian raiders

Insiders | Middle East, Palestine, UAE
Mohammed Dahlan juggles UAE role and Palestinian ambitions

Insiders | Syria
Business leaders close to Bashar Al Assad eye reconstruction opportunities

Insiders | China
Wang Jing, the businessman spearheading Beijing's global ambitions

Insiders | UAE
Who runs Noor Capital, the Emirati fund managed by Olivier Couriol?

Insiders | China, France
Cai Mingpo, the financier helping to build the bridges between France and China

Insiders | Iran, UAE, United States
Thomas Kaplan, the billionaire pushing Abu Dhabi's interests in the Middle East

Insiders | Iran, United Kingdom
Norman Lamont, pillar of the British-Iranian business community

Insiders | Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Bin Salman, the team behind Saudi Arabia's new strongman

Insiders | Europe, Middle East
The Fustok brothers, guardians of the financial secrets of King Abdullah

Insiders | Europe, Middle East
Yuri Shafranik, Vladimir Putin's pathfinder in oil markets

Insiders | Middle East, United Kingdom
Grant Rogan, architect of Gulf mega-contracts

Insiders | France, Middle East
Omar Zeidan, the doyen of Franco-Arabian deal-makers

Insiders | Middle East
The Al Kaabi family, operating arm of the Emir of Abu Dhabi

Insiders | Asia, Europe
Dick Evans, the Kazakhstan connections of an arms industry high-flier

Insiders | France, Middle East
Iskandar Safa, deep sea stealth networking

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Armenia, Azerbaijan, France Information wars in the Caucasus

Israel Israeli cyber bounces back after NSO woes

China, Europe Chinese influence and interference in Western Europe

France Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Insiders | China Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

INSIDERS SERIES

Insiders | China Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Insiders | Africa, Central Asia, Middle East Ivor Ichikowitz, the worldwide connections of the South African arms magnate

Insiders | UAE Badr Jafar, the businessman 2.0 taking hold in the UAE

Insiders | Russia, United Kingdom Dmitry Vozianov, rider for Russian raiders

Insiders | Middle East, Palestine, UAE Mohammed Dahlan juggles UAE role and Palestinian ambitions

Insiders | Syria Business leaders close to Bashar Al Assad eye reconstruction opportunities

Insiders | China Wang Jing, the businessman spearheading Beijing's global ambitions

Insiders | UAE Who runs Noor Capital, the Emirati fund managed by Olivier Couriol?

Insiders | China, France Cai Mingpo, the financier helping to build the bridges between France and China

Insiders | Iran, UAE, United States Thomas Kaplan, the billionaire pushing Abu Dhabi's interests in the Middle East

Insiders | Iran, United Kingdom Norman Lamont, pillar of the British-Iranian business community

Insiders | Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman, the team behind Saudi Arabia's new strongman

Insiders | Europe, Middle East The Fustok brothers, guardians of the financial secrets of King Abdullah

Insiders | Europe, Middle East Yuri Shafranik, Vladimir Putin's pathfinder in oil markets

Insiders | Middle East, United Kingdom Grant Rogan, architect of Gulf mega-contracts

Insiders | France, Middle East Omar Zeidan, the doyen of Franco-Arabian deal-makers

Insiders | Middle East The Al Kaabi family, operating arm of the Emir of Abu Dhabi

Insiders | Asia, Europe Dick Evans, the Kazakhstan connections of an arms industry high-flier

Insiders | France, Middle East Iskandar Safa, deep sea stealth networking

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Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

Israel
Israeli cyber bounces back after NSO woes

China, Europe
Chinese influence and interference in Western Europe

France
Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Insiders | Africa, Central Asia, Middle East
Ivor Ichikowitz, the worldwide connections of the South African arms magnate

Insiders | UAE
Badr Jafar, the businessman 2.0 taking hold in the UAE

Insiders | Russia, United Kingdom
Dmitry Vozianov, rider for Russian raiders

Insiders | Middle East, Palestine, UAE
Mohammed Dahlan juggles UAE role and Palestinian ambitions

Insiders | Syria
Business leaders close to Bashar Al Assad eye reconstruction opportunities

Insiders | China
Wang Jing, the businessman spearheading Beijing's global ambitions

Insiders | UAE
Who runs Noor Capital, the Emirati fund managed by Olivier Couriol?

Insiders | China, France
Cai Mingpo, the financier helping to build the bridges between France and China

Insiders | Iran, UAE, United States
Thomas Kaplan, the billionaire pushing Abu Dhabi's interests in the Middle East

Insiders | Iran, United Kingdom
Norman Lamont, pillar of the British-Iranian business community

Insiders | Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Bin Salman, the team behind Saudi Arabia's new strongman

Insiders | Europe, Middle East
The Fustok brothers, guardians of the financial secrets of King Abdullah

Insiders | Europe, Middle East
Yuri Shafranik, Vladimir Putin's pathfinder in oil markets

Insiders | Middle East, United Kingdom
Grant Rogan, architect of Gulf mega-contracts

Insiders | France, Middle East
Omar Zeidan, the doyen of Franco-Arabian deal-makers

Insiders | Middle East
The Al Kaabi family, operating arm of the Emir of Abu Dhabi

Insiders | Asia, Europe
Dick Evans, the Kazakhstan connections of an arms industry high-flier

Insiders | France, Middle East
Iskandar Safa, deep sea stealth networking