Conflict, Stability and Security Fund

Jordan, UAE
Abu Dhabi and Amman's burgeoning cyber-cooperation

Emirati parastatal defence conglomerate EDGE Group recently sent a delegation including some of its most seasoned cyber specialists to Amman under the guise of training.

Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Former British Qatari army consultant strengthens bargaining power with Saudi government

With former UK defence minister Ben Wallace now on his payroll, British consultant Harold Thomsett, head of PR firm CTRD, has boosted his position in Riyadh.

Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, United Kingdom
London reinforces its investigative training provider in the Balkans

Now that its restructuring has been completed, the UK government's Integrated Security Fund is strengthening its foothold in the Western Balkans through Sustainable Criminal Justice Solutions.

Ukraine
How threat intelligence has become a commodity between Kyiv and its allies

Threat Intelligence is given particular prominence in aid programmes to develop Ukraine's cyber capabilities. In return, Western governments are banking on increased sharing of the data Kyiv obtains.

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.

Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
TAG International helps UK grow influence in Saudi national security

TAG International is operating a major training contract with the Saudi security forces under a secretive British government programme.

United Kingdom
Private security consultant Deverell never far from Foreign Affairs Committee projects

The former senior military officer John Deverell has not stepped too far away from his former employer, the British Foreign Office, which is now calling on his expertise in counter-terrorism.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Highgate, G3, Garbo, ReSolve TPA, Minerva, ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes

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

LondonHighgate expands dispute resolution practice

TokyoBen Fouracre joins G3

ColchesterFinancial intelligence specialist Francisco Mainez opens firm

WashingtonAfter Gryphon, Pablo Gil de Montes goes solo

LondonMinerva sues MoD

MumbaiTop investigators flock to Dispute Resolution Forum

Spotlight | United Kingdom
British embassy in Riyadh springboard for retired diplomats' private sector careers

Following his predecessors' lead, former British ambassador to Saudi Arabia Simon Collis has taken on a number of business diplomacy roles since retiring.

Indonesia, United Kingdom
Cyber Capacity Unit champions British cyber diplomacy in Indonesia

Then UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has turned to the consultancy firm Cyber Capacity Unit to present its cyber tools in Asia.

Ethiopia, South Sudan, United Kingdom
UK-funded Pinpoint develops Ethiopian peacekeepers' intel skills

Two years before the Tigray war began in late 2020, the UK recentred its intelligence training focus for the Ethiopian military on peacekeeping operations. Now the British firm Pinpoint will also train Tanzanian and Rwandan soldiers operating in Somalia.

United Kingdom
London searches for new security contractors to handle its operations in crisis zones

Overseen by the National Security Council (NSC), Britain's CSSF, which provides funds for projects in crisis zones and influence operations, has started the long process of selecting its new contractors. With an annual allocation of £1.

Lebanon, United Kingdom
Siren Associates, linchpin of UK's security cooperation work, lands new deal in Lebanon

The FCDO has made public a £15m contract to Siren Associates to support Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF), as the country sinks deeper into political and economic crisis. The British firm is an old hand at this kind of work.

Middle East, United Kingdom
Paul Tilley takes charge of PR for British component of anti-Daesh coalition

With his company Innovation and Insight FZE (IN2), crisis communications specialist Paul Tilley has been regularly involved in British influence operations, especially those carried out for Syrian rebel groups.

United Kingdom
NCA intelligence budget cuts offset by boost to cyber

The National Crime Agency's tighter budget for its conflict, stability and intelligence funds have been countered by larger premiums for cybersecurity.

Iraq, United Kingdom
After training Africa's civil servants, Crown Agents to lecture Iraqi military

British international development company Crown Agents has been awarded a contract by the Foreign Office to train Iraqi army officers.

United Kingdom
Prison spies tap into Minerva's wisdom

Minerva Advisory Group was awarded a contract with the British Ministry of Justice in February to provide counterterrorism training to [...]