Foreign Legion

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
UN crisis communications, changes at Nardello Dubai, EPEE in Niger

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

StockholmSoftware firm lands UN crisis communications contract

DubaiNardello exec step down

France/NigerOrano and EPEE talks on closing uranium mines security contract underway

The Tech Times
Parrot in Ukraine, Polish anti-drone ponchos, Frontex

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

KyivParrot picks Ukrainian international legion veteran to head R&D in Kyiv

WroclawMilitary institute of engineering technology trials anti-drone poncho

WarsawFrontex launches tender for aerial surveillance

France, Russia, United States
Former French legionnaire working for GardaWorld held in US over Russia links

A naturalised former French legionnaire has been detained in the US for allegedly lying about his links with the Russian military. The French foreign ministry has finally offered him consular protection. His employer, GardaWorld, says it is monitoring the situation closely.

France
Former Risk & Co security veterans regroup at My Protection Hub

A group of former executives of the security provider Risk & Co, which imploded in 2023 after years of erratic management, is resurrecting its core business in Africa and the Middle East.

Africa, Ukraine
Special forces veterans seek French partners for private security fight against Wagner

Private security company Executive Risk System recently moved its offices to the UK and is prioritising the fight against the Russian paramilitary group alongside Ukrainian forces.

France
French corporate intelligence veteran Jean-François Dominguez invests in Ukrainian market

Young French corporate intelligence company Strateon, which recently began prospecting for clients interested in the Ukrainian market, is receiving financial backing from corporate intelligence veteran Jean-François Dominguez.

The Intelligence Gazette
War vet club's new PR head, Hanoi's info warfare guru, French intel academy, NRO preps for Congress, EU ready for Republicans

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

France Intelligence services vets club gets new head

Vietnam Information warfare master joins Politburo

France Intelligence academy broadens courses to further circles

Washington NRO adds muscle to Congress liaison office before possible Trump presidency

Washington EU keeps options open with US Republicans

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
François Lecointre, Binance and Guidepost update, G3, WestExec

Nominations, résultats financiers, nouveaux contrats : chaque mercredi, les petites et les grandes histoires de la communauté mondiale du renseignement d'affaires.

ParisFormer top general Lecointre's active retirement

WashingtonForeign Legion veterans unwittingly cited for surveillance of ex-Binance boss

LondonG3 hires Asia experts after landing John Sawers

WashingtonWestExec looks to space with former Pentagon UFO expert

UAE
Abu Dhabi's powerful Ghobash, the family behind the UAE's 'Foreign Legion' project

The creation of a Foreign Legion within the UAE armed forces is being masterminded behind the scenes by the powerful Ghobash family, connected to Abu Dhabi's business, political and diplomatic power centres.

Belarus, France, Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine
Shadow war simmers as Russia targets French interests

Moscow's targeting of interests presented as French in Ukraine fits within a particular context on the ground.

Poland, United States
Poland's liberal gun laws attract foreign private security contractors

Attracted by Poland's liberal legislative framework, US group Independent Security Advisors has recruited a partner in Warsaw. A former Belarusian KGB special forces member, he will provide training for the company's clients.

Spotlight | China, DRC
Wuhan's drone academy serves as international training platform for Beijing's military drones

The military academy's training teams now constitute a key component of Beijing's drone export contracts, particularly in countries with no existing expertise.

Spotlight | Ukraine
Colombians blacklisted from Ukrainian Legion over espionage concerns

Prospective soldiers from Colombia have been almost wholly excluded from Kyiv's recruiting efforts due to fears over connections with Russian intelligence.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
StoneTurn, Highgate, Passage Consulting, EPEE

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every week, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we head to Washington, London, Paris and Belgrade.

New York/London Mackintosh marks StoneTurn's arrival on British insider threat market

London Ileana Konialidis, from Lukashenko to Highgate

Paris/Belgrade Award for French consultant Jacques Hogard amid ethnic tensions

Washington Passage Consulting steps in as ISR's Washington lobbyist

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Ardian, Namea, legionnaires, Alaco, 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 Dubai, London and Paris.

Paris French foreign office's Middle East head joins Ardian

Dubai Norman Ricklefs' Namea Group hires ex-US consul Frayne

Paris Former legionnaires head into private armed security

London Another key Alaco manager quits

Paris Ex-CEIS and GEOS director Argyriou shifts into auto industry