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The Intelligence Gazette
Robert Gates on the Hill, Bagheera berets back to their roots, US space attaché in Abu Dhabi, London-Washington defence innovation tie-up

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

USFormer CIA boss Gates one step closer to Congress award

FranceBagheera red berets return to their origins

UAEUS's first space attaché lands in Abu Dhabi

US/UKWashington, London strengthen ties in defence innovation

Ukraine, United States
Conservative evangelical Republicans mobilise DC lobby firms to boost Ukraine support

With the November elections and a potential Donald Trump comeback on the horizon, some GOP lobbyists are using religion to build a new campaign in aid of Kyiv.

United States, Venezuela
Venezuela's PDVSA hires lobbying help as asset battle heats up

The Venezuelan state-run oil firm has hired The Daschle Group to forge a public affairs strategy over the sale of some of its assets in the United States, just as US sanctions against Caracas are poised to resume on 18 April.

United States
Rising drone technology star Hidden Level steps up Washington lobbying effort with Cornerstone

The two firms employ numerous former staffers at the White House, Pentagon and Capitol Hill. A variety of government agencies are working to develop drone detection and counter-threat systems, including Task Force 99, an Air Force initiative launched in late 2022.

United States
New Washington-area nonprofit aims to thwart Moscow's attempts to weaken democratic governance

The Dekleptocracy Project wants to see officials of autocratic regimes and their corporate, legal and financial enablers in the West named, shamed and prosecuted. The group's co-founders, a former Pentagon official and a corporate intelligence specialist, view Vladimir Putin's Russia as an "existential threat".

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
G3, Chris Morgan Jones, Corexalys, Red Five Security, Keith Hunter, Arte

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

LondonG3 nets record year

New York/LondonBest-selling investigator Chris Morgan Jones returns to Nardello

ParisPierre-Mayeul Badaire steps in to steer Corexalys

Washington/KyivRed Five Security, the security consultant behind a Ukrainian university course

LondonKeith Hunter adjusts Animus Associates ownership

ParisArte calls on ex-intelligence officials for new TV series

Hungary, United States
Biden administration checks Orban's effort to deepen ties with Trump network

By imposing new visa restrictions on Hungarians, sources say the US government hopes to curb the honeymoon between Orban emissaries and top Republicans - especially those who could hold influential positions if Trump wins next year's election.

Russia, Ukraine, United States
Free Russia Foundation, a shadowy Washington group at the heart of a network of anti-Russia activism

Working in tandem with a largely invisible sister entity, the Foundation seeks to pave the way for a "post-Putin" era and opposes Russia's war in Ukraine. Citing security, the group keeps its grantees confidential.

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.