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The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
DGA Group is hiring, spies in Davos, DHS provider's lobbyist

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

London/WashingtonDGA Group brings in new sleuths

SwitzerlandThree big names in intelligence seen in Davos

WashingtonIntelligence community provider picks out new lobbyist

Armenia, United Kingdom
Armenian government and opposition compete for friends and influence in Westminster

As well as running its own media campaigns, the Armenian government is keeping watch on its political opponents as they wage their international influence campaign. In London, the Armenian embassy and an opposition group are competing for British MPs' support.

The Intelligence Gazette
French customs intelligence overhaul, Chinese academics under surveillance, Ex-NSC exec in Columbia, China's A330 in Vanuatu

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

FranceCustoms intelligence COO moves on after role axed

ChinaCCP heightens surveillance of Chinese academics abroad

United StatesBiden's deputy national security adviser joins Columbia

Vanuatu/ChinaChinese aid plane used to test Port Vila runway

Estonia, Ukraine, United Kingdom
British private spies angle for Ukraine reconstruction opportunities

A number of consultants specialised in private security and corporate intelligence in Ukraine are also positioning themselves for contracts to rebuild the country. They include current and former executives of UK firm Audere.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Tory donor crafts own narrative, Revue des Deux Mondes and Bousquet, Bulgarian refinery lobbying

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

LondonTory donor Mohamed Amersi takes reputation into his own hands

ParisBousquet de Florian and Sellal at Revue des Deux Mondes gala

Washington/SofiaLobbyist running for Bulgarian refinery builds network in Sofia

France, Indonesia, Singapore
Macron's defence-focused Indo-Pacific trip takes shape

The French president is likely to visit Southeast Asia in the coming months. While his teams and those of the defence ministry's international relations directorate remain unclear on the details of the trip, it is an ideal opportunity for France to present its strategy for the region.

The Intelligence Gazette
DGSE execs get Legion of Honour, Taiwan seeks out CCP, French MPs report on foreign interference, French interior ministry's 'Minority Report'

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

FranceDGSE executives awarded highest honours

Taiwan/ChinaTaipei wants to maintain contact with CCP to gauge Xi Jinping's intentions

FranceMPs reports on foreign interference stacking up

FranceFlash ‘Minority Report' in hands of new interior minister Bruno Retailleau

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Ex-CIA officer to Mintz, ADIT boss releases book, Hakluyt's cyber experts reunite, Disruptive Industries expands, Qatar lobbyists in DC

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

WashingtonBrooke Berg moves from Nardello to Mintz

ParisADIT boss turns to clients and consultants for new book

LondonNew consultancy for former Hakluyt cyber specialists

Washington/LondonBritish data provider Disruptive Industries strengthens US presence

Washington/DohaQatar renews its Republican connections

Poland, Ukraine
Ukrainian drone manufacturers set up shop in Poland to bypass export ban

Keen to dodge the export ban in force in the country, Ukrainian drone manufacturers are relocating to Poland, with the support of local partners. The resulting brain drain and lost tax revenue is alarming Kyiv.

The Intelligence Gazette
French PM's intelligence decider, Indonesia strategist in Paris, Campus Cyber, China/Russia media cooperation, DNI and climate change

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

FranceFrench PMs' decision maker on intelligence-gathering

IndonesiaMilitary intelligence strategist arrives in Paris

FranceVan den Berghe receives honour in front of cyber elite

ChinaBeijing seeks greater control of Russian media narrative in Global South through teamwork

United StatesDirector of National Intelligence concerned about climate change under Trump

Pakistan
Pakistan developing smart bombs for export

The powerful small-diameter glide bombs, such as those delivered by Washington to Ukraine, are in high demand on the defence market. Pakistan will soon be testing its own weapon, designed to be integrated into Turkish and Chinese systems.

France
ADIT and Amarante International up stakes as merger rumours swell

Leading French corporate intelligence and security players ADIT and Amarante International must reshuffle their shareholding this year. Meanwhile, rumours of a possible takeover have fuelled concern among rival firms after Amarante founder Alexandre Hollander was recently approached by ADIT.