Charged Israel-Gaza talks underway | Race is on for Iraq's French Embassy | Hakluyt inches closer to Swarovski

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Daily issue Tuesday 18 May 2021 SPOTLIGHT  RUSSIA _ _  INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING _ _   Afinogenov serves as intermediary between Novatek, Total and Russian security services   Dmitry Afinogenov, an intermediary between the Kremlin and Novatek, the lead company on the Arctic Yamal project, was reupped as a member of the Russian National Security Council's scientific committee on 11 May.  [...] GOVERNMENT INTELLIGENCE  IRAQ _ _   Race is on for top French diplomatic seat in Baghdad   The restricted but highly rewarding post of French ambassador to Iraq is coming up for grabs after four years, catching the attention of three candidates: Eric Chevallier, Franck Gellet and David Martinon.  [...]      MOLDOVIA _ _  RUSSIA _ _   Pro-Russian faction and ex-FSB agents ramp up pressure on Chisinau   Making the most of the Chisinau government's instability, Moscow is taking steps ahead of the elections that could see its allies chased out of parliament and can count on its embedded political-security relays to help with the task.  [...]      ISRAEL _ _  PALESTINE _ _   Doha hosts highly charged secret ceasefire talks   As the leading regional powers meet in Doha to try to organise a ceasefire, the new cycle of violence between Israel and the Palestinian territories is following its own logic on the ground, taking it outside the ambit of the traditional negotiations between the master spies.  [...] INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING  CHINA _ _   I&R Capital advises Chinese cyber startups   Having accompanied a number of startups in sectors that the Chinese government is seeking to develop, I&R Capital recently forged a partnership with the cybersecurity firm ArkSec.  [...] CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE  AUSTRIA _ _  UNITED KINGDOM _ _   Nordheider builds bridge between Hakluyt and image-conscious Swarovski   The Mayfair strategic advisory firm led by Varun Shandra has hired the former head of the crystal group's professional division.  [...] SURVEILLANCE & INTERCEPTION  FRANCE _ _   France's ANSSI explores deceptive cybersecurity   After giving its attention to detection sensors, France's cybersecurity agency is taking an interest in another kind of incident detection technology.  [...] Discover our subscription offers

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