France tiptoes into Jakarta deals| Mossad and Pasdarans' hiring drive | Avisa's new talk show

Corporate and Government Intelligence

Daily issue Friday 21 May 2021 SPOTLIGHT  AFGHANISTAN _ _  GOVERNMENT INTELLIGENCE _ _   Fear of past chaos looms large on eve of US withdrawal   The departure of US troops is causing concern on the ground in Afghanistan as the Taliban strengthen their grip, Islamic State pursues its activities, Iran weighs in, and the Massoud era alliances reform, prompting fears of renewed violence.  [...] GOVERNMENT INTELLIGENCE  ISRAEL _ _   Mossad and Pasdaran jostle for recruits on same turf   Human agents are still the most effect tool intelligence services can have and Israel and Iran's rivalry can be seen in their recruitment and hiring methods.  [...] INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING  FRANCE _ _  INDONESIA _ _   Dassault, Airbus tiptoe through anti-corruption minefield on Indonesian deals   A number of ambitious military deals with Jakarta are on the agenda. But they are being hampered by anti-corruption investigations.  [...] CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE  UNITED KINGDOM _ _   Kim Darroch jumps from national security to Netflix   Since his shift into the private sector, David Cameron's former national security advisor has been making speechs and acting as a consultant for the online media content platform.  [...]      UNITED KINGDOM _ _   Riskology gathers lords and ex-security officers in new alliance   The former commercial secretary to the Treasury Lucy Neville-Rolfe has joined the board of Riskology Global, a brand new risk management firm.  [...]      RUSSIA _ _  UNITED STATES _ _  EUROPE _ _  MIDDLE EAST _ _   Gryphon Strategies eyes European markets with VLM Advisory deal   The firm recently acquired former GPW and K2 investigator Victoria Mackay's London outfit.  [...]      FRANCE _ _   Will Avisa Partners soon produce a talk show about its business?   Studio Majorelle has recently been approached by influence firm Avisa Partners to produce an online talk show about business intelligence, to be aired during the second semester of 2021.  [...] SURVEILLANCE & INTERCEPTION  FRANCE _ _   How Paris intends to listen to satellite internet constellation feeds   Satellite internet constellations are flourishing and French legislators want the government's services to be capable of intercepting network traffic on the quiet.  [...] Discover our subscription offers

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