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Middle East
Persian Gulf crisis: shipping firms act to protect seafarers as industry waits on diplomatic talks

Following an incident on 18 April in which a CMA CGM vessel came under fire from Iranian forces, shipping companies have stepped up their security measures and are in regular contact with the US Fifth Fleet.

Africa, UAE, Ukraine
Kyiv, a new recruitment hub for DRC's drone war

People linked to Global Security Services Group are recruiting Latin American First-Person View drone operators in Ukraine who have served on the front against Russia. An initial contingent of these pilots was recently flown to the Kivu region, in Democratic Republic of Congo.

France
New special adviser for minister of state for French armed forces

Marc Mémier, a former adviser to the French National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, has joined the office of the Minister of State for the Armed Forces.

France, South Korea
The limitations of the Paris-Seoul 'strategic partnership'

From the perspective of South Korean intelligence, the outcome of French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent visit to Seoul is mixed.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Alaco veteran departs, GSPR exec at Thales, EU security in Iraq

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

LondonAnother Alaco veteran bids farewell

ParisThales welcomes GSPR executive

BrusselsEurope gears up to re-tender its giant Iraq security contract