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Europe | Kazakhstan

Europe's spies and the Kazakh Trio, a Love Story, Part 1: Feeding an industry

Europe's spies and the Kazakh Trio, a Love Story, Part 1: Feeding an industry
Neil Gerrard

Kazakh trio’s long‑running, high‑budget espionage empire has repeatedly turned private intelligence into a corporate weapon.

Kazakhstan | Ukraine

ERG's succession war, part 1: a new Black PR campaign onslaught

Speculation over the future of mining giant Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) has run rife since one of its founders died in March, sparking a frenzy of information campaigns focussed on the firm's current CEO.


Kazakhstan | United Kingdom

Veteran investigator Charlie Carr pivots towards strategic PR work

Private spy Charles Carr has been briefing that he is pivoting his ‘business advisory firm’ C and F Partners, after two senior financial investigators fled the sinking ship.

Kazakhstan | United Kingdom | United States

Kazakh justice ministry investigates law firm it often used

Kazakh justice ministry investigates law firm it often used
Night view towards Bayterek tower and House of Ministries in Astana Kazakhstan.

Astana is hoping to shed more light on the activities of Bolashak Consulting Group, a law firm which was often hired under former justice minister Marat Beketayev.


Switzerland | United Kingdom

Charles Carr pursues Europe expansion with support of Chodiev’s family office

Charles Carr pursues Europe expansion with support of Chodiev’s family office
Petra Vujnovic

Former K2 investigator Charles Carr’s expanding network of intelligence firms, backed by a controversial figure linked to ENRC, secures lucrative contracts across Europe and Africa.