Foreign Affairs

Kazakhstan | United Kingdom

Europe's spies and the Kazakh Trio, a Love Story, Part 2: Succession

Shukhrat Ibragimov, the third son of Alijan Ibragimov, had worked alongside his father as chosen successor since 2014. He now faces fragmentation among the founding Trio's heirs.

United States | Kazakhstan

If at first you don’t succeed: How fake news manipulates US regulators

US court case exposes sinister manipulation of Maginitsky-related sanctions by a Kazakh oligarch in an attempt to steal Guatemalan mine from business rival.


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 | 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.


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.