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January 19, 2006
Oil, War and Political Intelligence
Geopolitical Intelligence from the ComLinks team ensures energy companies get the latest briefings from Washington, DC and around the world. Speakers and Intelligence Analysts available to advise and brief companies and for conferences.
Washington, DC (PRWEB) January 19th, 2006 -- Energy Companies and investors are turning to the ComLinks team for GeoPolitical Intelligence to warn of breaking political, business and investment risks. As relations between the United States and Oil producing countries become strained and unstable they need to plug into the “Back Channel Whispers” inside the Beltway and ensure better warning of upcoming political intentions and decisions. Thousands of lives, and billions of dollars ride on this often unreported political process, and it’s consequences.
Alan Simpson, President of Communication Links, Inc. has assembled an experienced international team to develop the best in Political Intelligence from decision makers, mediators, and local influencers around the world. “The key to decision making is the people in power, and what they are thinking and planning.” he explains. “We talk to people in or close to the local decision making loop, not wait to harvest published articles from afar. By the time it’s gone through the editorial process that intelligence is opinionated history. Executives should be asking how old, and how sanitized is the information they are using.”
The real valuable, and time sensitive pointers come from personal contacts, interviews and lots of follow up telephone calls. Energy is seen as the most critical area, and least understood sector of political intelligence, especially as hostility to the United States, and widespread political unrest is threatening many of the major oil and gas producing areas. The simplistic view is that the US should not deal with these countries, or listen to these political groups, but to follow that course would starve the United States of Oil and Gas. Oil companies have to work with, or around these political entities, and protect their personnel and investments. Suppliers need to monitor the process and identify opportunities. Above all they need to know the intentions of politicians in Washington as regards sanctions, tariffs, legislation and military intentions.
Besides providing the “Before it’s News” service to energy companies, suppliers, developers and investors the team are hitting the road advising and helping companies develop their own internal competitive and political intelligence operations. They are briefing key executives and providing companies with an insight into the volatile geopolitical world, an insight devoid of political and lobbyists spin. Without the clear insight into the hidden political process in Washington, as well as into the thoughts and intentions of leaders, and political groups in capitals around the world executive decisions are made in a vacuum.
Speakers and experienced Intelligence Analysts are available to speak at conferences, and as guests on radio and television.
For further information visit: http://www.ComLinks.com
“If you are reading about it in the Wall Street Journal, you are reading about what has happened, not what will happen.” (The Hill, February 15, 2005)
Posted by Industrial-Manufacturing at January 19, 2006 05:42 AM