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3544 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 3 of 60.

Alianza de Cristianos de CubaCUAlliance of Cuban Christian denominations advocating religious freedom; co-signatory of the 13 May 2026 Acuerdo de Liberación to the EU.
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AlibabaCNChinese tech conglomerate trimming AI-era headcount via contractor cuts invisible to Western trackers.
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Al JazeeraQAQatari-funded news network constituted as a private foundation for public benefit.
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All3GBBirmingham startup building agentic factories for defence, robotics and aerospace clients.
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Allen Control SystemsUSUS maker of autonomous counter-drone gun turrets.
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Allen Family Digital LLCUSByron Allen's family office; holds 52% of BuzzFeed after $120m May 2026 acquisition.
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Allen Media BroadcastingUSAllen Media Group's broadcast TV arm; 36 US local affiliates across ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox.
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Allen Media GroupUSByron Allen's US media holding company; owns the Weather Channel and 20+ broadcast TV stations.
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Alliance 90/The GreensDEGerman political party and Bundestag faction demanding binding hydrogen-conversion criteria as the condition for supporting StromVKG.
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Allianz PartnersDEAllianz's global travel, health and automotive assistance and insurance business.
Almacenes Universales S.A.CUA GAESA cargo-handling subsidiary designated by OFAC in June 2026.
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Al-ManarLBHezbollah-affiliated television channel based in Beirut.
Al-MayadeenLBBeirut-based pan-Arab news network aligned with Iran and Axis of Resistance actors.
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Almaz-AnteyRURussia's state-owned air defence manufacturer; makes S-400, S-500, Buk, Tor; sanctioned by EU and US.
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Al-MonitorUSIndependent Washington-based Middle East news outlet founded 2012; field reporters across entire region.
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AlphabetUSUS technology conglomerate and parent company of Google, Waymo and DeepMind
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ALPHV/BlackCatRURussian-affiliated ransomware-as-a-service group; two IR professionals pleaded guilty in 2026 to using ALPHV to extort US victims.
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AltiliumGBPlymouth EV battery recycling startup; received \xC2\xA318.5m DBT grant, April 2026.
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Aluminium BahrainBHAlba (Aluminium Bahrain) is one of the Gulf's largest aluminium smelters, supplying global aerospace and automotive sectors.
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Amalgamated BankUSUnion-founded New York bank, chartered in 1923, that lends to political and advocacy groups.
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AmazonUSAmerican technology and e-commerce giant operating the world's largest online marketplace and leading cloud platform, AWS.
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Amazon MGMUSAmerican film studio and content distributor, subsidiary of Amazon.
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Amber Valley Borough CouncilGBDistrict council for Amber Valley in Derbyshire.
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AMC NetworksUSUS cable-network and streaming company (AMC, BBC America, Acorn TV, Shudder).
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AMDUSSanta Clara GPU-maker; co-invested in Wayve April 2026 alongside Arm and Qualcomm.
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AMD VenturesUSAMD's corporate venture arm, investing in companies strategic to its chip business.
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American Academy of PediatricsUSUS professional association of paediatricians.
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American BazaarUSOnline news publication for Indian Americans, based in Germantown, Maryland; edited by Arun Kumar.
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American Cancer Society BrightEdgeUSACS-affiliated oncology venture fund; co-invested in CellCentric's £170m Series D.
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American Enterprise InstituteUSCentre-right DC think tank shaping Republican policy on AI, trade, foreign affairs, and elections.
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American Federation of TeachersUS labour union representing teachers and other education and public-service employees.
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American Leadership Action FundUSMinnesota-registered super PAC that reported $1.45m backing Mark Sanford in July 2026.
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American Nuclear SocietyUSUS professional nuclear organisation; relay channel for IAEA assessments on Iranian facility damage since June 2025.
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American OversightUSUS non-profit watchdog that uses public-records lawsuits to investigate government.
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American RheinmetallUSUS arm of Rheinmetall and prime contractor on the Army Project Sustainment award.
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Americans for Prosperity ActionUSAmericans for Prosperity Action is the political action arm of the Koch network's Americans for Prosperity advocacy organisation, one of the largest Republican-aligned super PACs.
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American Steamship Owners Mutual P&IUSUS-based Protection & Indemnity mutual insurance association underwriting third-party maritime liability
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America PACUSElon Musk's Super PAC, founded 2024, spending on federal election races.
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AM GeneralUSUS specialist vehicle maker producing the HMMWV; showing an autonomous derivative at Eurosatory 2026.
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Amigoz SingaporeSGSingapore shipping agency sanctioned by OFAC over alleged Iranian shadow-fleet support.
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Amin ExchangeIRIran-based currency exchange designated by OFAC sb0502 for routing IRGC oil revenues through multi-jurisdiction shells.
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Amnesty InternationalGBGlobal human rights NGO founded 1961; lead monitor of Iran's wartime executions and mass detentions.
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amNewYorkUSNew York local news outlet that covered the NY redistricting constitutional foreclosure for 2026.
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AmorphiQGBUK quantum startup; selected for UKRI DeepTech Catalyst Quantum Harwell cohort, April 2026.
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AMPTPUSHollywood trade body negotiating AI rights and union contracts for major studios.
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Ams-OSRAMATAustrian-German photonics and chip maker formed by the 2020 ams-OSRAM merger.
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AmtrakUSUS national passenger rail operator.
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ANACITItaly's National Anti-Corruption Authority (Autorità Nazionale Anticorruzione), tasked by Sports Minister Abodi with ruling on Giovanni Malagò's FIGC presidential eligibility.
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Anadolu AgencyTRTurkey's state-run news agency, founded 1920, a wire relaying diplomatic sourcing across several conflicts.
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ANAVIACHSwiss maker of uncrewed helicopters, owned by EDGE Group.
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Anchorage DigitalUSFederally chartered crypto bank; gave $1M to Fellowship PAC in Q1 2026.
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An Coimisiun PleanalaIEIreland's national independent planning appeals body, deciding local and strategic infrastructure applications.
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Andreessen HorowitzUSSilicon Valley VC firm (a16z); backs anti-regulation AI PAC and co-led the largest-ever private defence-tech round.
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AndurilUSUS defence-AI firm; Lattice counter-drone backbone, Fury CCA, Golden Dome SBI prime, Arsenal-1 factory.
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ANIINIndian multimedia news agency Asian News International, based in New Delhi and covering South Asia.
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ANSAITItaly's main national news agency; cited as source for Abete-Malagò AIC/AIAC meeting reports.
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ANSSIFRFrance's national cybersecurity agency, issuing SecNumCloud and NIS2 compliance guidance for critical infrastructure.
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AntelUYUruguay's state telecom operator building a $70m AI data centre in Canelones.
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ANTEX S.A.CUA GAESA export subsidiary designated on 13 July for managing the export of Cuban forced labour to Angola.
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AnthropicUSAI research company and public benefit corporation that develops Claude.