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3544 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 44 of 60.

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Radio OkapiCDUN-backed radio network covering DR Congo, source of first reports on Ituri's Ebola-strained health posts.
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Radom PayPLPolish cryptocurrency payment processor used by Reform UK for donations, outside FCA regulation.
RAFIN S.A.CUThe financial-management arm of Cuba's military conglomerate GAESA, designated by OFAC in June 2026.
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RAIITItaly's national public-service broadcaster; three channels, radio, and RaiPlay streaming.
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Raidió Teilifís ÉireannIEIreland's public broadcaster, founded 1926; cited for first-party reporting on the Carroll crater naming during Artemis II.
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RaiffeisenATAustrian bank with Russia's largest Western exposure; asset dispute stalls the EU's 21st sanctions package.
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Railway Housing Association and Benefit FundGBAn English housing association and benefit fund for railway workers.
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RamzinexIRIranian cryptocurrency exchange through which $2.45 billion in transactions passed, designated by OFAC under EO 13902 on 2 June 2026.
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RAND CorporationUSUS federally funded research centre; primary Western benchmark for China lunar timelines and Russia force-reconstitution analysis.
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RandstadNLWorld's second-largest staffing firm, whose 50M-posting analysis found trades demand growing 3x faster than professional roles.
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RansomHouseZZRansomware-as-a-service group; claimed Trellix source-code breach in April 2026.
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RansomHubRansomware-as-a-service operation, formerly Cyclops and Knight, whose leak site went dark in April 2025.
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ransomware.livePublic site tracking ransomware groups, leak-site claims and victims.
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Rapid7USBoston-based cybersecurity company selling managed detection, exposure management and the Metasploit framework.
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Rapidan EnergyUSEnergy consultancy that read Aramco's Jazan silence as procedure, not evasion.
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Rapid Response BrigadesCUCuban armed civilian para-police groups deployed against street protest since the 2021 11J demonstrations, designated 13 July.
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Raspberry PiGBCambridge-spinout single-board computer maker; LSE-listed since 2024 and a Lansdowne reference exit.
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RasperiaRUInvestment firm linked to sanctioned aluminium magnate Oleg Deripaska, whose EU delisting Austria has demanded to compensate Raiffeisen Bank International.
RationalFXGBUK data aggregator tracking AI-driven tech redundancies; first to quantify the 20% threshold.
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RaytheonUSUS defence contractor; direct €3.2bn German contract for GEM-T Patriot interceptors opens a non-FMS Ukraine supply route.
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Razom for UkraineUSUkrainian-American advocacy group lobbying US Congress for sustained Ukraine support.
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RCCTOUSUS Army rapid-fielding office; managing EHEL laser contest; LOCUST X3 delivery April 2026.
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RCM Hill LLCUSTexas developer of Project Aquila, a proposed data-centre campus in Hill County.
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RDIFRURussia's sovereign wealth fund; CEO Kirill Dmitriev lobbying against Western oil sanctions in March 2026.
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Reach plcGBBritish newspaper, magazine and digital publisher; Mirror, Express, regional titles.
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Real Change PACUSNominally Democratic-branded super PAC confirmed by FEC filings to be covertly GOP-funded.
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Real Federación Española de FútbolESSpain's national football federation governing the national team and domestic competitions.
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Real MadridESSpain's most decorated football club, reported to want City's Rodri despite no formal talks.
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Reanda Audit & Assurance B.V.NLAmsterdam-based audit firm that audits Nebius Group's annual accounts.
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Reclaim PartyGBSmall right-wing British political party led by Laurence Fox.
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ReclinkerGBUK company that recycles cement.
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RedalpineCHZurich-based venture capital firm; ~€1.5bn AUM; early-stage tech across Europe and Israel.
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Red Bull VenturesCorporate venture arm of Red Bull, investing in sports, media and technology.
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Red Cat HoldingsUSUS small drone company; 849% Q1 revenue growth, NATO NSPA order, Quaze acquisition pending.
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RedditUSAmerican social news and discussion platform, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Red Eléctrica de EspañaESSpain's electricity TSO; faces €60m 'very serious' infraction charge over April 2025 Iberian blackout.
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RedSquid TVGBProvider of a white-label TV operating system for telecom and pay-TV operators, now embedding Fetch.ai's autonomous agents.
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Reform UKGBUK right-populist party led by Nigel Farage; governs 14 English councils after May 2026.
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Regal CineworldUSCinema exhibition chain operating Regal theatres in the United States.
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RegenAg-XGAIA-X lighthouse ecosystem for sovereign data sharing in regenerative agriculture, recognised March 2026.
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RegeneronUSUS biotech that developed Inmazeb, the Zaire ebolavirus monoclonal cocktail with no approved Bundibugyo efficacy.
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Régie de l'énergie du QuébecCAQuebec's energy regulator.
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Regional Verification CommissionPAHO-convened panel verifying measles and rubella elimination status in the Americas.
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Regulator of Social HousingGBThe regulator of registered social housing providers in England.
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Regulatory Innovation OfficeGBUK government body enabling innovation-friendly cross-sector regulation.
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Rehfeldt GroupTWPartner in Thunder Tiger's Pentagon FPV drone team; brings ties to Taiwan's defence contractors.
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Reliance IndustriesINIndian conglomerate whose Jamnagar refinery is central to US-India oil-supply talks.
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ReliaQuestUSUS security operations firm that assessed a hotel-router credential-theft campaign without naming a state actor.
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Remora RoboticsNorwegian company building net-cleaning robots for fish farms, expanding into AI net-integrity inspection.
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RenaultFRFrench carmaker led by François Provost; sold its Avtovaz stake to NAMI in 2022.
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Renegade UxSDKDanish maker of Nightmare FPV strike drones; about 10,000 delivered to Ukraine's defence ministry.
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RENKDEGerman transmission maker; HSWL series; drivetrain supplier for TRACKX and Leopard 2.
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RepsolESSpanish integrated energy company; named in CNMC's blackout investigation alongside major utilities.
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Republican National CommitteeUS Republican Party committee; lost Watson v. RNC 5-4 in June; holds $125.5M cash lead.
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Republican PartyUS centre-right governing party; split between MAGA insurgents and the establishment this cycle.
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Republican People's Party (CHP)TRTurkey's oldest party, founded by Atatürk in 1923; centre-left, secularist and Kemalist.
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RerailVenture fund that invested in Arrakis' Series A.
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Resolution FoundationGBUK think tank analysing living standards for low- and middle-income households.
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Resolve to Save LivesUSGlobal health NGO founded by ex-CDC Director Tom Frieden; champions the 7-1-7 outbreak response metric, adopted by WHO.
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ReStabiliseGBFirm selected for the FCA stablecoin regulatory sandbox.