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Spotlight | China, Japan, North Korea
Chinese and US manoeuvres behind aborted meeting between Fumio Kishida and Kim Yo-Jong

The Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, Kim Yo-Jong.© Yonhap News Agency/Kyodo/MaxPPP

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, at the behest of the United States, mobilised his diplomats to arrange a meeting with Kim Yo-Jong, the sister of the North Korean leader. But Japan's attempt to open up to North Korea irked China and led Beijing to call Pyongyang to order.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy

Government Intelligence

Spymaster | Belarus
Dmitri Pavlichenko, Lukashenko's special forces 'influencer'

Demonstrators and members of the OMON special police force, Independence Square in Minsk, August 2020. © DPA / Picture Alliance via Reuters Connect

A pioneer of clandestine Belarusian operations in the 1990s and 2000s, the veteran still holds considerable sway among young spetsnaz, who remain receptive to his messages of political support for President Alexander Lukashenko.

Subscribers only Defence

Spy Way of Life | France, Uzbekistan
Boukhara restaurants, home away from home for Uzbek officials in Paris

The Boukhara restaurant on Paris's Rue de Trévise.© Boukhara

Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online explores the Boukhara restaurants in Paris. These two establishments serving traditional Uzbek cuisine are well known to the Uzbek embassy, as well as to the business community and presidential circle.

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International Dealmaking

Russia
Russia's FSO takes its slice of wayward oligarchs' assets

The President of the International Amateur Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev (left), and the FSO's Deputy Director, Alexey Rubezhnoy. © Sergey Guneev/Sputnik/Kremlin/Yoan Valat/EPA/MaxPPP

Thanks to his trusted ally, boxing kingpin Umar Kremlev, the head of the presidential security service, Dmitry Kochnev, is set to acquire a successful car distribution business whose previous owner fled abroad.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel

Corporate Intelligence

United States, Venezuela
Venezuela's PDVSA hires lobbying help as asset battle heats up

The Venezuelan state-run oil firm has hired The Daschle Group to forge a public affairs strategy over the sale of some of its assets in the United States, just as US sanctions against Caracas are poised to resume on 18 April.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel

Surveillance & Interception

France
Electronic warfare: France's strategic air forces ready to play Russian-refined Poker

France's air and space forces are about to launch an unprecedented nuclear deterrence air exercise involving communications jamming, a new challenge in the wake of lessons learned from the Russian war in Ukraine.

Subscribers only Cybersecurity

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