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Spotlight | China
United Front to play pivotal role in Xi's new foreign policy

Chinese President Xi Jinping. © Wu Hao/EPA/MaxPPP

The Chinese president wants to create an army of people loyal to the Party to further China's interests both at home and abroad. That means roping in independent operators who, though not members of the Party themselves, will share its values and strategies.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy

Government Intelligence

Bulgaria, Europe
Sofia doubles down to convince allies of counter-espionage capabilities

The Bulgarian domestic intelligence service is actively tracking down Russian spies and traitors among its ranks to convince its allies it is serious about the task, while at the same time working more closely with its partners and fellow services.

Subscribers only Operations

China, France
Chinese woman refused French naturalisation over husband's ties to Beijing intelligence

A French court has upheld the refusal to naturalise a Chinese national over her husband's involvement with Beijing's intelligence operations in France.

Subscribers only Operations

International Dealmaking

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United States
Maritime drone manufacturer Saildrone building new networks in Washington and Riyadh

Two US Navy Saildrone Explorer UAVs during the Sentinel Shield exercise in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Bahrain on 8 January 2023. © Mc2 Jeremy Boan/Us Navy/Zuma Press/MaxPPP

The Californian company, which specialises in maritime intelligence-gathering, wants its own share of federal defence budgets. It is pleading its case hard in Congress and prospecting for new business in the Gulf.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel

Corporate Intelligence

Luxembourg
Luxembourg asset firm's clients allegedly included sanctioned oligarchs

Whistleblower allegations to the FBI said that Stonehage Fleming managed money for Gennady Timchenko, among others, which the bank denies.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel

Surveillance & Interception

United States
Rising drone technology star Hidden Level steps up Washington lobbying effort with Cornerstone

The two firms employ numerous former staffers at the White House, Pentagon and Capitol Hill. A variety of government agencies are working to develop drone detection and counter-threat systems, including Task Force 99, an Air Force initiative launched in late 2022.

Subscribers only Contractors

The Tech Telegraph
HawkEye and Sierra Nevada swap staff, Russian electronic warfare warrior 3MX, BGR fails to save Sandvine

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT, with a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

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