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    Spymaster | Turkmenistan
    Nazar Atagarayev inherits southern border instability at helm of KGB scion

    Nazar Atagarayev, head of the ministry of national security, remains under the thumb of ex-president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and his son, Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
    Nazar Atagarayev, head of the ministry of national security, remains under the thumb of ex-president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and his son, Serdar Berdimuhamedov. © Suo Takekum/MaxPPP//Mike Segar/Reuters//iStock

    The young head of the all-powerful ministry of national security is in charge of securing Turkmenistan's porous borders with Iran and Afghanistan. This member of the president's "new guard" has to set about the task amid battles for influence in the country.

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    Saudi Arabia
    Scopa out: behind the removal of Airbus's partner from Saudi Arabia's defence plans

    Scopa Industries' poster campaign on the road to the Saudi World Defense Show in Riyadh in February 2024.
    Scopa Industries' poster campaign on the road to the Saudi World Defense Show in Riyadh in February 2024. © Intelligence Online

    Launched with great fanfare in 2022, Scopa Industries has been sidelined by Mohammed bin Salman's networks. This is worrying Western industrialists, especially French players, who have put their hopes in the company despite its Chinese and Russian connections revealed by Intelligence Online.

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    Spy Way of Life | France
    Beijing soft power takes centre stage at French Senate restaurant

    The Palais du Luxembourg, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, where the Senate restaurant is located.
    The Palais du Luxembourg, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, where the Senate restaurant is located. © Riccardo Milani/Hans Lucas/Reuters

    Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online visits the Senate restaurant in Paris, where a Chinese delegation got its foot in the door for a soft power operation.

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    Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
    War in Ukraine: Transnistria worried about security threat

    Ukrainian border guards stand at a checkpoint at the border with Moldova breakaway Transnistria region, near Odessa.
    Ukrainian border guards stand at a checkpoint at the border with Moldova breakaway Transnistria region, near Odessa. © Yevgeny Volokin/Reuters

    Somewhat neglected by its Russian protector, the narrow strip of land wedged between Moldova and Ukraine that is Transnistria has faced increased security challenges in recent months, resulting in heightened surveillance of Ukrainian nationals who have taken refuge in the small separatist republic.

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