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France, Israel, Norway, United States
Regulators play catchup as intelligence services develop taste for cookie datasets

Intelligence services in the West are taking a keen interest in the purchase of cookie dataset intelligence, which can be extremely useful to locate, track and understand user behaviour. Their regulators, until now a step behind, are beginning to look into the practice too.

Russia
In Moscow's high circles, militias fight over material resources

Faced with stiff competition in Ukraine from its better-equipped rivals close to defence minister Sergei Shoigu, the private militia Wagner is turning back towards Africa. Meanwhile, a battle for influence over these armed groups is being waged among Russia's political and intelligence elites.

The Agencies' Gazette
Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq, NUG in Bangkok, secret classification in Kyiv

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from Kyiv to Bangkok and Baghdad.

IraqHashd Al Shabi denied anniversary parade

Thailand/MyanmarNUG ramps up diplomatic presence in post-election Bangkok

UkraineShake-up of classification deciders

China, Ukraine, United States
Washington to foot bill for replacing Chinese CCTV suppliers

At the request of Ukraine's border guards, the US State Department is to finance and select a supplier of video surveillance equipment to be installed on the Russian border. Chinese firms will not be considered as they are now generally excluded from Western systems.

Japan, United Kingdom
Hugh Trenchard, former British envoy to Japan and private investigation's linchpin in Tokyo

Good Governance Group (G3) hired British Lord Hugh Trenchard to advise on its expansion in the booming Japanese private investigation market. This is not the first time he will play this role.

Switzerland
Encryption firm Asperiq takes over from fallen CIA-controlled Crypto AG

Andreas and Emma Linde, the Swedish entrepreneurs who acquired Crypto AG before its links with US intelligence were publicly revealed, now run Asperiq. The encryption firm is currently on a major international expansion drive.