China, Myanmar
Chinese spies and military moving into Myanmar's Rakhine State

The Agencies' Gazette
'Advanced deterrence', Beijing in Myanmar, DGSE departure, ex-AIVD head, death of NSC figure

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

France‘Advanced deterrence' under discussion since 2023

ChinaCCP sends agents to contain Myanmar rebels

FranceSenior DGSE India expert leaves for private sector

Netherlands/ItalyFormer AIVD head joins Dataflow Security board

RussiaPutin loses intelligence coordination architect

China
Beijing prepares to deploy Belt and Road 'militia'

China wants to provide military units to state firms established in countries which have joined the Belt and Road Initiative, in order to stamp out internal corruption and protect Chinese foreign investments.

Bangladesh, China, India
Beijing strengthens military footprint on Indian border with Bangladesh's help

Five months of closed-door negotiations have enabled the Chinese Communist Party to take advantage of the Teesta River dredging Memorandum of Understanding to gain a major military upper hand on the Chinese-Indian border near Sikkim.

Cambodia, China
Yunnan Construction group spearheads Chinese influence in Southeast Asia

Cambodia's new international airport is due to be finished next month. The facility has been built by a company from Yunnan, a Chinese province central to Beijing's strategy to grow its influence in Southeast Asia.

China, Laos, United States
New airport in Southeast Asia's Golden Triangle sparks Western intelligence concerns

Laos' Bokeo International Airport is set to open next year in Southeast Asia's Golden Triangle. The area, notorious for trafficking, is currently served by only a small airport in Ban Houayxay. The profile of the investors behind the new project has sparked concern in the regional offices of Western intelligence services in Bangkok.