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Space intelligence programmes in Africa adapt to raging geopolitical storms

The problems encountered by Moscow in its space observation programmes are having a direct impact on Russian partnerships with African countries. The main beneficiary is China, but Washington is trying to get back in the game too.

Macron's Ukraine trip delayed due to lack of Mirage 2000D news

Emmanuel Macron's trip to Ukraine, scheduled for 13 and 14 February, has been postponed to a later date.

The Agencies' Gazette
Foreign interference in France, Russia's 201st base in Tajikistan, Beijing snubs Marseille

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

France A draft bill to combat foreign interference

Russia/Tajikistan Moscow honours its favourite military historian in Dushanbe

France/China Beijing snubs Marseille's Euromaritime Festival

The small Bulgarian broker tied to Putin's inner circle and a $1bn bank fraud

Intercapital Markets has come under scrutiny from Polish and Bulgarian authorities over its business activities.

Russian military intelligence notes Hungary's munition ambition

The GU has flagged the emergence of a Hungarian munitions industry, fostered by German partnerships, as part of its analysis of NATO's military-industrial capabilities.

East European munitions factories back in sights of Russian military intelligence

The GU has provided the National Security Council with its analysis of NATO's ability to supply Kyiv with the munitions it needs. Foremost among the entities to be monitored and potentially sabotaged are factories in Central and Eastern Europe.

SBU suspects surveillance camera images are being leaked to Russia

Ukraine's domestic intelligence agency fears Moscow may be using a private camera surveillance network to carry out targeting operations.

The Agencies' Gazette
CIA veteran, Lithuanian borders, counter-espionage in Bishkek, Paris, New Delhi and the Guoanbu, upgrades in Warsaw

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

United StatesCIA Europe veteran opens own consultancy

Lithuania/BelarusVilnius upgrades border surveillance system to counter destabilisation tactics

KyrgyzstanMilitary counter-espionage used to fight misappropriation

France/IndiaBeijing's Guoanbu concerned about growing relations

PolandMilitary intelligence gives input on army upgrades

Ukraine's new UJ-25 jammer drones clear way for retaliatory strikes against Russia

Ukrainian military intelligence has developed a new type of drone in underground workshops in Kyiv that can jam Russian air defence radars and electronic warfare systems protecting sensitive infrastructure.

Republican Foundation for Defense of Democracies lobbies for more aggressive US approach on China, Iran and Russia

FDD Action, which is affiliated with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank, advocated on dozens of defence and intelligence bills last year, its recent lobby disclosure filing shows. Not all of FDD Action's chief priorities - support Ukraine, counter Russia - entirely align with those of the Trump campaign.

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A Russian fixer's epic journey from post-Soviet Russia to a $1bn Moldovan investigation

Mark Garber, who for decades has worked for oligarchs in the shadows, has now been connected to firms suspected of laundering money in Moldova.

The Agencies' Gazette
Harris leaves NCA, Belarusian bonds, MIT's loss, Chinese narrative in France, DGSE book launch

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

United KingdomConsultant Toby Harris steps away from NCA

Russia/BelarusInfowar on Belarusian bonds

Turkey/United StatesLong-standing MIT-CIA go-between dies

France/ChinaChinese TV seeks guests unopposed to Xi's official visit to Paris

FranceBook of DGSE officer interviews set to hit the shelves

More electronic warfare specialists join Russia's military-industrial commission

Electronic warfare industry experts have recently joined the board of Russia's powerful military-industrial commission, as the Kremlin seeks to harmonise production by the sector's leading companies.

Safe from sanctions, part 1: 'Patriotic' Russian MP Anikeyev stashes his millions in Dubai

Russia's richest MP is a self-proclaimed patriot under Western sanctions who has quietly invested his fortune in Dubai real estate with the help of both his wife and ex-wife.