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The Agencies' Gazette
Kovalchuk clan in Kremlin, INIS fights corruption, Washington in Riyadh, Beijing and its reservists, China's model ambassador in Paris

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from Moscow to Baghdad, via Washington, Riyadh and Beijing.

RussiaKovalchuk clan adds another link to Kremlin spymasters

IraqINIS helps with Sudani's crackdown on corruption

United States/Saudi ArabiaWashington calls for greater intelligence sharing with Gulf Cooperation Council

ChinaBeijing relies on reserves to expand PLA

ChinaLu Shaye, ambassador in Paris, in Beijing's good graces

Lukashenko takes care to keep Russophile strongman Karpenkov onside

The regime's creation of a commission supposedly to facilitate the return of political exiles to Belarus is intended to send a message both to Washington and to Belarus's siloviki. The measure is largely symbolic, since powerful deputy internal affairs minister Nikolay Karpenkov is opposed to any attempt to appease the country's dissidents.

Kremlin-linked Kiriyenkos consolidate influence over cyber and big data markets

Anton Gerasimov's appointment as deputy head of the Ministry of Emergencies adds another link in the chain forming between the Ministry of Digitalisation and Rostelecom around presidential adviser Sergey Kiriyenko.

The Agencies' Gazette
Intelligence Academy seeks director, Abbas Ibrahim's mandate, Moscow's anti-drone battle, CIA's PCRB problem, Bulgarian intelligence

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week we look at Moscow, Washington, Paris, Sofia and Beirut.

France Intelligence Academy advertises for new director

Lebanon Berri joins push to extend Ibrahim's mandate

Russia Intelligence at forefront of fight against drones

United States CIA publication review process questioned

Bulgaria Internal security under scrutiny

Spotlight
Geneva think-tank uses private diplomacy to try to reconcile Moscow and Washington over the Arctic

Far North security experts have begun multilateral talks under the auspices of a Swiss think-tank. Participants from the United States, Russia and Norway are supposed to keep in touch with their respective security agencies, given that all official communication channels have been cut.

Kiriyenko clan close to Kremlin expands reach in business and politics

With Rostelecom's probable acquisition of oligarch Alisher Usmanov's Megafon, the powerful presidential adviser Sergey Kiriyenko and his son will further expand their hold on a market shaken up by sanctions. This also spells top roles for members of their close entourage.

Strategic disinformation over troops' movements in Belarus intensify on all sides

Belarusian troop movements and declarations from generals from Minsk to Kyiv are sowing confusion over Russia and Ukraine's actual intentions. When read from a certain angle, however, they also offer clues as to their respective strategic positions.

The Agencies' Gazette
Mossad attack on Iran, War economy discussed at French National Assembly, Rondot gets a biography, Russian mobilisation, Nippon Foundation head meets the Pope, Russian security council reshuffled

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we visit Tehran, Paris, Rome and Moscow.

Israel/IranMossad satisfied by latest operation against Iran

FranceNational Assembly studies defence group financing

FranceIntelligence veteran Rondot gets a biography

RussiaMobilisation and conscription continue to split the elites

Japan/VaticanNippon Foundation president meets Pope Francis

RussiaNikolai Patrushev's inner circle remodelled

Sergey Plugotarenko, a key link between the Kremlin and Russian digital industry leaders

The government's determination to speed up Russia's drive for digital self-sufficiency has led to a series of deals being struck between the state and the industry's leading players. The man orchestrating this process is the digital sector's new rising star, Sergey Plugotarenko.

The Tech Telegraph
Andrei Masalovitch returns to Naypyidaw, Argon ST wins US Navy SIGINT sensors contract, Victor Yeo joins G42, Moscow tightens up its cyber security controls

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

NaypyidawAndrei Masalovich resumes his charm offensive in Myanmar

FairfaxArgon ST lands US Navy contract for multi-intelligence sensors

Abu DhabiG42 recruits Singapore's Victor Yeo

MoscowThe FSTEK tightens up cyber security controls

Financial incentives and social perks aplenty to attract new Russian intelligence talent

A series of measures has been taken since the start of the year in Russia in response to the country's military and intelligence human resource needs. The plan is to hire more broadly and improve the attractiveness of jobs in the security apparatus.

The Agencies' Gazette
Russian defectors, Netanyahu takes Shin Bet head to Amman, US spy integration procedures reviewed

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Oslo, Amman, Washington and Moscow.

Norway/France/Russia Russian defector's story challenged

Israel/Jordan Shin Bet director joins Netanyahu on reassurance mission in Amman

United States Intelligence services revise their integration procedures

United States Congress scrutinises DIA's HR management

Moscow's asset recovery against ex-bankers moves forward in New York

A New York court ordered discovery has taken the Russian Central Bank a step further along in its efforts to recover stolen assets and obtain damages from ex-owners of Russian private banks, most of them currently living abroad.

Russia accelerates use of Belarus as rear training base

The recent troop movements on Ukraine's northern border illustrate Russia's use of Belarus as a training ground for its new recruits, and its aims to influence how the Belarusian command trains its own personnel.