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Russian intelligence has eyes and ears on military research

Russia
SVR's economic and industrial intelligence unit appoints new head

A deputy director of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service has been appointed economic and industrial intelligence chief at the Russian export control commission, amid a reshuffle at the very top of the agency.

Russia
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.

Israel, Russia
Andrey Davidovich, opening doors for cyber consultants from Tel Aviv to Moscow

Businessman Andrey Davidovich builds bridges between Israeli and Russian businesses in the sector. He is also in a position to fill the space left by Israeli cyber consultants in Myanmar to the benefit of their Russian counterparts.

Russia, United States
FSB contractor maintains links with US tech company

The FORS Group provides a way for Oracle technology to find its way into Russia.

The Agencies' Gazette
Vietnam's MPS, Qassem Al Araji in Tehran, France's new South East Asia diplomat, FSB

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every week, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from Hanoi to Paris, via Tehran and Moscow.

VietnamTo Lam wants to further condense public security hierarchy

Iraq/IranQassem Al Araji defuses Sulaymaniyah security issues before return to Tehran

France/Vietnam/RomaniaOlivier Brochet tipped to succeed ambassador Warnery in Hanoi

RussiaFSB's new technical director settles in

The Agencies' Gazette
FSO, ex-COS in Abu Dhabi, NATO and Taiwan, DNI in demand on drones

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 Paris, via Taipei and Washington.

RussiaFSO regulates military service

FranceFormer COS liaison chief ordered to return extra pay

TaiwanNATO slows down rapprochement with Taipei

United StatesAll drone policies point to the DNI

Russia
Russian intelligence mobilised to create framework for drone development

The Russian intelligence services are getting more closely involved in the development of drones, a key weapon in its war with Ukraine.

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

Russia
Russian intelligence community anxious about open source leaks

Alert to the risks of strategic intelligence leaks, the Russian government has changed the status of intelligence services so that they and their suppliers are not mentioned on public service portals.

Russia
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.

Russia
Security services tighten grip on Moscow's Higher School of Economics

The educational and research institution, reputed to be a bastion of independence since the 1990s, is coming under increased political control and the watchful eye of its vice-rector for security from the FSB.

Russia
Vladimir Selin: the FSB's man in charge of protecting state secrets

Vladimir Selin, head of the Federal Service for Technical and Export Control, also heads the inter-ministerial committee for the protection of state secrets, which is tightly controlled by the FSB. Its main purpose is to oversee the systems used to protect vital, strategic information.

Russia
Putin reaffirms trust in Alexander Linerts by keeping him on as head of GUSP

The man at the helm of Vladimir Putin's special programmes service, the GUSP, which handles any sensitive files not taken care of by the other services often with a focus on crisis management, has proven his worth to the Russian president.

Russia
FSB's technical department gains ground

The scientific and technical department of the FSB, Russia's internal [...]

Russia
Kremlin's intelligence services focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The Russian intelligence services are discreetly overseeing Moscow's machine-learning algorithm projects for 'public order' purposes.