The Agencies' Gazette
Rosfinmonitoring, DNI v Cosco, Russian base in Tajikistan

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

Afghanistan, Central Asia, Russia
Central Asian spymasters want to return Russia's focus to Afghanistan

Silovik chief Nikolai Patrushev is still taking part in discussion forums run by Central Asia's intelligence chiefs worried about the Taliban security risk. But with all their efforts focused on the war in Ukraine, Russia's armed forces have been forced to gradually disengage from that part of the world.

The Agencies' Gazette
SNRP, Kazakh security service, SGDSN, DNI report on Chinese ports

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from London to Paris via Nur-Sultan.

Kazakhstan Like the KNB, President Tokayev brings in allies to lead security service

France SGDSN sees value in serious games

United States DNI called again to report on Chinese-controlled ports

France Prison intelligence service gains access to training reserved for the intelligence community's inner circle

Tajikistan
Dushanbe aims to ensure that its allies do not forget Taliban threat

Encouraged by the exceptional mobilisation of troops by the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Kazakhstan, the Tajik president has made a point of calling attention to the threat posed by the Afghan Talibans to the south.

Russia
Next generation of Russian siloviki blocked by old guard

The Kremlin allowed its most powerful generals to stay on an extra 5 years beyond retirement age and is now looking to extend their careers even further on an ad hoc basis, dashing the prospects of younger officers.