The Agencies' Gazette
GCHQ's cyber academy, Kochavi in Manama, Li Keqiang's succession, DGSI training

Bahrain
Abraham Accords upshot National Cyber Security Centre struggles to assert position

Bahrain's dual cyber institutions are muddling the NCSC's attempts to become an integral part of the regional security architecture. Launched in 2020, the government body is still competing with the Information and eGovernment Authority which is both a cybersecurity guarantor and financial regulator for the kingdom intent on curbing spending.

China
Xi Jinping chooses the CCP's future leadership team

After winning backing in October for his plans to govern China until 2037, Xi Jinping has begun preparing a new generation of leaders to take up key positions in the Chinese Communist Party. This is a way of assuring himself of their loyalty.

China, Uruguay
With free trade talks under way, Huawei prepares its commercial offensive

Beijing is closely associating negotiations over a free trade agreement with Uruguay with market opportunities for the telecommunications behemoth.

The Agencies' Gazette
Domenach at the CNRLT, Mossad in Manama, Romanian cyber

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets of news, big and small, from the global intelligence community. This week we head to Tel Aviv, Paris and Bucharest.

Israel/BahrainFirst class of Manama spies complete course with Israeli intelligence.

FranceMuriel Domenach tipped to become new anti-terrorism intelligence boss.

RomaniaBucharest urgently looking for recruits for new cybersecurity directorate.

The Agencies' Gazette
Israeli anti-missile system, Turkish-Kazakh cooperation, Macron decorates special forces

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.

Israel/GulfRiyadh, Abu Dhabi and Manama eye Tel Aviv's anti-missile shield

Turkey/KazakhstanKazakh and Turkish military intelligence services strengthen rapprochement

FrancePresident Emmanuel Macron and Special Forces' love-in continues

Bahrain, Qatar
Qatar and Bahrain still squabbling despite end to blockade

Territorial disputes, dynastic tensions and property seizures are clear signs that Doha and Manama's relations are still far from harmonious despite the lifting of the regional blockade on Qatar. The latter, which has not reconciled with Israel, is also vexed that Bahrain's alliance with the Jewish state appears to be growing ever stronger.

Israel
Israel and new Gulf allies consider setting up common security structure

Faced with an increasing number of drone attacks organised by Iran, Israel and the Gulf countries are planning to set up a new defence structure, the details of which have still to be defined.

Israel, Palestine, Qatar
Ramallah's banking moguls turn backs on Qatari funds for fear of sanctions

After being called on Israel to rethink its mechanism for transfer donor money to the Gaza Strip, Qatar first thought of using Palestinian banks, but the directors of these refused to avoid potential reprisals from Israel.

France
Five years after intelligence recruitment drive in wake of Paris terror attacks, staffing issues persist

Intelligence services' human resources departments are struggling to retain and integrate large numbers of contractual staff hired in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks.

China
Xi's securocrats settle in

Xi Jinping's National Security Commission or Zhongguo Guojia Anquan Weiyuanhui, is beginning to take shape. The secretary of the body [...]

China
The Two Faces of Chinese Telecoms Giant

The links that Huawei Technologies has forged with Chinese intelligence prevent the group from expanding on international markets.