China, Russia
State media moguls press for closer Chinese-Russian cooperation in information war

The Intelligence Gazette
PKK leaders, DGSI, SCO, DoS in Georgia, France-Ukraine

Iraq
PKK renews high command's mandate and reaffirms strategic priorities

France
DGSI's role in counterterrorism secured

Russia/China
Beijing counts on Russia to promote SCO

USA/Georgia
Washington confirms its commitment to Tbilisi

France/Ukraine
Florence Parly sticks to low estimate on Paris's Ukraine spending

China
Christoph Nedophil Wang, academic promoter of China's new silk roads

With their persuasive strategy of infrastructure and new tech partnerships, the government-run Belt and Road Initiative research centres in Beijing and Shanghai confirm China's growing interest in building its position in the Middle East.

Spotlight | China, Europe
China's Qualland Institution fishing for intelligence in EU

A Chinese centre presenting itself as an international business consultancy has recently been recruiting freelance strategic researchers in areas of interest to China, such as the Indo Pacific region, under the nose of European intelligence services.

The Intelligence Gazette
SVR, Tracfin, Romanian cyber, French prison intelligence

Russia
SVR awards artists' prize.

France
Tracfin places focus on transparency

US
Washington provides close cyber support to Romania

France
Prison intelligence struggling

Russia
NIIRK spymasters scrutinise Baltic and Central Asian countries via state media

NIIRK, the small scientific research centre made up of ex-KGB agents is making assessment of "communication flows" a central priority. It is examining these in the three Baltic countries and five Central Asian states where Moscow is trying to push its narratives using soft power tools, such as the Rossotrudnichestvo and state media outlets.

China, France
China pushes Xinjiang narrative in French regions

The Chinese embassy in France is selling Beijing's version of events in Xinjiang to local French organisations, including representatives of a Confucius Institute and a cycling event.

China
Cheng Guoping orchestrates security cooperation with Afghanistan

Beijing's top security diplomat Cheng Guoping, a former liaison officer for the Ministry of State Security in Moscow, is keeping a handle on potential terrorist threats along the country's border with Afghanistan.