Russia
Dmitri Medvedev appointed guardian of Russian technological sovereignty

The Agencies' Gazette
Sideswipe in French Senate, high representative for Tibet, Russian security council

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceIntelligence watchdog takes swipe at former spy chief

Europe/TibetThe battle for a high representative

RussiaInformation security expert climbs another rung at security council

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
Kremlin puts its think tank in media spotlight

The Russian Institute of Strategic Research, headed by former external intelligence chief Mikhail Fradkov, is under orders to raise its media profile.

Russia
The man who spearheads Russia's new IT patriotism

Between the commercial IT world and Moscow's power circles, civil society personality Ilya Massukh makes key contributions to the survival of Russia's sanctioned economy and regime.

The Agencies' Gazette
Cairo shifts view on Syria, DGSE on Order of Liberation board, drones for Portuguese military, ex-FSO to Russian Security Council, CIA moles

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 hone in on Cairo, Moscow, Lisbon and Paris.

Egypt/Syria Cairo shifts position on Syria's return to Arab League

Portugal Military intelligence eyes US drones

Russia Yet another ex-FSO officer joins Security Council

France DGSE wants seat on Order of the Liberation board

United States Baer vs Redmond, score settling between former CIA officers over a book

Russia
Ruselectronics at centre of Russian Safe City monitoring programme

Border surveillance, which has returned to the top of the list of critical projects carried out by the Rostec arms conglomerate, is mobilising all the know-how of its subsidiary Ruselectronics. Moscow has decided to move up a gear in the Safe City programme.

Russia
Before shakeups, Kremlin hawks engage in power game with siloviki

Former president Dmitry Medvedev as well as Viasheslav Volodin and Andrei Turchak are hoping to profit from the war in Ukraine and the confrontation with the West to climb the ladder in the Russian regime.

Russia
Russian investors await Western asset nationalisation wave

As the Russian parliament prepares the legal framework for nationalising foreign-held assets in Russia, the regulatory authorities are also taking steps to bring critical industries back under the Kremlin's control.

Russia
Russia's spatial imagery suppliers keep low profile in war on Ukraine

Russian GEOINT giant ScanEx, which covers the whole of the CIS, is determinedly staying below the radar while Russia's war on Ukraine rages on. The company also has crucial assets for foreign GEOINT suppliers.

Armenia, Russia
Russia's FSB tightens its grip in Armenia

After its invason of Ukraine, European governments are nervous about Moscow stirring separatist tensions in other countries, such as Moldova. But the Caucasus remains the sensitive spot, with Russia strengthening its ties with Armenia's intelligence services.

Spotlight | Russia, Ukraine, United States
Kyiv and Washington coordinate future sanctions against Moscow

A group of senior officials, lobbyists, academics, activists, investigators and communications experts are drawing up lists of potential targets for US sanctions against Russia, as well as promoting new international political reprisals.