British intelligence revamps in face of extreme right-wing terrorism

UK parliament calls on MI6, MI5 and GCHQ to play role in preventing atrocities 

Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and with one eye on developments in the US, Britain's parliamentary International Development Select Committee is calling for the intelligence community to support the Foreign Office's new Office for Conflict, Stabilisation and Mediation (OCSM).

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• UNITED STATES/CHINA - Pressure mounts on Confucius institutes

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• GERMANY - Doubts over counter-terrorism, now counter-espionage

• FRANCE - New candidate for the CNRLT

UK Home Office reorganises intelligence to better monitor post-Brexit borders 

The Border Force and immigration intelligence services are to be merged into a single Home Office directorate, which will second some of its analysts to GCHQ.

Future lead on counter-disinformation CDU bolsters technical capabilities 

The UK's Counter Disinformation Unit, part of the DCMS, will soon be equipped with a digital platform using artificial intelligence. With the support of the private sector, it is set to become the leader in countering information offensives from foreign states.