Spotlight | Middle East, United States
Washington takes steps to encourage lasting security cooperation in Middle East

Middle East, United States
Washington counts on fledgling Negev Forum to drive Middle East security

Keen to see the establishment of a Middle East security organisation, the US is looking to the Negev Forum to fulfill that role, despite the scant progress it has made thus far.

The Intelligence Gazette
Kovalchuk clan in Kremlin, INIS fights corruption, Washington in Riyadh, Beijing and its reservists, China's model ambassador in Paris

Russia
Kovalchuk clan adds another link to Kremlin spymasters

Iraq
INIS helps with Sudani's crackdown on corruption

United States/Saudi Arabia
Washington calls for greater intelligence sharing with Gulf Cooperation Council

China
Beijing relies on reserves to expand PLA

China
Lu Shaye, ambassador in Paris, in Beijing's good graces

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.

Bahrain, Israel
Bahrain reorganises intelligence services to work closer with Israel

Bahrain is determined to beef up the technological capacities of its intelligence services and strengthen its cooperation with Israel, its Strategic Security Bureau now dealing directly with Israeli intelligence.