Talabani family feud, US cyberguard, Russian nuclear comms, DGSE's secret stash, Tracfin-PNF cooperation, China's vision

French intelligence services and financial prosecutors increase ties 

Discussions between intelligence services and prosecutors probing financial crimes used to be carried out on an informal basis - but now they are intensifying, with an increasing focus on security risks raised by outsourcing anti-corruption work.

Russia ramps up strategic disinformation campaign north of Ukraine 

To divert Kyiv's attentions away from the main theatres of war in Ukraine's east and south, Russian intelligence services and private military companies are conducting a growing number of manoeuvres in Belarus. Information about these operations is being carefully 'leaked'.

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.

• RUSSIA - Mobilisation a pretext for settling scores between siloviki and opponents.

• IRAQ - The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan puts end to internal feud.
  

• EUROPEAN UNION - EEAS seeks private sector contractor for future strategic foresight hub.
  

• FRANCE/GERMANY/UNITED STATES - Macron tries to revive cyber action programme at UN.
  

• UNITED STATES/CHINA - Battle of defence attachés in Indo-Pacific region.
  

A Cyber National Guard 

The Democrat senator Ron Wyden, who has drafted a number of bills concerning cyber security, is promoting an amendment that