Japan
Tokyo close to completing secret negotiations to join AUKUS alliance

The Intelligence Gazette
No visa waiver for AUKUS, intelligence journal, anti-terrorist cooperation in Kyiv, tax informants

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

BeijingNo visa-free travel to China for AUKUS members

FranceFirst journal on French intelligence makes its debut

UkraineKyiv structures its international anti-terrorist cooperation

FranceTax informants proving profitable

The Intelligence Gazette
No new AUKUS members, DGSE renovations, Beijing watching IDF, GIGN and RAID on France-Canada flights

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

United KingdomOpposition to AUKUS expansion over intelligence technologies

FranceFurther refurbishment for DGSE before relocation

China/IsraelBeijing eyes on Baladia City training centre

FranceArmed GIGN and RAID officers board France-Canada flights after 15 years of talks

Japan, United States
Behind the scenes of Japan's talks with US over NATO

Japan continues to redefine its strategy with regard to the regional security organisations that operate in Asia, while Joe Biden has definitively rejected any plans for Tokyo to join the transatlantic alliance.

Spotlight | China, France, Japan, Singapore, United States
All eyes on DGSE's move into Indo-Pacific

The former head of French external intelligence agency, the DGSE, is opening an office in Singapore to help it expand its presence in the region. China is keeping a close watch, as are France's European and US allies.

China
Xi instructs media to increase coverage of France, South Korea and Pakistan

The Chinese president has been working closely with his propaganda unit to use the media to draw attention to those countries with which China would like to renew contact. He has three specific leaders in mind: Emmanuel Macron, Yoon Suk-yeol and Shehbaz Sharif.

India, Japan, South Korea
Prospect of NATO presence in Indo-Pacific region creates havoc in the Quad

Japan and South Korea believe that a NATO presence in the East would help counterbalance the influence of China and strengthen the credibility of the US's commitments in the region. India is against the idea, however, fearing that it could escalate the risk of military conflict.