NATO seeks to consolidate position in Ukraine

France's joint operations command faces severe shake-up 

In the face of logistical and informational challenges and the new geopolitical landscape, the French joint defence staff is looking for ways to adjust and streamline its services. New moves could include dismantling the CPOIA and handing out part of its resources to other entities.

• CANADA/CHINA - CSIS at heart of tensions between Ottawa and Beijing

• RUSSIA - Telegram channel close to military intelligence is hiring

• UKRAINE/EUROPE - NATO boosts cooperation with security teams

• TAIWAN - CCP sees ex-police officer Hou Yu-ih as best shot at presidency
  

• IRAQ - Lahur Talabani throws spanner in election plans
  

NATO 2030 initiative's implications for Paris 

NATO's ambitions, in the event the war in Ukraine worsens, would impose some major changes on France's military logistics apparatus.

UK Tory consultants leverage networks to raise funds for Ukraine 

Consultants close to the British Conservative Party have launched a new initiative to strengthen the networking channels between London and Kyiv, thus adding fresh momentum to the UK's efforts to support Ukraine.

Ukrainian military cyber gets into shape for NATO outpost role 

Hastily put together with volunteers a few months before the start of the Russian invasion, Ukraine's cyber command is shaping up for its new role as part of NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE).

Inside Kyiv's lobbying push in Washington 

Since the start of the conflict, Ukraine's strategic ministries have been working to influence US decision-makers and bolster its information war effort. This is keeping a dense network of PR-savvy Ukrainians in DC and American defence experts very busy.

UE and US use tried and tested methods for security reform in Tbilisi 

After refusing Georgia the status of candidate for European Union membership, Brussels is pushing the country to relaunch major reform programmes. National security is an area that has come under particular criticism, both in defence and intelligence.

NATO rethinks its rapid reaction plans 

More than four months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, NATO's European command is working on a complete overhaul of the alliance's crisis and conflict rapid response.

The siloviki's three-part plan for Kaliningrad 

As tension between Moscow and the European Union escalates after Vilnius blocked shipments to the Russian exclave, Russian military strategists are weighing their options in terms of diplomacy, economic warfare, and military action.

• PALESTINE/ISRAEL/TURKEY: ANKARA AND TEL AVIV ARE TALKING AGAIN - to Hamas's dismay
  

• FRANCE - GPIS, Paris's social housing security service provider, collects intelligence for the police
  

• GEORGIA - NATO's ex-liaison officer in Kyiv takes up residence in Tbilisi
  

How to Share NATO Intelligence? 

It was no accident that the NATO's first Intelligence Fusion [...]