Spymaster | Serbia
Aleksandar Vulin shuns media spotlight behind BIA walls

Russia
Moscow puts plans to deploy Serbian soldiers in Ukraine on hold

Following Intelligence Online's investigation, the Kremlin hurriedly deployed a PR counteroffensive and paused its operation to integrate Serbian soldiers in its army to fight in Ukraine. Belgrade, meanwhile, has made a diplomatic U-turn.

Russia
Moscow region hires Serbian private soldiers for imminent deployment to Ukraine

Intelligence Online has obtained details of a secret operation from Moscow in Belgrade to recruit nearly 500 Balkan nationals to fight in Ukraine.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Avisa's Washington split, LTL round 2, Schindler consulting, Rio Tinto vs. Serbian activists, Norges Bank investigators

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on the events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community, from Washington to Oslo via London and Belgrade.

WashingtonAvisa investigative branch's managing director goes solo

Jersey CityNew investigators for LTL round 2?

London/BerlinHans-Jakob Schindler, German intelligence officer turned consultant

London/BelgradeRio Tinto project in Serbia spurs activism

OsloNorges Bank nearing finish line in selecting investigators

Serbia
Rio Tinto is relying on its connections to get its way on Serbian lithium mining project

Mining giant Rio Tinto's Serbian subsidiary aims to push through its major lithium mining project in the country, despite its suspension by the government. It aims to use its long-standing political connections in Belgrade and Western capitals to get its way.

The Intelligence Gazette
CIA and Taliban, UK geospatial intel, Russian control centre in Ukraine, Serbian BIA

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets of news, big and small, from the global intelligence community. This week we hone in on Doha, Baghdad, London and Moscow.

United States/AfghanistanIslamabad and Doha aid CIA-Taliban meeting.

United KingdomIntelligence issues in British space strategy.

RussiaIntelligence services at heart of new Ukraine coordination council.

SerbiaVucic blends geopolitics with internal security.

Israel, Serbia, Sweden
East and West battle for Serbia's mass surveillance software market

The Serbian government is engaged in a delicate balancing act, as it tries to combine state-of-the-art Swedish and American software systems with its already installed Chinese biometric surveillance systems. It is looking for Western technical support and financing to help it do this.