Kazakhstan
Samat Abish unscathed as Kazakhstan's disgraced intelligence chiefs face ongoing charges and convictions

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom
Private spies and cryptominers unite, part 3: online influence expert Highgate racks up Kazakh cases

After bringing in London-based corporate intelligence firm Raedas to investigate his ex-associates, a former partner in a cryptocurrency mining company is running a website to air his version of their dispute. Consulting firm Highgate set up the site.

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom
Private spies and cryptominers unite, part 2: the information war is on

In the wake of bitter legal battles waged between Kazakh mining magnates, businessmen who were once partners in a cryptomining firm are now waging their own information war against each other through dedicated websites. One has caught the attention of the British government.

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom
Private spies and cryptominers unite, part 1: Raedas vs FTX's former partners

In the wake of bitter legal battles between Kazakh mining magnates, a cryptocurrency mining firm's former partner called on the corporate intelligence firm Raedas to provide testimony to back his claim.

Kazakhstan
Rustam Jursunov, defending entrepreneurs from proposed asset hunt legislation

As well as working to protect the interests of entrepreneurs, Rustam Jursunov is serving as a go-between for proposed legislation on ill-gotten assets and local business leaders, starting with energy magnate Timur Kulibayev.

Kazakhstan, United States
Washington lobbyists plead Kazakh protesters' cause in US

Trials in connection with last year's protests are in full swing in Kazakhstan. Supporters of some key figures, including Arman Dzhumageldiyev, known to be close to the country's intelligence service, the KNB, have hired Washington lobbyists to drum up support for their cause.

Kazakhstan, United States
Kazakh opposition turns to US courts to hasten asset recovery efforts

Kazakh political activists have trained their sights on companies registered in Nevada as part of a drive to speed up ill gotten asset recovery investigations.

Kazakhstan
Kazakh financial intelligence ups pace of asset recovery investigations

A year after the January 2022 protests, Kazakhstan's economic and financial intelligence services are under pressure to either conclude or communicate the preliminary findings of their investigations on ill-gotten assets.

The Agencies' Gazette
Sudani rallies his troops, counter-espionage in Tbilisi, the Intelligence College in Europe, investigation into Kazakh services

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Baghdad, Tbilisi, Paris and Astana.

IraqMohammed Shia al-Sudani rallies his troops after sackings.

GeorgiaIntelligence service hopes to boost counter-espionage.

FranceNews from the Intelligence College in Europe.

KazakhstanFormer KNB leaders targeted in parliament.

Kazakhstan, Turkey
Turkey construction magnates sponsor Kazakh-Turkish defence relationship

Kazakh President Tokayev, who is keen to acquire Turkish drones, is making use of business networks established by his predecessor's son-in-law. Turkish construction magnates have thus facilitated the renewal of partnerships between Turkish and Kazakh defence industrialists.

Kazakhstan
Kazakhtelecom symbolises Nazarbayev clan sleaze

The recent arrest of ex-president Nursultan Nazarbayev's nephew has put the spotlight on the former ruling family's hold over Kazakhstan's telecommunications sector.