Spotlight, Spy Way of Life | Azerbaijan, Georgia, United Kingdom
The Baku and Tbilisi spymaster connections of London café Catalyst

Azerbaijan, France
Technip Energies wins contracts in Baku under the Italian flag

Hiring French energy industry services companies is not a good look for Baku in light of the diplomatic tensions between France and Azerbaijan. But its calmer relations with Italy, a fervent support of trans-Adriatic gas projects, offers a handy alternative for some projects to go ahead.

Azerbaijan, France
France's DGSE caught off guard by Azerbaijani disinformation campaign

Paris has been surprised by the destabilisation operations carried out since last year by Azerbaijan. France's external intelligence service has nevertheless managed to identify the agents carrying out these operations for President Ilham Aliyev's regime.

The Agencies' Gazette
Georgian protection service promoted, Rosfinmonitoring active in the Donbass, post-Kadhimi clean-out continues in Iraq, DGSI right to consult medical records confirmed

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, Paris, Tblissi, Donetsk and Luhansk.

Georgiastate protection service moves up a rung.

Russia/UkrainePromsvyazbank moves into the Donbass under the eye of Russian financial intelligence.

IraqMohammed Shia Al Sudani's purge of the security services continues.

FranceIntelligence services' right to consult medical records from the public health system confirmed.

Spymaster | Azerbaijan
Spymaster Beyler Eyyubov, the Aliyev clan's steadfast protector

Azerbaijan's presidential family has been putting its trust in the intelligence chief for years. He first handled the personal security of Heydar Aliyev, and has continued to do the same for the late head of state's son and successor, Ilham Aliyev.