Russia, Saudi Arabia
Behind the scenes of the hesitant strengthening of Russian-Saudi security relations

The Intelligence Gazette
SVR, DNI, GKNB, Corinte, Paris and Chinese Intelligence

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

RussiaKremlin explores new foreign policy concept

United StatesSenator Scott Young enlists DNI communications director.

FranceFrench senators point to weak representation in international organisations.

KyrgyzstanBishkek's former spymaster to head embassy in Ukraine

FranceParis wants to join international scene of Chinese intelligence analysis

Russia, Saudi Arabia
Yankovets hired to nurture Russian-Saudi defence cooperation

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov's recent visit to Riyadh comes as Moscow retools its commercial apparatus in the Saudi Arabian capital.

Russia
SVR commandos equip themselves for Syria

According to our sources, military unit 28178, one of the covers of the SVR, Russia's external intelligence service, has recently [...]

Russia, United States
White house represented at Patrushev's bash

As Alexandre Venediktov, the assistant to Russia's National Security Chief [...]

Saudi Arabia
With Pakistan's help, Riyadh takes step towards nuclear capability

Saudi Arabia is playing Pakistan and China off against one another in the development of its nuclear industry.

Russia, United States
Sergey Naryshkin keen to patch things up with CIA

In a rare public address at a meeting of Commonwealth [...]

Armenia, Israel
Yerevan woos Tel-Aviv in security field

After years of chilly relations, Armenia is trying to get on better military and intelligence terms with Israel, which to date has always favoured its strategic relationship with Azerbaijan.

Syria
Fifth Brigade, Moscow's eye on Syria

Present in some of the most strategic sites of the next stage of the conflict, the Syrian Army's 5th Brigade [...]

Iran, Israel, Russia
Kremlin braces for stand-off with Tehran over Syria

In his recent meeting with Bashar Al Assad in Sochi, Vladimir Putin made himself clear regarding Iranian troops deployed in Syria.