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UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM 18/05/2022

Crackdown on golden visa schemes takes toll on sector intelligence providers

BELGIUM UNITED STATES ISRAEL EUROPEAN UNION 18/05/2022

Belgian army benchmarks anti-drone systems before launching procurement

The Belgian military, which is currently preparing to issue a call for tenders for anti-drone systems, has been meeting the main providers of the anti-drone market. [...]

CHINA UNITED STATES EAST EUROPE RUSSIA 18/05/2022

Washington seeks to prevent Russian power grab at International Telecommunication Union

Both major parties in the House of Representatives recently joined forces to pass a law calling on the State Department to actively back "pro-democracy" candidates for the leadership of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). So as to counter Rashid Ismailov, a Russian former minister who has also worked for Huawei. [...]

RUSSIA UNITED KINGDOM 18/05/2022

Russian Alfa Group's investment arm A1 still going strong as litigation funder in London

The entity that helps Russia's Deposit Insurance Agency fight its legal battles, A1, is still helping it hunt for assets. The UK sanctions on its leaders, including founder Mikhail Fridman, do not seem to have hindered its work in London. [...]

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UKRAINE 17/05/2022

Kyiv rushes to scoop up used Russian jets

EUROPE RUSSIA 17/05/2022

Sweden rushes to develop electronic warfare systems in the Baltic Sea

Under increasing pressure from Russia, the Swedish army is focusing on strengthening its naval electronic warfare capabilities. [...]

AZERBAIJAN GEORGIA RUSSIA 17/05/2022

FSB keeps close watch on Caucasian borders

The FSB's border patrol is hard at work in the highly volatile Caucasus region, along Russian borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The number of control sites is growing and growing. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA FRANCE 17/05/2022

French consultants devising new avenue for business diplomacy with Riyadh

Negotiations on major contracts between Paris and Riyadh are at a standstill but a new network is gradually being set up, particularly in the naval field. [...]

RUSSIA 16/05/2022

Operation new recruits: Russian intelligence targets conscripts and students

The increased human resource needs of the intelligence services has lead them to expand their pool of candidates to include those from the army and universities. These drives are being supported by the adoption of new legislative measures by the Duma. [...]

CHINA GREECE 16/05/2022

Despite US pressure, China maintains its grasp on Piraeus port

Following the Greek Council of State's decision that blocked the port of Piraeus's expansion project, which had been entrusted to the giant Cosco for €4.3bn, China has secured the support of the conservative majority to maintain its presence in the country. [...]

The container terminal at the Port of Piraeus, Athens. © Liu Yongqiu/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

UNITED STATES FRANCE JORDAN UZBEKISTAN UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM 16/05/2022

Intelligence Gazette: Abdullah II in Washington, GCHQ, US shipments to Kyiv, Uzbek border guards, Poupard and DGA

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from Amman to London via Washington, Paris, Tashkent and Kyiv. [...]

CHINA LITHUANIA RUSSIA 16/05/2022

Under pressure from Moscow and Beijing, Lithuania intelligence service attempts to move past internal conflicts

Lithuania's civil intelligence service, the VSD, is at the front line of Russian, and to a lesser extent, Chinese attentions. Although a recent report indicates the service has undergone a thorough reform, it remains prey to internecine feuds linked to the growing politicisation of intelligence. [...]

FRANCE 16/05/2022

The sensitive question of intelligence gathering by French defence attachés

Defence attachés, who are sent by the French armed forces ministry to France's embassies, are rarely instructed to carry out intelligence missions, particularly in allied countries offering strong cooperation or export potential. This does not, however, prevent these military diplomats from making use of their intelligence backgrounds or opting to carry out some intelligence work all the same. [...]

ARMENIA RUSSIA 13/05/2022

Russia's FSB tightens its grip in Armenia

After its invason of Ukraine, European governments are nervous about Moscow stirring separatist tensions in other countries, such as Moldova. But the Caucasus remains the sensitive spot, with Russia strengthening its ties with Armenia's intelligence services. [...]

UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM 13/05/2022

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice: Raedas, Veracity

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week we go to London and New York. [...]

Spymaster FINLAND 13/05/2022

Rear Admiral Juha Vauhkonen leads Finland's exit from military neutrality

Helsinki can count on Juha Vauhkonen's experience and expertise while working on its NATO candidacy. The head of military intelligence is well-versed in the workings of the Atlantic alliance, with which he has long represented his country. [...]

Juha Vauhkonen, Director of the TIEDOS EP. © HQ Multinational Corps Northeast/Twitter

Spy Way Of Life SWITZERLAND 13/05/2022

The Moosegg Hotel, the Alpine retreat where private investigators meet up with their Gulf paymasters

Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens, where they meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online explores the Moosegg Hotel in the Swiss Alps, where, one evening in December 2019, Israeli spies, British investigators and the representatives of a Gulf emir, gathered for a confidential meeting with a few bottles of fine wine. [...]

The Moosegg Hotel, hidden in the Alps. © moosegg.ch

CENTRAL ASIA UNITED STATES RUSSIA 13/05/2022

Russian banks negotiate with US treasury's OFAC to secure presence in Central Asia

Hit directly or indirectly by US sanctions, Russian banks are negotiating with the US treasury to be able to continue operating in Central Asia. [...]

UNITED STATES EUROPE MOLDOVA 12/05/2022

West increases aid to boost Chisinau's cyber defence capacities

Since the unrest in Transnistria at the end of April, the media and international community have kept an eye on Moldova. Intelligence agencies in the country are worried about their cyber capacities, despite a boost from Chisinau's Israeli and Western allies, which has increased in recent weeks. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 12/05/2022

Interrupt Labs takes ex-NCA chief Keith Bristow on vulnerabilities hunt

Tucked into the security portfolio of private equity investor Heligan Group, whose senior team includes former National Crime Agency director Keith Bristow, is the up-and-coming British zero-day vulnerability research firm Interrupt Labs. [...]

The former head of the National Crime Agency (NCA), Keith Bristow. © CCLsolutions

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ALL ARTICLES - EUROPE

Crackdown on golden visa schemes takes toll on sector intelligence providers

Belgian army benchmarks anti-drone systems before launching procurement

Washington seeks to prevent Russian power grab at International Telecommunication Union

Russian Alfa Group's investment arm A1 still going strong as litigation funder in London

Kyiv rushes to scoop up used Russian jets

Sweden rushes to develop electronic warfare systems in the Baltic Sea

FSB keeps close watch on Caucasian borders

French consultants devising new avenue for business diplomacy with Riyadh

Operation new recruits: Russian intelligence targets conscripts and students

Despite US pressure, China maintains its grasp on Piraeus port

Intelligence Gazette: Abdullah II in Washington, GCHQ, US shipments to Kyiv, Uzbek border guards, Poupard and DGA

Under pressure from Moscow and Beijing, Lithuania intelligence service attempts to move past internal conflicts

The sensitive question of intelligence gathering by French defence attachés

Russia's FSB tightens its grip in Armenia

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice: Raedas, Veracity

Rear Admiral Juha Vauhkonen leads Finland's exit from military neutrality

The Moosegg Hotel, the Alpine retreat where private investigators meet up with their Gulf paymasters

Russian banks negotiate with US treasury's OFAC to secure presence in Central Asia

West increases aid to boost Chisinau's cyber defence capacities

Interrupt Labs takes ex-NCA chief Keith Bristow on vulnerabilities hunt

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