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UNITED STATES IRAQ 05/10/2022

USSOCOM still in Q-West base two years after official withdrawal

Although Washington had announced its complete withdrawal from the Q-West military base, US special forces are still there, with a mission to train the Golden Division, an elite unit of the Iraqi counter-terrorism service. [...]

POLAND 05/10/2022

The Polish politician pushing for a greater intelligence services budget

Polish MP Waldemar Andzel. © Leszek Szymanski/EPA/MaxPPP

CHINA FRANCE 04/10/2022

Paris sets foot back in Wuhan, puts past behind it

With Beijing now back in favour with French diplomats and spies, Paris has taken particular care over the appointment of its new consul in Wuhan, birthplace of Covid-19 and site of the P4 high-security laboratory backed by France. [...]

CHINA EUROPE RUSSIA TURKEY 04/10/2022

Xi prepares diplomatic push to preserve "neutral" stance on Russia

Chinese President Xi Jinping. © Sergei Bobylev/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool/Epa/MaxPPP

UNITED STATES 04/10/2022

Counterintelligence, poor relation of US intelligence community, in Senate spotlight

A recent senate report claims US counterintelligence is not up to dealing with China and other threats. The main counterintelligence agency has been without a permanent chief for the past year. [...]

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FRANCE 03/10/2022

DGSE, French DNI, Personal Chief of Staff: Macron set to fill three top national security jobs

Former National Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Laurent Nuñez and French President Emmanuel Macron. © Sébastien Muylaert/MaxPPP

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CHINA 03/10/2022

Xi's latest purge confirms his absolute grip on public security

Only weeks before the Chinese Communist Party congress, China's president has evicted the last remaining security officials from the public security ministry, the Gonganbu, close to former president Jiang Zemin. [...]

GERMANY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ISRAEL ITALY RUSSIA UKRAINE 03/10/2022

The Intelligence Gazette: Russia's mobilisation, Shin Bet in Dubai, Belloni, Kyiv presses Berlin

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online reports on developments great and small in the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Dubai, Moscow, Rome and Berlin. [...]

CHINA RUSSIA UKRAINE 03/10/2022

Beijing intervenes again in response to Moscow's nuclear threat

Discussions within the Russian high command indicate that Moscow is preparing for an operational, rather than political, use of the nuclear threat in Ukraine. Behind the scenes in Beijing, there is support for the Kremlin's aggressive rhetoric, but not for the execution plans. [...]

Spy Way Of Life ITALY 30/09/2022

Piazza di Pietra: a charming square steeped in secrets

Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens where they meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online visits Piazza di Pietra, an elegant square in Rome where master spies like to stroll and eat, sharing secrets along the way. [...]

Piazza di Pietra, in the heart of the Colonna district in Rome.

UNITED KINGDOM 30/09/2022

British intelligence tries to become Warren Buffet-style tech investor

As it gradually gets up to speed, Britain's National Security Strategic Investment Fund is investing, sometimes publicly, sometimes secretly, in sectors that can serve British foreign policy, Ukraine included. [...]

Spymaster AUSTRIA 30/09/2022

Allies remain wary of Omar Haijawi-Pirchner's reformed intelligence service

Vienna is still known as the "city of spies", despite the Austrian authorities' attempt to completely overhaul the country's intelligence service, which is headed by Omar Haijawi-Pirchner. The service has long been associated with counter-espionage operations against the Russian services, and its European and American counterparts remain unconvinced by its efforts to reform. [...]

Omar Haijawi-Pirchner, Director of the DSN.

IRAN ISRAEL 29/09/2022

Under new bosses Aman and Mossad still disagree over Iran nuclear deal

While an Iran nuclear deal seems some way off once again, Israel's intelligence community is divided again over the benefits of successful negotiations. [...]

KAZAKHSTAN KYRGYZSTAN UNITED KINGDOM 29/09/2022

Central Asian intelligence services take a first step towards their British counterparts

Although they are being careful to maintain their relations with their Russian counterparts, the Kazakh and Kyrgyz intelligence services are widening their contact network. [...]

UKRAINE 28/09/2022

Kyiv plans tighter administrative control in Russian-controlled territories

Capitalising on what it presents as major successes, Ukraine is making the most of strong public support to plan the next counteroffensive over the coming weeks. Kyiv has drawn up a new plan giving more powers to local administrators as the territories are clawed back. [...]

RUSSIA VATICAN SAN MARINO 27/09/2022

War in Ukraine: San Marino offers to be Vatican's diplomatic pedestal

Two consultants, one French, the other Russian, are working to shape and then promote Pope Francis's mediation efforts with Moscow and Kyiv. They would like to see the microstate of San Marino play host to future talks. [...]

UNITED STATES PAKISTAN 27/09/2022

ISI and CIA cooperate again under Pakistani army chief of staff Qamar Javed Bajwa

The CIA and Pakistan's ISI have buried the hatchet and started cooperating again, under the auspices of Pakistan's armed forces chief, after tough negotiations between William Burns and Faiz Hamid. [...]

Qamar Javed Bajwa, Pakistan's army chief of staff.

RUSSIA BELARUS 27/09/2022

Is Belarus about to go to war with Ukraine?

Since the announcement of a partial mobilisation in Russia and the possible transformation of the "special military operation" in Ukraine into an official war, all parties are evaluating the risk of direct involvement of Belarusian troops in the hostilities. [...]

UNITED STATES 26/09/2022

Departement of State's intelligence bureau increases OSINT use to support US diplomacy

The Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research is investing in open source intelligence tools to help the Biden administration's new intelligence declassification and publication strategy. [...]

GERMANY CHINA UNITED STATES FRANCE IRAQ EUROPEAN UNION 26/09/2022

The Intelligence Gazette: Russia's mobilisation, PUK ends internal feud, EU's foresight hub, France's cyber security plan at UN, defence attachés' battles in Indo-Pacific region

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GOVERNMENT INTELLIGENCE

USSOCOM still in Q-West base two years after official withdrawal

The Polish politician pushing for a greater intelligence services budget

Paris sets foot back in Wuhan, puts past behind it

Xi prepares diplomatic push to preserve "neutral" stance on Russia

Counterintelligence, poor relation of US intelligence community, in Senate spotlight

DGSE, French DNI, Personal Chief of Staff: Macron set to fill three top national security jobs

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Beijing intervenes again in response to Moscow's nuclear threat

Piazza di Pietra: a charming square steeped in secrets

British intelligence tries to become Warren Buffet-style tech investor

Allies remain wary of Omar Haijawi-Pirchner's reformed intelligence service

Under new bosses Aman and Mossad still disagree over Iran nuclear deal

Central Asian intelligence services take a first step towards their British counterparts

Kyiv plans tighter administrative control in Russian-controlled territories

War in Ukraine: San Marino offers to be Vatican's diplomatic pedestal

ISI and CIA cooperate again under Pakistani army chief of staff Qamar Javed Bajwa

Is Belarus about to go to war with Ukraine?

Departement of State's intelligence bureau increases OSINT use to support US diplomacy

The Intelligence Gazette: Russia's mobilisation, PUK ends internal feud, EU's foresight hub, France's cyber security plan at UN, defence attachés' battles in Indo-Pacific region

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