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GOVERNMENT INTELLIGENCE

RUSSIA 01/12/2022

Private sector reaches out to Russia's future cryptography centre

The new national cryptography centre planned for 2024 is now to be finished before the end of the year. To meet the altered deadline, the intelligence services have stepped in and are calling on their go-to providers. [...]

CANADA CHINA 30/11/2022

CSIS under fire from Canadian parliament after stand-off between Trudeau and Xi Jinping

As relations between the two countries become increasingly tense, the federal intelligence service has been ordered to account for its efforts to counter supposed Chinese interference in Canadian affairs. [...]

CENTRAL ASIA RUSSIA 30/11/2022

Despite change at the top, sparring continues at CSTO

Kazakhstan's Imangali Tasmagambetov, the next head of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Central Asia's answer to NATO, will struggle to improve the body's standing with some member states. [...]

BELARUS RUSSIA UKRAINE 29/11/2022

Moscow plans to hold Donbass with conscripts and prisoners

To make up for the extreme rawness of its recently mobilised recruits, Russia's military command has set up temporary training facilities near the front line and has taken steps to stem a growing tide of desertions. [...]

IRAQ 29/11/2022

PM Mohammed al-Sudani reinstates Falcon Cell leader

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. © Iraqi Government Press Office/Anadolu Agency via AFP

UKRAINE 29/11/2022

Zelensky expands his war task force

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. © Zuma Press/MaxPPP

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SpotlightCHECHNYA EUROPE UKRAINE 28/11/2022

Divided Chechen diaspora redoubles efforts to woo Kyiv

The Chechen opposition led by Akhmed Zakayev from London held a conference in Antwerp this weekend, where Ukrainian speakers and volunteer fighters were invited to discuss the future of the Russian republic, which they believe is closely linked to Ukraine. [...]

Members of the special OBON battalion of Chechen fighters who were supposed to join the regular Ukrainian army under contract.

CHINA UNITED STATES 28/11/2022

Pentagon encouraged to study Beijing's supply lines

In its annual report, the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission recommends the Defense Department to prepare for the fall-out from a conflict between China and Taiwan. [...]

CHINA FINLAND FRANCE IRAN SWEDEN SYRIA 28/11/2022

The Intelligence Gazette: new Iranian militia in Syria, Chinese retiree recall, Finnish border, Swedish NSA, ANSSI

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 hone in on Tehran and Zhengzhou, via Helsinki, Stockholm and Paris. [...]

RUSSIA 28/11/2022

Foreign ministry picks new Asia relations deputy

After weeks of rumours and whispers in the corridors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andrey Rudenko, we have learned, should shortly be in charge of handling Russia's relations with Asia. [...]

FRANCE RUSSIA 28/11/2022

France's Garriaud-Maylam travels bumpy road to NATO parliamentary assembly leadership

French right-wing Senator Joëlle Garriaud-Maylam has been elected to head the NATO parliamentary assembly this week, despite efforts to thwart her ambitions. [...]

Les Républicains senator Joëlle Garriaud-Maylam.

FRANCE 28/11/2022

Pascal Chauve poised to head French DGSI's technical department

In the latest cyber upheaval in the French intelligence community's technical world, Pascal Chauve, the head of the administrative interceptions service, is set to take the helm of the DGSI's technical department. [...]

IRAQ UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES 25/11/2022

The Kurdistan Children's Hospital brings together Barzanis, Aliyevs and oil interests

Allegations of corruption have been made in Iraq and the UK about a hospital project, but there has been no fallout for the Barzani family. [...]

OMAN UNITED STATES 25/11/2022

Washington turns to Oman to mediate in US hostage talks in Syria

The US and Oman are stepping up their bilateral cooperation, particularly in intelligence, and Washington is hoping that by the same token the sultanate can help obtain the release of US hostages in Syria. [...]

Spy Way Of Life AUSTRALIA 25/11/2022

Teddy Picker's, the lavish Canberra cafe serving all day "brekky" loved by Australian spies

Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens where they meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online pushes open Teddy Picker's door, a unique yet typical cafe in Canberra where Australian intelligence officers like to feast on tasty local fare with their sources. [...]

Spymaster HUNGARY 25/11/2022

Sandor Pinter, the immovable warden of Hungarian intelligence

While Victor Orban's chief of staff Antal Rogan has been extending his control of the country's intelligence, the true curator of the sector remains the long-serving interior minister and political heavyweight, Sandor Pinter. [...]

The Hungarian Minister of the Interior Sandor Pinter.

CHINA FRANCE UNITED STATES 24/11/2022

The Brady case: France sways between two Indo-Pacific strategies

Academic research on the Chinese Communist Party has been increasingly feeding into the West's view of China. Asian diplomats have been following the work of New Zealand researcher Anne-Marie Brady to help them understand France's position in the Indo-Pacific. [...]

RUSSIA 24/11/2022

Kremlin retakes control of the patriotic 'black' PR networks

Faced with economic and military difficulties, the Russian presidential administration is looking to tighten up its control over the information sphere. The effects have already been felt by media groups controlled by the powerful factions headed by the country's elite. [...]

FRANCE SYRIA TURKEY 23/11/2022

Between asset freezes and support, Paris displays contradictory stance over Kurds

Recent French sanctions against individuals suspected of financing the Kurdish Workers Party, or PKK, highlight incoherent foreign policy towards the Kurdish movement. [...]

AZERBAIJAN 23/11/2022

Baku's intelligence services keep watchful eye on Pasdaran in Nakhchivan enclave

With mutual accusations flying between Iran and Azerbaijan's intelligence services, Baku's security apparatus has swung into action. [...]

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Private sector reaches out to Russia's future cryptography centre

CSIS under fire from Canadian parliament after stand-off between Trudeau and Xi Jinping

Despite change at the top, sparring continues at CSTO

Moscow plans to hold Donbass with conscripts and prisoners

PM Mohammed al-Sudani reinstates Falcon Cell leader

Zelensky expands his war task force

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Pentagon encouraged to study Beijing's supply lines

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Foreign ministry picks new Asia relations deputy

France's Garriaud-Maylam travels bumpy road to NATO parliamentary assembly leadership

Pascal Chauve poised to head French DGSI's technical department

The Kurdistan Children's Hospital brings together Barzanis, Aliyevs and oil interests

Washington turns to Oman to mediate in US hostage talks in Syria

Teddy Picker's, the lavish Canberra cafe serving all day "brekky" loved by Australian spies

Sandor Pinter, the immovable warden of Hungarian intelligence

The Brady case: France sways between two Indo-Pacific strategies

Kremlin retakes control of the patriotic 'black' PR networks

Between asset freezes and support, Paris displays contradictory stance over Kurds

Baku's intelligence services keep watchful eye on Pasdaran in Nakhchivan enclave

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