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The Intelligence Gazette

23/01/2023

United Kingdom/United States: Britain buddies up with US Space Force
Uzbekistan: Senior officials investigated by State Security Service
Palestinian territories: Abbas's presumed successor falls from grace
Brussels: Kremlin opponents and separatist leaders gather at European Parliament
China: Xi changes reservist conscription system

The Potbelly sandwich shop is always busy during the very short lunch breaks of the 2000 or so New York FBI employees. © Indigo publications - 2023

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UNITED STATES 20/01/2023

Potbelly Sandwich Shop provides respite for overwrought agents at FBI's New York field office

SYRIA UNITED STATES 17/01/2023

USSOCOM keeps troops on ground despite Syria-Turkey talks

After letting its focus on Syria slip, the United States is now having to sit by and watch as the Assad regime continues to engage with Turkey. If the two neighbours do restore ties, this could pull the US back into the regional troubles and call into question the presence of US troops in northeast Syria. [...]

UNITED STATES 16/01/2023

All eyes in the House on intelligence as new committees created on China, and politicisation

The FBI and CIA have been targeted by the House of Representatives, now majority Republican, which just voted to create two select committees, one on the weaponisation of the federal government and the other, on military, financial and technological competition with China. [...]

Director of the CIA's Open Source Enterprise (OSE) Randy Nixon © @INSAlliance/Twitter

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UNITED STATES 13/01/2023

Randy Nixon roped in to get CIA up to speed on OSINT

UKRAINE UNITED STATES 11/01/2023

McCarthy's Speaker election spurs Kyiv lobbyists into action

Kevin McCarthy, speaker to the House of Representatives. © Ken Cedeno/UPI/MaxPPP

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SpotlightTAJIKISTAN UNITED STATES 05/01/2023

Outgoing Ambassador Pommersheim brought the US closer to Tajikistan's security apparatus

On 2 December, the American embassy in Dushanbe announced the departure of the US Ambassador to Tajikistan, John Pommersheim. Since his nomination in January 2019, he has worked closely with President Emomali Rahmon, who took power 28 years ago, to strengthen cooperation with the country's military and intelligence agency. [...]

US Ambassador Pommersheim (far left), at a meeting in Dushanbe between the head of the United States Central Command, General Michael Kurilla (third from left), and the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon (far right), in June 2022.

UNITED STATES 02/01/2023

CIA's Directorate of Operations feels left out

Reform at the CIA is not going all that well, particularly at the Directorate of Operations, feeling left out as the White House seems more interested in analytical intelligence. [...]

SpotlightFRANCE GERMANY ITALY LEBANON RUSSIA UKRAINE UNITED STATES VATICAN 30/12/2022

New Order of Malta leader Fra' John Dunlap inherits tradition of secret diplomacy

The Order of Malta is devoted to humanitarian missions but has also long served as a handy screen for discreet diplomacy and influence. Its new leader, Fra' John Dunlap, now finds himself walking a tightrope between providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine and nurturing ties with Russia's Orthodox Church, all under the Vatican's watchful eye. [...]

Canadian lawyer John Dunlap (right) has led the Order of Malta since June 2022. Here during his meeting with Pope Francis on June 23, at The Vatican.

Spy Way Of Life ASIA EUROPE MIDDLE EAST NORTH AMERICA 23/12/2022

Intelligence Online's spyware gift list for the holidays Free

Across the globe, after long months of hushed conversations and quiet meetings in secret hideaways, spies are working on their holiday shopping lists. This week, Intelligence Online looks into the Christmas-time tradecraft goodies on offer, from pop culture spy gear to big ticket items for the brave gift giver. [...]

The Intelligence Online editorial team's gift ideas.

UNITED STATES 21/12/2022

For aspiring CIA officers and geopolitical strategists, new university program named after George H.W. Bush wants to offer inside track

The School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University has a new competitor. Texas A&M University has launched a Washington campus offering a new Master of National Security and Intelligence degree from its Bush School of Government and Public Service. [...]

UNITED STATES 19/12/2022

US State Department ramps up its defence against biological threats

As part of the new national biodefence strategy, the US State Department is making adjustments to improve its response to global health risks, which are considered a national security issue. This largely involves increased use of the country's intelligence services. [...]

The Intelligence GazetteFRANCE IRAN MOLDOVA SYRIA UNITED STATES 19/12/2022

Hossam Louka in Riyadh, State Department's generosity to Chisinau, France's Zahra center

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

UKRAINE UNITED STATES 14/12/2022

Ukrainian parliamentary national security committee helped by Republican friends in Washington

Ukraine's national security defence and intelligence committee, central to the inner workings of the government, has solid links with Republican representatives in Congress, although contacts have dwindled in more recent times. [...]

CAMBODIA CHINA FRANCE UNITED STATES 13/12/2022

How Hun Sen and his clans plan to keep control of key ministries in 2023

Just as Cambodia has emerged as a major player in the China-US showdown in the Indo-Pacific, Prime Minister Hun Sen is preparing his succession, which will take place next year. In order to ensure a new government loyal to his son Hun Manet, he is banking on the various loyalties created over the years, in particular in the defence and interior ministries. [...]

Cambodian PM Hun Sen (left) and his son, Hun Manet.

UNITED STATES 05/12/2022

NSA-US Cyber Command likely to keep 'dual hat' leadership under Biden

A review into whether the NSA and the US Cyber Command, currently helmed by the same chief, should be separated, seems to point towards maintaining a status quo. The results of the audit into the matter point to a majority of stakeholders preferring this option. [...]

Spy Way Of Life UNITED STATES 02/12/2022

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United Kingdom/United States: Britain buddies up with US Space Force

Uzbekistan: Senior officials investigated by State Security Service

Palestinian territories: Abbas's presumed successor falls from grace

Brussels: Kremlin opponents and separatist leaders gather at European Parliament

China: Xi changes reservist conscription system

Potbelly Sandwich Shop provides respite for overwrought agents at FBI's New York field office

USSOCOM keeps troops on ground despite Syria-Turkey talks

All eyes in the House on intelligence as new committees created on China, and politicisation

Randy Nixon roped in to get CIA up to speed on OSINT

McCarthy's Speaker election spurs Kyiv lobbyists into action

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