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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. [...]

CHINA UNITED STATES 17/05/2022

Beijing plots next move in Chinese groups' US audits

While the US is convinced that it has put pressure on China by requesting more information on companies listed on its territory, the CCP is actually making the most of the ongoing talks to advance its new global economic strategy. [...]

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UNITED STATES IRAQ 16/05/2022

Washington takes stock of Baghdad's intelligence gaps

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. [...]

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 STATES LEBANON 11/05/2022

Abbas Ibrahim still in hot water in US despite pulling off prisoner release

The head of the Lebanese General Security Directorate Abbas Ibrahim. © Mohamed Azakir/Reuters

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ARGENTINA CHINA UNITED STATES 11/05/2022

Washington launches political and security counter-offensive against Beijing in Argentina

To curb China's increasing influence in Argentina, the US has organised visits by delegations in the country, some of which have taken place secretly. After successfully freezing the Parana dredging project, Washington wants to block construction of a Chinese logistics centre. [...]

AFGHANISTAN UNITED STATES FRANCE UZBEKISTAN RUSSIA EUROPEAN UNION 09/05/2022

The Intelligence Gazette: Afghan planes in Tashkent, Russian military engineers decorated, DNI

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, we serve up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we go from Paris to Tashkent, Washington, Brussels and Kabul. [...]

CHINA UNITED STATES 29/04/2022

Washington moulds new multilateral strategy in 'China Initiative' follow-up

After pressure from the FBI, the 'China Initiative' has undergone an official name change. Washington is now keen to take a harder line and involve its Indo-Pacific allies in a drive to both rid itself of spies and protect itself from the Chinese Communist Party. [...]

UNITED STATES FINLAND NORWAY RUSSIA SWEDEN 25/04/2022

Facing Putin, Nordic intelligence takes aim at the Arctic

For the first time, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian intelligence chiefs will be attending an Arctic-focused forum in Helsinki this week. [...]

UNITED STATES FRANCE ROMANIA 22/04/2022

Paris seeks to restore influence in Bucarest, where US has become closer ally

The war in Ukraine has put the spotlight on changing military and security influences in neighbouring countries, whose help is needed. Over the past two decades, French influence has steadily declined in Romania while the US has stepped in and pursued very active security diplomacy in the country. [...]

UNITED STATES LEBANON 21/04/2022

Washington finally ready to launch its anti-drug strategy against Hezbollah

Worried about the scale of the trafficking of captagon pills through Lebanon in particular, with Syria the main source, the US authorities intend to grant additional funds to the Lebanese security forces, which are supposed to be involved in this operation. [...]

CHINA UNITED STATES FRANCE GEORGIA IRAQ RUSSIA 18/04/2022

The Intelligence Gazette: PKK leaders, DGSI, SCO, DoS in Georgia, France-Ukraine

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, from Sinjar to Paris via Shanghai, Kyiv, Washington and Tbilisi. [...]

UNITED STATES 12/04/2022

Beijing, not Moscow, spoils Biden's intelligence nominees

The CIA's future general counsel Kate Heinzelman is in a tight spot over her previous work for Chinese clients at Sidley Austin law firm, the Biden administration's first port of call for future intelligence hires. [...]

UNITED STATES 29/03/2022

NGA's intelligence cloud contract signals ultimate demise of JEDI project

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) award of a cloud contract to General Dynamics Information Technology marks the end of ambitions to create a unified cloud for the entire US defence community. Interoperability is the new watchword. [...]

UNITED STATES RUSSIA 25/03/2022

US intelligence got confirmation of Russia's plans to invade Ukraine on 18 January

After regular alerts over a two-month period, American intelligence services were able to corroborate their suspicions about Russia's intentions towards Ukraine on 18 January. It was on this date that Washington was finally able to assemble the trail of clues left by Moscow into a coherent whole. [...]

UNITED STATES FRANCE LEBANON 24/03/2022

With Hezbollah in the firing line, Washington wins Mazen al-Atat's extradition from Paris

In a victory for the US courts, Paris has agreed to a request from New York judges for the extradition of the Lebanese citizen Mazen al-Atat, allegedly linked to Hezbollah. The move is contested by his French lawyers who believe there are no grounds for this decision. [...]

UNITED STATES EUROPE POLAND RUSSIA UKRAINE 15/03/2022

Warsaw serves as platform for Western military reaction to Russian offensive in Ukraine

With a growing number of allied equipement and advisers arriving on its soil from the US and elsewhere, Poland has become the coordination platform for weapons being sent to Kyiv. As well as the US and European support, Ukraine troops are rapidly gaining in competence. [...]

UNITED STATES 14/03/2022

CIA rolls out well-oiled plan on familiar turf in Ukraine

Engrossed in Europe, US intelligence has increased its operations in Ukraine. It has considerable scope of action in the country forged from eight years of building relations with and providing support to its Ukrainian homologues. [...]

UNITED STATES 08/03/2022

FTI has front row seat of battle by ex-US intelligence official wrongly accused of spying

After being accused of being a foreign power's mole by the Department of Commerce's security office when he was in charge of monitoring the export of sensitive technolgies, Stephen Wilcox, FTI's new director of export regulations and sanctions in DC, has filed a civil suit for damages. [...]

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Washington seeks to prevent Russian power grab at International Telecommunication Union

Beijing plots next move in Chinese groups' US audits

Washington takes stock of Baghdad's intelligence gaps

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

West increases aid to boost Chisinau's cyber defence capacities

Abbas Ibrahim still in hot water in US despite pulling off prisoner release

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Washington launches political and security counter-offensive against Beijing in Argentina

The Intelligence Gazette: Afghan planes in Tashkent, Russian military engineers decorated, DNI

Washington moulds new multilateral strategy in 'China Initiative' follow-up

Facing Putin, Nordic intelligence takes aim at the Arctic

Paris seeks to restore influence in Bucarest, where US has become closer ally

Washington finally ready to launch its anti-drug strategy against Hezbollah

The Intelligence Gazette: PKK leaders, DGSI, SCO, DoS in Georgia, France-Ukraine

Beijing, not Moscow, spoils Biden's intelligence nominees

NGA's intelligence cloud contract signals ultimate demise of JEDI project

US intelligence got confirmation of Russia's plans to invade Ukraine on 18 January

With Hezbollah in the firing line, Washington wins Mazen al-Atat's extradition from Paris

Warsaw serves as platform for Western military reaction to Russian offensive in Ukraine

CIA rolls out well-oiled plan on familiar turf in Ukraine

FTI has front row seat of battle by ex-US intelligence official wrongly accused of spying

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