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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. [...]

UNITED STATES PAKISTAN 27/09/2022

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

Qamar Javed Bajwa, Pakistan's army chief of staff. © Sven Hoppe/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom/MaxPPP

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CHINA UNITED STATES TAIWAN 26/09/2022

US national intelligence director prepares to step up effort to help Taiwan

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines. © Michael Reynolds/EPA/MaxPPP

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

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 Moscow, Erbil, New York, Helsinki and Brussels. [...]

CHINA 23/09/2022

Xi Jinping eyes conscription to forge new army

The Chinese president intends to completely upend the structure of the People's Liberation Army during his next term, with plans for mandatory workshops on China's strategy goals, training sessions with the army and promises of a secure career with strong prospects. [...]

NORTH KOREA RUSSIA UKRAINE 23/09/2022

Pyongyang's planned military technology transfers from Donbass

North Korea is putting together the necessary infrastructure to collect and receive Western military systems seized in the occupied territories in eastern Ukraine, using proven methods to effect the illegal technology transfers. [...]

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CHINA JAPAN 20/09/2022

Chinese military commission convinces Xi Jinping to be conciliatory with Japan

The top army body and the president have been confronting their views over the diplomatic and military approach to be taken towards Japan. [...]

AFGHANISTAN FRANCE 19/09/2022

French foreign ministry puts Afghanistan on hold

The French foreign ministry's team responsible for Afghanistan has been dismantled. For the moment no one has been appointed to replace outgoing ambassador David Martinon. [...]

Spy Way Of Life CHINA UNITED STATES 16/09/2022

The King Cole Bar at the St. Regis Hotel, a hotbed of intrigue on Fifth Avenue

Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens, where they meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online visits the luxurious King Cole Bar in New York, the birthplace of the Bloody Mary where celebrities, spies and occasionally sparring politicians like to meet. [...]

NORTH KOREA RUSSIA 12/09/2022

Moscow to back North Korea's upcoming missile tests at the UN

Based on their own observations and diplomatic contacts with Pyongyang, the Russian intelligence services expect North Korea to test an inter-continental ballistic missile before 20 September and possibly carry out a nuclear test subsequently in response to a recent South Korean-US military exercise. [...]

CHINA TAIWAN 12/09/2022

Beijing maps 'Endgame' plan for Taiwan for end of Xi Jinping's new five-year term

A growing proportion of the Chinese Communist Party and the Central Military Commission agrees that Xi Jinping's departure from politics in five years' time should usher in the end of Taiwan's self-rule and its reunification with China. [...]

GERMANY CHINA UNITED STATES IRAQ UNITED KINGDOM 12/09/2022

The Intelligence Gazette: Charles III's spies, Iraqi Mukhabarat mobilised, Confucius Institutes under US pressure, research at GCHQ, German counter-espionage and France's CNRLT

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets from the global intelligence community and this week we're heading to Kerbala, Washington, London, Berlin and Paris. [...]

Spymaster SOUTH KOREA 09/09/2022

Career diplomat Kim Kyou-hyun sets about reforming South Korea's top intelligence service

President Yoon Seok-youl, who wants to get the intelligence services back to work in the service of the country's foreign policy priorities - the United States, China and North Korea, is counting on the new head of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), Kim Kyou-hyun, a civil servant who has a close understanding of these three key policy areas. [...]

South Korean President Yoon Seok-youl (left) and National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Kim Kyou-hyun.

SpotlightGREECE INDIA ISRAEL 08/09/2022

Interception specialists Intellexa and Cleartrail use their Signal capabilities as a sales argument

Although Whatsapp has long been the main target of the cyber-infiltration specialists, secure communications app Signal is now getting increasing attention from companies in the sector. [...]

SpotlightCHINA 05/09/2022

Influence wars intensify at top of CCP in run-up to National Congress Free

With a stream of leaks and counter-leaks, Premier Li Keqiang's supporters appear to be conducting a major information offensive to curb President Xi Jinping's ambitions. [...]

Spymaster PAKISTAN 02/09/2022

ISI chief Nadeem Anjum spearheads quiet intelligence revolution in Pakistan

Nadeem Anjum, appointed director general of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence in October 2021, is reforming the service to make headway on a number of key internal and external issues. [...]

Nadeem Anjum, new head of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

NORTH KOREA RUSSIA 30/08/2022

Talks due on role for North Korean special forces in Ukraine

The North Korean leader may meet his Russian counterpart in Vladivostok to discuss a possible deployment - sign of an unprecedented rapprochement between the two sanctions-hit countries. [...]

Nighttime military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army in Pyongyang, in North Korea.

CHINA TAIWAN 30/08/2022

Beijing puts out feelers to gauge potential foreign reaction to Taiwan attack

China's Ministry of State Security is re-launching an overseas intelligence gathering campaign to better define its strategy towards Taiwan. [...]

CHINA RUSSIA 30/08/2022

Russia chooses deputy foreign minister as new ambassador in Beijing

The appointment has still to be approved by the Chinese foreign ministry, but should reinforce the strategic partnership Moscow is seeking to establish with its powerful neighbour. It is also an indication of Russia's multilateralist ambitions in Asia. [...]

SpotlightCHINA UNITED STATES 29/08/2022

US plans tactical intel releases to counter China

A reform under discussion in the US Congress includes proposals not only to develop intelligence-gathering and analysis but also more offensive measures aimed at exposing corruption and breaches of international law by Beijing. [...]

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GOVERNMENT INTELLIGENCE

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

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

US national intelligence director prepares to step up effort to help Taiwan

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

Xi Jinping eyes conscription to forge new army

Pyongyang's planned military technology transfers from Donbass

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French foreign ministry puts Afghanistan on hold

The King Cole Bar at the St. Regis Hotel, a hotbed of intrigue on Fifth Avenue

Moscow to back North Korea's upcoming missile tests at the UN

Beijing maps 'Endgame' plan for Taiwan for end of Xi Jinping's new five-year term

The Intelligence Gazette: Charles III's spies, Iraqi Mukhabarat mobilised, Confucius Institutes under US pressure, research at GCHQ, German counter-espionage and France's CNRLT

Career diplomat Kim Kyou-hyun sets about reforming South Korea's top intelligence service

Interception specialists Intellexa and Cleartrail use their Signal capabilities as a sales argument

Influence wars intensify at top of CCP in run-up to National Congress Free

ISI chief Nadeem Anjum spearheads quiet intelligence revolution in Pakistan

Talks due on role for North Korean special forces in Ukraine

Beijing puts out feelers to gauge potential foreign reaction to Taiwan attack

Russia chooses deputy foreign minister as new ambassador in Beijing

US plans tactical intel releases to counter China

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