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The Intelligence Gazette
CNRLT head staying put, New INR chief, Defence key in Meloni's Africa policy

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceNational intelligence coordinator post not up for grabs

USFormer ambassador to Pakistan becomes acting head of diplomatic intelligence

ItalyDefence and intelligence services central in Meloni's Africa policy

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 03.03.2025

Italy
Battle between security services behind controversy over Meloni's bodyguards

A dispute surrounding Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's private security team conceals an attempt by some security and intelligence services to boost their influence within the state.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 24.09.2024

Giorgia Meloni at the Palazzo Chigi in Rome on 24 June 2024.

Italy
Giorgia Meloni chooses defence community over foreign ministry for long-term strategy study

With growing rivalry between Meloni and foreign minister Antonio Tajani for control of foreign policy, the Italian prime minister has turned to the defence sector for a study of Italy's long-term strategy options.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 26.07.2024

Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and her foreign minister, Antonio Tajani (left), on 26 June 2024 in Rome.

China, Italy
Meloni's new business plans with Beijing

Despite having left the Silk Roads initiative, Italy's prime minister is to fly to Beijing at the end of July in a bid to attract Chinese investment, notably in the electric car sector, even as the EU is trying to limit the spread of Chinese EVs on the continent.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 18.07.2024

Spotlight | Italy
France looks to Italy to see how far-right premier won over intelligence community

The possibility of a far-right government in France is reminiscent of Italy, where Giorgia Meloni was at pains to reassure her security services and make clear her attachment to NATO and the European Union on strategic issues.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 01.07.2024

Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni at Palazzo Chigi in Rome on 24 June 2024.

The Intelligence Gazette
Scholarships scrutinised, Afghanistan War Commission, Turkish intelligence academy, Italian PM's dilemma

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceUniversities told to watch China Scholarship Council grants

United StatesAnother CIA veteran joins Afghanistan War Commission

TurkeyIntelligence academy open for enrolment

Italy/ChinaGiorgia Meloni's dilemma

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 01.07.2024

China, Italy
After Italy's exit from Belt and Road Initiative, Meloni hopes to renew ties with Xi

After much hesitation, the Italian prime minister has decided to meet the Chinese president in Beijing. At stake is a three-year trade agreement currently being negotiated.

Free access Government Intelligence 17.04.2024

The Intelligence Gazette
DGSE drama, career officer for Leningrad, Italy-China dialogue

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceDGSE, DGSI and DRM reshuffle drama in parliament recounted

RussiaSukhrab Akhmedov firm favourite to head new Leningrad military district

Italy/ChinaAfter Silk Roads exit, time for strategic dialogue

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 01.04.2024

The Intelligence Gazette
MbS in London, the UK FARA, Rome between Beijing and Delhi, DGSE ethics

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

Saudi Arabia/UKDate set for MbS London visit

United KingdomBritish FARA not up to scratch

ItalyRome split between ties with China or India

FranceDGSE bolsters ethics

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 11.12.2023

China, Italy
Italy's Silk Road withdrawal poses conundrum for Meloni's China agenda

Under fire from her own government, the Italian prime minister faces renewed pressure to prevent Italy-China relations giving rise to a governmental or diplomatic crisis after the decision to pull out of Beijing's major New Silk Road project.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 14.09.2023

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the G20 summit in New Delhi in September 2023.

China, Italy
Giorgia Meloni braced to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing this month

Italian diplomats and intelligence officers are working heads down to help pull Italy out of China's Belt & Road Initiative while maintaining good trade relations with Beijing.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 06.09.2023

Spotlight | China, Italy
Beijing pulls out all the stops to keep Rome in the Silk Road

Xi Jinping is adamant that Italy should attend the next Silk Road summit in October. Rome however, doesn't feel so inclined, and is discreetly trying to withdraw from this mega-infrastructure project.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 11.07.2023

Liu Jianchao, Director of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), was in Rome from 25 to 27 June 2023.

China, Italy
Beijing battles to keep Rome on the New Silk Road

Rome, working closely with Washington, is about to withdraw from its Belt & Road Initiative agreement with China. Yet behind the scenes, Beijing is working hard to hold on to Italy's involvement.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 13.06.2023

Giorgia Meloni, President of the Italian Council of Ministers, at the Hiroshima G7, 22 May 2023.

Spy Way of Life | UAE
Zuma Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed's favourite izayaka for fine-tuning deals over fine dining

Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens where they meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online explores Zuma restaurant in Abu Dhabi, where princes and spymasters, and their foreign guests, discuss and make deals over tasty Japanese finger food.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 19.05.2023

China, Italy
China tests waters with Meloni's Italy

The Chinese Communist Party is looking to see if Giorgia Meloni's government will open Italy to Chinese investment again. Its overtures have been ignored for the moment but bi-lateral cooperation opportunities are real.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 17.11.2022

Belgium, UAE
RAK’s agent in Brussels

Having succeeded his father and defused the attempted coup d’etat [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 15.12.2010

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Antonio Tajani

The Intelligence Gazette CNRLT head staying put, New INR chief, Defence key in Meloni's Africa policy

FranceNational intelligence coordinator post not up for grabs

USFormer ambassador to Pakistan becomes acting head of diplomatic intelligence

ItalyDefence and intelligence services central in Meloni's Africa policy

Italy Battle between security services behind controversy over Meloni's bodyguards

Italy Giorgia Meloni chooses defence community over foreign ministry for long-term strategy study

China, Italy Meloni's new business plans with Beijing

Spotlight | Italy France looks to Italy to see how far-right premier won over intelligence community

The Intelligence Gazette Scholarships scrutinised, Afghanistan War Commission, Turkish intelligence academy, Italian PM's dilemma

FranceUniversities told to watch China Scholarship Council grants

United StatesAnother CIA veteran joins Afghanistan War Commission

TurkeyIntelligence academy open for enrolment

Italy/ChinaGiorgia Meloni's dilemma

China, Italy After Italy's exit from Belt and Road Initiative, Meloni hopes to renew ties with Xi

The Intelligence Gazette DGSE drama, career officer for Leningrad, Italy-China dialogue

FranceDGSE, DGSI and DRM reshuffle drama in parliament recounted

RussiaSukhrab Akhmedov firm favourite to head new Leningrad military district

Italy/ChinaAfter Silk Roads exit, time for strategic dialogue

The Intelligence Gazette MbS in London, the UK FARA, Rome between Beijing and Delhi, DGSE ethics

Saudi Arabia/UKDate set for MbS London visit

United KingdomBritish FARA not up to scratch

ItalyRome split between ties with China or India

FranceDGSE bolsters ethics

China, Italy Italy's Silk Road withdrawal poses conundrum for Meloni's China agenda

China, Italy Giorgia Meloni braced to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing this month

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China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Ukraine
Jamming wars

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

Israel
Israeli cyber bounces back after NSO woes

Kazakhstan
Inside Astana's bid to track down assets

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

The Intelligence Gazette
CNRLT head staying put, New INR chief, Defence key in Meloni's Africa policy

Italy
Battle between security services behind controversy over Meloni's bodyguards

Italy
Giorgia Meloni chooses defence community over foreign ministry for long-term strategy study

China, Italy
Meloni's new business plans with Beijing

Spotlight | Italy
France looks to Italy to see how far-right premier won over intelligence community

The Intelligence Gazette
Scholarships scrutinised, Afghanistan War Commission, Turkish intelligence academy, Italian PM's dilemma

China, Italy
After Italy's exit from Belt and Road Initiative, Meloni hopes to renew ties with Xi

The Intelligence Gazette
DGSE drama, career officer for Leningrad, Italy-China dialogue

The Intelligence Gazette
MbS in London, the UK FARA, Rome between Beijing and Delhi, DGSE ethics

China, Italy
Italy's Silk Road withdrawal poses conundrum for Meloni's China agenda

China, Italy
Giorgia Meloni braced to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing this month

Spotlight | China, Italy
Beijing pulls out all the stops to keep Rome in the Silk Road

China, Italy
Beijing battles to keep Rome on the New Silk Road

Spy Way of Life | UAE
Zuma Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed's favourite izayaka for fine-tuning deals over fine dining

China, Italy
China tests waters with Meloni's Italy

Belgium, UAE
RAK’s agent in Brussels