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China, Russia
Beijing overtakes Moscow as geospatial intelligence supplier to the global south

Beijing is building a growing network of allies in the global south in the field of geospatial intelligence. That technical and commercial dependence is not so much at the expense of Western competitors, but of Russia.

Russia
Roscosmos turns to low-cost GEOINT in face of Russian space sector crisis

With military demands absorbing all budgetary resources, the Russian space agency is turning to the private sector in a bid to stay afloat.

The Agencies' Gazette
New Tracfin deputy, London alerts Washington, DRM lawsuit, AUKUS, Kim Jong-un's daughter in China, Beijing's Ukraine silence

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

FranceFinancial crimes office Tracfin to name new deputy director

United KingdomSubtle warning from London to Washington on intelligence sharing

FranceCourt rejects former DRM contractor's compensation demand

AUKUSCanberra affirms wish to open cyber and intelligence pillar to Seoul, Wellington and Ottawa

North KoreaKim Jong-un's daughter Kim Ju-ae uncomfortable on China trip

China/UkraineBehind Xi Jinping's silence on the Ukraine conflict

China
CCP Central Committee text sets out concerted approach to economy, heralds transition

The Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party on 30 June adopted a new regulation on the Central Committee's coordinating bodies. At first glance purely technical, the text marks the first real concrete step towards a profound transition of power in China.

France
Russian disinformation: Paris on the trail of a group of investigators close to Washington

A French report on a Russian disinformation operation dubbed Storm-1516 draws in part on investigations conducted by an anonymous account, whose publications stopped abruptly after Elon Musk's DOGE purged USAID.