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China, Pakistan, United States
Beijing frets over Washington's return to Islamabad, a key military partner

Afghanistan, Pakistan: Beijing reshuffles the cards (2/2) – Over the past four months, US delegations have made a series of discreet visits to Islamabad. Beijing is watchful and apprehensive, as Pakistan remains an irreplaceable strategic military partner for China.

Afghanistan, China
Beijing makes long-term withdrawal from Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Pakistan: Beijing reshuffles the cards (1/2) – The Ministry of State Security has ordered the immediate withdrawal of Chinese teams and interests from Afghanistan. Rather than a response to recent incidents in Tajikistan, the measure betrays Pakistan's inability to protect Beijing's interests.

The Agencies' Gazette
Ex-DGSI exec to publish book, French court warning for DGSE, Chinese reinforcements in Pakistan

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

FranceDisgraced former DGSI executive to publish book on wiretapping

FranceFrench courts rap DGSE's knuckles

China/PakistanThousands of PLA reinforcements reportedly deployed to Gilgit-Baltistan

Pakistan, Russia
The Karachi-based firm serving Russia's most strategic interests in Pakistan

Moscow continues to court Islamabad, despite Pakistan's role as a supplier of military equipment to Kyiv. A discreet Karachi-based company serves as the hub for Russia in the private security, defence, steel and nuclear sectors.

Israel
Intelligence wars in the Middle East: ImageSat plays stopgap for Israeli geospatial intelligence

The latest uptick in Middle East strife has left Israel looking vulnerable on a major technical intelligence segment: space imagery. Very recent satellite manoeuvres show Israeli military intelligence working to close that structural gap, despite a flood of US images.