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Russia
Former FSB heavyweight Ivan Tkachev sees career ambitions temporarily dashed

Recently appointed head of the FSB's military counter-espionage department, Tkachev, who is a close associate of Rosnef director Igor Sechin, has plans to take over from Alexander Bortnikov as FSB chief.

The Agencies' Gazette
US-Mexico cooperation, SISSE and security alerts, Westminster anger, Beijing vs. Shen Yun dance troupe

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

United StatesState Department seeks to strengthen cooperation with Mexico in fight against cartels

FranceSISSE handled 750 security alerts in 2025

United KingdomMilitary intelligence overhaul sparks anger and discontent in Parliament

ChinaBeijing's offensive against Shen Yun in Europe

Europe
Palantir, Chapsvision, Octostar: the battle for European intelligence platforms is go

Faced with the Russian threat, several European countries want to acquire intelligence data processing platforms - which they are still lacking - in the very near future. Competition is intensifying between US, French and Italian players.

Armenia, Russia
Pro-Moscow NGO Evrazia expands in Armenia

The organisation's Yerevan branch is led by several young Armenian activists with pro-Russian sympathies and ties to the country's former intelligence head.

The Agencies' Gazette
American reservists in Taiwan, from Campus Cyber to Paris Peace Forum, new DGRIS deputy, former US spy for governor, Turkish-Armenian détente

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

TaiwanUS reservists discreetly re-engage

FranceFormer deputy at Campus Cyber joins Paris Peace Forum

EU-FranceChina expert Emmanuel Puig back from Brussels to shape DGRIS

United StatesWill a former spy soon become Virginia governor?

Turkey/ArmeniaTruce between Ankara and Yerevan in Paris

France
French finance ministry's latest move to bring its spies under one roof

After customs intelligence and pending the arrival of the French finance ministry's Tracfin anti-money laundering service, a sensitive and little-known entity dedicated to smuggling networks is also set to move to a building south of Paris.

France
Fifteen years on, Renault's 'fake spy' case could close with plea bargain

Dominique Gevrey, the central figure in the French carmaker's spy hoax scandal involving accusations of Chinese espionage, could choose to plead guilty. That would bring an end to a case that shook Renault and threatened to spark a diplomatic crisis with Beijing.

Turkey
Turkish gendarmes prepare for activation of Russian-built nuclear plant

The Turkish gendarmerie detachment responsible for security at the future Akkuyu nuclear power plant conducted a new nuclear risk training exercise with the army's CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) command last week.

Libya
EU court rejects compensation plea of former GardaWorld and Amarante International staff in Libya

Two private security agents arrested in Libya in 2023 accused the European Union EUBAM mission of failing to obtain the licences needed to protect them during the mission. The EU Court of Justice has rejected their appeal.