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The Security Service, better known as MI5, is Britain’s counterintelligence service responsible for internal security. It is in charge of counterterrorism.

Azerbaijan, France
DGSI strives to uncover Azerbaijan's opposition intimidation network

Following France and Azerbaijan's recent expulsions of each other's agents, the French intelligence services are trying to uncover the networks used by the Azerbaijani regime for tracking political opponents in Europe. They are being assisted by a former Azerbaijani intelligence collaborator.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 23.02.2024

Spymaster | Turkmenistan
Nazar Atagarayev inherits southern border instability at helm of KGB scion

The young head of the all-powerful ministry of national security is in charge of securing Turkmenistan's porous borders with Iran and Afghanistan. This member of the president's "new guard" has to set about the task amid battles for influence in the country.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 16.02.2024

Nazar Atagarayev, head of the ministry of national security, remains under the thumb of ex-president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and his son, Serdar Berdimuhamedov.

Spotlight | Azerbaijan, France, Israel
Mossad's aborted mediation of Paris-Baku spy scrap

As tensions between France and Azerbaijan escalated late last year, with intelligence officers expelled from both sides, Baku's services asked Mossad to talk to the DGSE on its behalf, we have learned.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 12.02.2024

David Barnea, Director of Mossad, the Israeli intelligence service.

France
Former MEDEF head compiling Macron's economic security report from CNRLT offices

For his mission to produce a report on France's economic security for Emmanuel Macron, ex-MEDEF head Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux has been meeting prominent business and security leaders, and doing so from within the National Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Coordination's offices.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 06.02.2024

Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux and French President Emmanuel Macron in June 2023.

Russia, Ukraine
SBU suspects surveillance camera images are being leaked to Russia

Ukraine's domestic intelligence agency fears Moscow may be using a private camera surveillance network to carry out targeting operations.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 05.02.2024

Europe, Ukraine, United States
Scaled back NATO office remains active in Ukraine

With one foot in Ukraine and the other in Moldova, the transatlantic alliance is trying to make its presence felt in the Ukrainian theatre.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 31.01.2024

France
Upheaval on the way at French security group Erys

Chairwoman Nathalie Félines has suddenly left the security group just as it had begun winning key contracts again.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 29.01.2024

UAE
Mohammed Somar Ajalyaqin, 'the luckiest dentist in Abu Dhabi' and Tahnoon bin Zayed's key adviser

The vice president of International Holding Company, a shining star of Tahnoon bin Zayed's financial galaxy, Mohammed Somar Ajalyaquin very rarely makes a public appearance. Yet, this dentist and music composer is at the heart of a vast reorganisation of Abu Dhabi's most strategic assets, not only when it comes to financial matters.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 26.01.2024

Russia
Russia's NAIIS, dormant cyber think-tank and sinecure for ex-spies

In partial hibernation since its creation in 2018, the National Association for International Information Security (NAIIS) hosts retirees from the KGB and FSB as well as experts close to the national security council.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 19.01.2024

France
Fake spies: how Renault distanced French intelligence for fear of China

Former Renault consultants and employees go on trial for having falsely accused executives of spying for a Chinese competitor, but why did the carmaker take so long to inform French domestic intelligence?

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 17.01.2024

Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault from 2005 to 2019, and his right-hand man Patrick Pélata, in 2010 in Paris.

Israel, Russia
Andrey Davidovich, opening doors for cyber consultants from Tel Aviv to Moscow

Businessman Andrey Davidovich builds bridges between Israeli and Russian businesses in the sector. He is also in a position to fill the space left by Israeli cyber consultants in Myanmar to the benefit of their Russian counterparts.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 12.01.2024

Spotlight | Azerbaijan, France
DGSE Baku post taken down by State Security Service

Diplomatic tensions between Azerbaijan and France are intensifying. Their intelligence services have already started trading blows, with Baku getting in first by expelling two French diplomats between Christmas and the New Year, effectively dismantling the local DGSE post.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 11.01.2024

North Korea, Russia
Russia planning for half a million North Koreans to replace Muslim construction workers

Amid concessions to Pyongyang and the FSB's new ethno-security considerations, Moscow is secretly preparing to import 500,000 North Korean workers.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 10.01.2024

Russia, United States
FSB contractor maintains links with US tech company

The FORS Group provides a way for Oracle technology to find its way into Russia.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 09.01.2024

Belarus
Lukashenko attempts to shore up position with security reshuffle

The Belarusian president is carefully selecting his protectors from among the country's many security agencies, treading a thin line between distrust of his own spies and his superficial sympathy for Moscow.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 03.01.2024

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Germany
Private security firms face parliamentary scrutiny

Berlin's cautious foreign and military policy stance is mirrored in its attitude towards private security companies registered in Germany. MPs have turned their focus onto some of these firms, such as Global.AG Security & Communication, which operates in Ukraine.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 03.01.2024

The German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany.

Uzbekistan
Business and security heads jostle for top spots in influential sports federations

The arrest of the influential Uzbek businessman Salim Abduvaliev looks to have opened doors for a new generation of businessmen and security executives. The latter will be able to fill vacant positions on the organising committees of sports federations, key to developing international networks.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 28.12.2023

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

Central America, China, South America
Beijing on the offensive in Washington's spheres of influence

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

Ukraine
Jamming wars

Europe, UN, United States
Lawfare: inside the pursuit to weaponise international law

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

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Azerbaijan, France
DGSI strives to uncover Azerbaijan's opposition intimidation network

Spymaster | Turkmenistan
Nazar Atagarayev inherits southern border instability at helm of KGB scion

Spotlight | Azerbaijan, France, Israel
Mossad's aborted mediation of Paris-Baku spy scrap

France
Former MEDEF head compiling Macron's economic security report from CNRLT offices

Russia, Ukraine
SBU suspects surveillance camera images are being leaked to Russia

Europe, Ukraine, United States
Scaled back NATO office remains active in Ukraine

France
Upheaval on the way at French security group Erys

UAE
Mohammed Somar Ajalyaqin, 'the luckiest dentist in Abu Dhabi' and Tahnoon bin Zayed's key adviser

Russia
Russia's NAIIS, dormant cyber think-tank and sinecure for ex-spies

France
Fake spies: how Renault distanced French intelligence for fear of China

Israel, Russia
Andrey Davidovich, opening doors for cyber consultants from Tel Aviv to Moscow

Spotlight | Azerbaijan, France
DGSE Baku post taken down by State Security Service

North Korea, Russia
Russia planning for half a million North Koreans to replace Muslim construction workers

Russia, United States
FSB contractor maintains links with US tech company

Belarus
Lukashenko attempts to shore up position with security reshuffle

Germany
Private security firms face parliamentary scrutiny

Uzbekistan
Business and security heads jostle for top spots in influential sports federations

Spotlight | France, United States
US Nemesis programme spies on French military satellite

Russia
Wagner network selling foreign fighters in Moscow region

Israel
NSO Group veterans launch OSINT start-up IntelEye

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

Central America, China, South America Beijing on the offensive in Washington's spheres of influence

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France Information wars in the Caucasus

Ukraine Jamming wars

Europe, UN, United States Lawfare: inside the pursuit to weaponise international law

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

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Azerbaijan, France DGSI strives to uncover Azerbaijan's opposition intimidation network

Spymaster | Turkmenistan Nazar Atagarayev inherits southern border instability at helm of KGB scion

Spotlight | Azerbaijan, France, Israel Mossad's aborted mediation of Paris-Baku spy scrap

France Former MEDEF head compiling Macron's economic security report from CNRLT offices

Russia, Ukraine SBU suspects surveillance camera images are being leaked to Russia

Europe, Ukraine, United States Scaled back NATO office remains active in Ukraine

France Upheaval on the way at French security group Erys

UAE Mohammed Somar Ajalyaqin, 'the luckiest dentist in Abu Dhabi' and Tahnoon bin Zayed's key adviser

Russia Russia's NAIIS, dormant cyber think-tank and sinecure for ex-spies

France Fake spies: how Renault distanced French intelligence for fear of China

Israel, Russia Andrey Davidovich, opening doors for cyber consultants from Tel Aviv to Moscow

Spotlight | Azerbaijan, France DGSE Baku post taken down by State Security Service

North Korea, Russia Russia planning for half a million North Koreans to replace Muslim construction workers

Russia, United States FSB contractor maintains links with US tech company

Belarus Lukashenko attempts to shore up position with security reshuffle

Germany Private security firms face parliamentary scrutiny

Uzbekistan Business and security heads jostle for top spots in influential sports federations

Spotlight | France, United States US Nemesis programme spies on French military satellite

Russia Wagner network selling foreign fighters in Moscow region

Israel NSO Group veterans launch OSINT start-up IntelEye

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About Intelligence Online

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

Central America, China, South America
Beijing on the offensive in Washington's spheres of influence

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

Ukraine
Jamming wars

Europe, UN, United States
Lawfare: inside the pursuit to weaponise international law

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

Azerbaijan, France
DGSI strives to uncover Azerbaijan's opposition intimidation network

Spymaster | Turkmenistan
Nazar Atagarayev inherits southern border instability at helm of KGB scion

Spotlight | Azerbaijan, France, Israel
Mossad's aborted mediation of Paris-Baku spy scrap

France
Former MEDEF head compiling Macron's economic security report from CNRLT offices

Russia, Ukraine
SBU suspects surveillance camera images are being leaked to Russia

Europe, Ukraine, United States
Scaled back NATO office remains active in Ukraine

France
Upheaval on the way at French security group Erys

UAE
Mohammed Somar Ajalyaqin, 'the luckiest dentist in Abu Dhabi' and Tahnoon bin Zayed's key adviser

Russia
Russia's NAIIS, dormant cyber think-tank and sinecure for ex-spies

France
Fake spies: how Renault distanced French intelligence for fear of China

Israel, Russia
Andrey Davidovich, opening doors for cyber consultants from Tel Aviv to Moscow

Spotlight | Azerbaijan, France
DGSE Baku post taken down by State Security Service

North Korea, Russia
Russia planning for half a million North Koreans to replace Muslim construction workers

Russia, United States
FSB contractor maintains links with US tech company

Belarus
Lukashenko attempts to shore up position with security reshuffle

Germany
Private security firms face parliamentary scrutiny

Uzbekistan
Business and security heads jostle for top spots in influential sports federations

Spotlight | France, United States
US Nemesis programme spies on French military satellite

Russia
Wagner network selling foreign fighters in Moscow region

Israel
NSO Group veterans launch OSINT start-up IntelEye