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China, United States
Taiwan's TSMC cashes in on China-US microchip wars

With the help of an army of Washington lobbyists, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co navigates between the US's determination to build a sovereign microchip industry and Chinese moves in this particularly strategic sector.

The Intelligence Gazette
SVR, DNI, GKNB, Corinte, Paris and Chinese Intelligence

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

RussiaKremlin explores new foreign policy concept

United StatesSenator Scott Young enlists DNI communications director.

FranceFrench senators point to weak representation in international organisations.

KyrgyzstanBishkek's former spymaster to head embassy in Ukraine

FranceParis wants to join international scene of Chinese intelligence analysis

France, Turkey
Thales quietly teams with Turkish Defense industry on new spy ship

The MIT's first intelligence corvette, which launched last month, was built by Turkish defence companies and Yaltes, the local subsidiary of Thales. The vessel signals Turkish intelligence's growing activity in the Mediterranean, where it is competing against France.

Poland, Ukraine, United States
Warsaw and Pinchuk join forces in Washington

The Polish government has hitched its wagon to a pro-Eastern European Washington think-tank connected with Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk.

China
Controversial Olympic app MY2022 funded by Chinese tech fund BFHG

China's Beijing Financial Holdings Group developed the application that Olympic Games participants are required to download during the event.

France, UAE
France's Yogosha moves in as UAE readies to launch bug bounty platform

The French start-up, whose international aspirations have primarily taken it to the United Arab Emirates, will be launching a new investment round with help from Ryder & Davis.

France, Russia, Ukraine
Donbas separatists work on building French support

While the self-proclaimed Peoples' Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk continue to benefit from Moscow's indirect help, efforts are also underway to garner support for their recognition in France.

China, United States
US Congress set to glean info on Chinese army's weaknesses

The US China Economic and Security Review Commission has issued a new call for tenders aimed at uncovering the internal dynamics of China's Popular Liberation Army (PLA). Its contents reveal that the US Congress has high hopes of getting a better understanding of the workings of this key component in the Chinese security system.

Albania, United States
Albania plays to NATO's tune by opting for American-style cybersecurity

After being rocked by massive data leaks in 2021, the Albanian authorities have hired US firm Jones Group to boost its cyber defence capacities. It's also a handy way to strengthen diplomatic and military ties with Washington.

UAE, Yemen
Ali Al Shamsi sent to Washington to draw up anti-Houthi axis

The Emirati spymaster has been picked to discuss with top US security officials ways to counter Yemen's pro-Iran Houthi militia as the UAE urges Israel to join the alliance, not the least by means of its US contacts.

Poland
Poland hit by massive military inventory leak

The recent leak of Polish military logistics data happened at a time when the country has been making efforts to consolidate its cyber capacities to resist a growing number of hostile operations.

Ukraine
US cyber firm Qintel launches Ukrainian marketplace offensive

The US cybersecurity firm Qintel, a supplier to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), is sponsoring Ukraine's Cyberspace Strategies In Action conference. The company already has a presence in Ukraine via distributor FS Group, which is close to Ukraine's cyber police.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Risk&Co, Inter-Mediate, Thales

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week we go to Paris and London.

ParisLe Floch's arrival helps Risk & Co further accentuate its shift towards cyber.

LondonThales adviser Lord Nick Houghton questions AUKUS in the House of Lords.

LondonGilles de Kerchove begins his reconversion at Inter-Mediate.