Politics

China
Beijing cracks down on CCP officials' foreign travel

The Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party decided in early September to step up its oversight of its officials’ overseas trips.

France
Elysée launches 'hackathon' against disinformation

On 7 October, five French presidential advisers organised a cocktail reception in Paris to present the details of an upcoming “hackathon” on disinformation and democratic sovereignty. The event itself is set to take place at the Grand Palais in the French capital from 2 to 4 December.

The Agencies' Gazette
Former DRM's masterstroke, Chinese coursework for sale, space sensors at ODNI

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

FranceWise remarks on Iran from the ex-DRM and new CEMAT

ChinaCoursework on Xi's thoughts go on sale online

United StatesODNI resumes strategic work on space-based sensors

Saudi Arabia, United States
The Shehail clan central to US-Saudi defence contracts

Long-standing partners for US defence in Saudi Arabia, the new generation of the Shehail clan is strengthening its position within the kingdom's key institutions.

China
21st Congress: Xi cracks down on leaks, launches 'official' communication channel

In the run-up to the 21st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, which is shaping up to be one of the most sensitive in decades, President Xi Jinping is tightening control over information flows regarding personnel changes.

China
Grandview Institution, a ‘new kind' of think-tank in PLA's orbit

What lies behind the façade of the Grandview Institute? Links between the research centre, popular among Westerners, and the People's Liberation Army have sparked debate in the United Kingdom.