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IRAN/RUSSIA : Russian nuclear security consultant operating in Iran charged after FSB probe

Intelligence Online - Wed, 30/08/2023 - 06:00
Moscow has Russian nuclear security consultant Vladimir Tikhonov in its sights. In July, the businessman was ordered by the 9th
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VIETNAM : Hanoi ponders large-scale financial intelligence service

Intelligence Online - Wed, 30/08/2023 - 06:00
As the anti-corruption storm continues to batter the country, the Vietnamese Minister of Public Security To Lam is plying pressure
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United Kingdom : Corporate intelligence firm Audere sets sights on former ISC members

Intelligence Online - Wed, 30/08/2023 - 06:00
Fresh off the plane after a business trip to the United States, seasoned intelligence expert Charles Blackmore is already in
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UNITED KINGDOM/UNITED STATES : End of ENRC v SFO bread and butter for investigators

Intelligence Online - Wed, 30/08/2023 - 06:00
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announcement on Thursday that it was dropping its decade-long probe into the Kazakh mining group
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Ukraine/United Kingdom/United States : Herminius, Nardello, Raedas and Naftogaz

Intelligence Online - Wed, 30/08/2023 - 06:00
Kyiv/New York - Naftogaz reshuffles investigatorsThe Ukrainian state gas company Naftogaz, which is vying for a role in Europe's future
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SAUDI ARABIA/UNITED STATES : Khaled Al Biyari, the man taking Mohammed bin Salman's F-35 ambitions to Washington

Intelligence Online - Tue, 29/08/2023 - 06:00
After getting the green light from US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) dispatched Assistant Minister of Defence Khaled Al Biyari and the head of the defence ministry's development programme, Samir bin Abdelaziz Al
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UKRAINE : New ISR tech on the verge of boosting Ukraine's counter-offensive

Intelligence Online - Tue, 29/08/2023 - 06:00
Ukrainian start-ups are urgently developing technologies to secure and improve the performance of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) drones. Kyiv
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VIETNAM : Hanoi wants ASML to take root in Vietnam amid global rare earths battle

Intelligence Online - Tue, 29/08/2023 - 06:00
Intelligence Online has learned that Hanoi is actively trying to convince Dutch semiconductor giant Advanced Semiconductor Material Lithography (ASML) to
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FRANCE/RUSSIA : Allegedly GU-linked Ruslan Pukhov launches new intelligence magazine

Intelligence Online - Tue, 29/08/2023 - 06:00
The Russian intelligence community loves publications about its own industry. Late last year, its foreign intelligence service, the SVR, launched
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BELARUS : Lukashenko removes top Belarusian military commanders

Intelligence Online - Tue, 29/08/2023 - 06:00
Under the cover of routine personnel changes, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has carried out a behind-the-scenes clean-out in the upper
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KUWAIT/UNITED STATES : US case to seize ex-Kuwaiti defence minister's Beverly Hills assets lags over deposition site

Intelligence Online - Tue, 29/08/2023 - 06:00
The peculiar court case United States of America v. Real Property Located in Beverly Hills, California, took an unexpected turn on
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AUSTRALIA/FRANCE/ISRAEL/UNITED STATES : Paris tightens red tape on employees of US, Australian and Israeli embassies

Intelligence Online - Mon, 28/08/2023 - 06:00
How to remain in the French administration's good books has become such a sensitive matter, the embassies of the United States, Israel and Australia have created an informal discussion group on the topic. Over the past few months, it has
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AUSTRIA : Targeted for Russian ties, cyber intelligence firm DSIRF shuts up shop

Intelligence Online - Mon, 28/08/2023 - 06:00
On 15 August, Austrian cyber infiltration specialist DSIRF started liquidation proceedings with the Vienna court of commerce. The company, whose
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SAUDI ARABIA : Mohammed bin Salman hunts with a pack to bring football business to Riyadh

Intelligence Online - Mon, 28/08/2023 - 06:00
The launch early this month of SRJ Sports Investments, the new sports and in particular football arm of the Saudi
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FINLAND/FRANCE/GERMANY/NATO/UKRAINE/UNITED STATES : Ukrainian BEB, France in NATO, US Army in Europe, AUKUS

Intelligence Online - Mon, 28/08/2023 - 06:00
Ukraine - Anti-corruption audit of economic security bureauAn audit of Ukraine's economic security bureau, the BEB, should be on the service
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RUSSIA : Moscow puts plans to deploy Serbian soldiers in Ukraine on hold

Intelligence Online - Mon, 28/08/2023 - 06:00
On 21 August, the war leader Davor Savicic, a Bosnian-Herzegovinian Serb, made a rare television appearance on Solovyov.live, a channel
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TURKEY : Hakan Fidan uses his spymaster experience to strengthen diplomatic corps

Intelligence Online - Mon, 28/08/2023 - 06:00
At a recent meeting of all Turkish ambassadors, the new foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, who was the director of the
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UNITED KINGDOM : From GCAP to Saudi Arabia, BAE Systems' intelligence unit is booming

Intelligence Online - Mon, 28/08/2023 - 06:00
Business is booming at the UK defence conglomerate BAE Systems' business intelligence unit, arguably the most discreet and powerful in
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At a Glance - First EU space strategy for security and defence: What implications for EU strategic autonomy? - PE 747.448 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection - Committee on Foreign Affairs - Committee on Industry, Research and...

In 2022, the EU Strategic Compass included space as a strategic domain, and called for a dedicated European strategy. In the meantime, Russia's invasion of Ukraine confirmed the key role of space for defence and resilience, but also highlighted vulnerabilities related to space systems. Another 'wake-up call' came from a different direction; SpaceX's advances in reusable rocket technology leading to Starship's first orbital flight test turned the spotlight onto launch providers and access to space. Space is a critical infrastructure issue with growing economic significance. It is also an increasingly contested arena between competing geopolitical interests. To address these rising challenges, in March 2023 the European Commission and the High Representative/Vice-President presented their first joint communication on a European space strategy for security and defence.
Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

CHINA/UNITED STATES : US intel still struggling over its China strategy

Intelligence Online - Fri, 25/08/2023 - 06:00
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for 2024 currently being finalised in Congress feature a raft of new requests from lawmakers to the intelligence community on China's intentions (IO, 04/07/23). US intelligence bodies are currently
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