Ukraine, United States
Ukrainian parliamentary national security committee helped by Republican friends in Washington

The Intelligence Gazette
Ukraine's SSSCIP, Foreign Affairs Committee, China experts at Foreign Office, Wiretapping radicals

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

UkraineSpecial communications service wants more soldiers

United KingdomForeign Affairs Committee calls on intelligence experts to tackle terrorism mission

United Kingdom/ChinaForeign Office builds expertise on China

FranceIntelligence tensions over the surveillance of radical movements minimised before parliament

United States
For aspiring CIA officers and geopolitical strategists, new university program named after George H.W. Bush wants to offer inside track

The School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University has a new competitor. Texas A&M University has launched a Washington campus offering a new Master of National Security and Intelligence degree from its Bush School of Government and Public Service.

Spotlight | Ukraine, United States
Anti-corruption controls carried out on US weapons deliveries to Ukraine

The US and Ukraine are looking to provide a clearer framework for military supply deliveries and funding, with Washington seeking stronger guarantees from Kyiv on how funding and weapons are used.

Ukraine
Kyiv engaged in intelligence legislation frenzy

The Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has been busy lately producing amendments and bills aimed at facilitating the army's operations. It is now poring over military counter-espionage.

Ukraine
Ukraine parliament to vote on intelligence role for military commandos

With tensions with Russia rising exponentially and Ukraine's SBU currently undergoing reform, Kyiv may entrust its military special forces with more intelligence and counterintelligence missions.

United States
US intelligence adopts two-pronged approach on Houthis and Riyadh

The proposals outlined in the draft bill on Yemen that Congress is about to give to the Director of National Intelligence illustrates Washington's harder line against Riyadh. The US will nevertheless continue to provide Saudi Arabia with intelligence support.

China, United Kingdom, United States
IPAC, 5G Action Now: US, UK conservatives help lead efforts to counter Beijing

Groups including the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) and 5G Action Now are pushing back against Beijing's influence.

United States
Trump considers well-connected Feinberg to shake up intelligence services

Stephen Feinberg is being tipped as the man Donald Trump may appoint to overhaul the US intelligence services. He has long held discreet contracts in the community.