China, United States
Yuan Yi Kun, strategist for Guoanbu's new US approach

The Intelligence Gazette
Moscow's Bashkir recruits, police intel focus on terrorism, Guoanbu and social media, ODNI's Russia division

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

RussiaKremlin sends ever more Bashkir men to war to avoid general mobilisation

FranceA quarter of territorial police intelligence staff focused on radicalisation and terrorism

ChinaGuoanbu warns of dangers of social media recordings

United StatesDNI's Russia office shrinks ahead of second Trump administration

The Intelligence Gazette
Guoanbu v James Olson, Kyiv in space, White House's new European affairs director, MIT take two at Turkish foreign ministry

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

United States/ChinaChinese spymaster and ex-CIA counter-espionage director still at loggerheads

France/UkraineKyiv envoy talks space defence in Paris

United StatesNational Security Council picks new director for European affairs

TurkeyHakan Fidan takes new steps towards transforming foreign ministry into intel centre

Spotlight | China, United States
US intel still struggling over its China strategy

As Washington's major focus, China is mobilising ever more of the US intelligence community's resources, leading to significant shifts within it.

Spotlight | China, India, United States
Guoanbu securing non-Chinese passports for its agents

The Chinese army's mobilisation on the border with Arunachal Pradesh reaffirms the Chinese Communist Party's interest in the territory. Chinese intelligence services are also obtaining Indian passports for their personnel by facilitating marriages between men from Arunachal Pradesh and Chinese women.

China, Taiwan, United States
China-US trial of strength has enabled KMT to gain ground in Taiwan

Having got former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou to play the role of mediator, the Chinese Communist Party now has a free hand to resume its influence operations on the island.