The Intelligence Gazette
MbS and Sunak, OIS/Russia, Prague's VZ, NCSC audit, Tracfin

The Intelligence Gazette
MbS in London, the UK FARA, Rome between Beijing and Delhi, DGSE ethics

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

Saudi Arabia/UKDate set for MbS London visit

United KingdomBritish FARA not up to scratch

ItalyRome split between ties with China or India

FranceDGSE bolsters ethics

The Intelligence Gazette
CIA acquisitions, Foreign Affairs Committee, Huawei in France, navy training centre, Moldova fights fake news, lustration in Ukraine

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Washington, Kyiv, London, Brest, Paris and Chisinau.

United StatesLeadership change afoot in CIA acquisitions office

United KingdomForeign Affairs Committee learns from US intelligence consultants

FranceWhen the intelligence services reportedly tried to ban Huawei

FranceBrest navy intelligence training centre welcomes first pupils

MoldovaSandu protégé to run anti-disinformation centre

UkraineKyiv goes back on its lustration laws

France
Budget documents confirm French intelligence services' construction fever

Work is set to start on the DGSE's new HQ, as the DSRD prepares to move into its new home and Tracfin to open a second site. Documents used to prepare the government's 2024 budget also show that the intelligence services are being given greater priority.

Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
From Buckingham Palace to Doha, inside the London visit in the works for MbS

Mohammed bin Salman's planned visit to London is the object of lively diplomatic exchanges. Behind the scenes, Buckingham Palace, Doha and even Manama are each looking to ensure their interests are served.

United Kingdom
From GCAP to Saudi Arabia, BAE Systems' intelligence unit is booming

Run by former intelligence officers, the British defence giant's newly revamped intelligence unit is in full swing.

Spotlight | United Kingdom
British embassy in Riyadh springboard for retired diplomats' private sector careers

Following his predecessors' lead, former British ambassador to Saudi Arabia Simon Collis has taken on a number of business diplomacy roles since retiring.

France
Tracfin's next director to start with a full plate of challenges

Because of its broad scope, the French financial intelligence service Tracfin, if used well, could become a handy intelligence warfare tool. But after Maryvonne Le Brignonen's controversial directorship the unit is facing numerous challenges, both internal and external.