China
Greater political and security centralisation on the way for New Silk Roads programme

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

China, South America
The CCP steps up its presence in South America ahead of Xi Jinping's expected trip to Peru

Beijing's ambassador to Lima, Song Yang, is using three diplomatic meetings in Peru to support the Chinese Communist Party in implementing Xi Jinping's plan for the region.

China, Hungary
CCP takes BRI a step further with Global Security Initiative

China has asked some countries with which it enjoys strong bilateral relations to subscribe to Xi Jinping's vision of world order, as laid out in his Global Security Initiative. It is a new China-centric geopolitical viewpoint that goes further than Beijing's Belt & Road Initiative goals.

China
Beijing prepares to deploy Belt and Road 'militia'

China wants to provide military units to state firms established in countries which have joined the Belt and Road Initiative, in order to stamp out internal corruption and protect Chinese foreign investments.

The Intelligence Gazette
Russian dissident in the Commons, Xi Jinping to visit Marseille, foreign investment in France, Russian intelligence review

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

United Kingdom Russian dissident to attend parliamentary hearing

FranceMarseille favourite to host Xi Jinping in spring

FranceForeign investment control measure confirmed

RussiaA new historical review for espionage fans

Spotlight | China
State Security directs its grand influence strategy towards the Global South

Ahead of the unveiling of the New Silk Roads strategy at a summit meeting opening in Beijing tomorrow, Intelligence Online can reveal how the Chinese Ministry of State Security is completely reorientating its foreign expert recruitment drive to serve its new influence objectives.

Spotlight | Italy, Taiwan
As Rome exits Silk Roads project, Italy's defence industry readies for Taiwanese adventure

With Italy in talks with China to withdraw from the New Silk Roads project, secret parallel discussions are focused on Taiwan as Rome expects compensation from Washington for obeying its wishes and leaving the project.

The Intelligence Gazette
Vladimir Osechkin, French military attaché in Yerevan, new Belt & Road preparations

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 Moscow, Biarritz, Yerevan and Baku.

France/RussiaCommunicator Vladimir Osechkin exposed for false defector evacuations

France/Armenia/AzerbaijanParis's impossible balancing act in Yerevan

ChinaThird Belt & Road forum preparations underway in Beijing