More: Intelligence
CIA Staff Exodus: How China Is Exploiting the Crisis to Recruit U.S. Intelligence Talent
Chinese media and intelligence are closely following the exodus of the American Central Intelligence Agency CIA personnel, particularly the months-long wait for new retirees...
Germany’s Intelligence Independence: Why Russia and China Are Watching Merz’s BND and BfV Expansion
The government of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz approved a landmark bill to expand the powers of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the Domestic...
Why Sudan’s Islamist Militias Could Become a Problem for China
Sudan’s prolonged war is creating risks that extend well beyond its borders. The growing role of Islamist armed groups, including the Al-Baraa Bin Malik...
The First Draft Is No Longer Theirs
At roughly 4am on 30 July, a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile came down in farmland near Tarnawa-Kolonia, Poland, after Polish radar lost track of...
Why China Is Closely Watching Egypt’s Military and Defense Strategy
The Ninth Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) and the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) military think tanks are closely monitoring the...
Why China Is Watching Egypt’s New Octagon Defense HQ
The coverage and analyses by the Chinese press and official media, as well as Chinese intelligence, military, defense, and security think tanks and their...
China, the IRGC, and Tehran’s New Power Centers
China is adopting a pragmatic approach to its post-war relationship with Iran, attempting to balance maintaining its strategic and economic interests with Tehran, including...
Exploitation Lies Behind a Veil of Diplomacy in Iran
Behind a veil of good-natured diplomacy, American adversaries are exploiting the conflict in Iran by gaining insights, strategic lessons, and geopolitical power while the...
China’s Private Security Companies in the Middle East: Commercial Actors, Strategic Tools
Chinese PSCs are state-adjacent actors embedded in China’s overseas economic expansion, particularly under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), generating new arenas of US–China...
Taiwan Opens Intelligence Portal for Chinese Nationals
Taiwan's government has launched a new website to encourage Chinese citizens to report intelligence tips, claiming it provides a secure way for those unhappy...