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German counter-intelligence agency (BfV) says in its 2019 annual report:
- right-wing extremist offences in Germany increased by 9.7%, left-wing extremist offenses increased by 39.5%.
- about 20 % of members of AfD (around 7000 Germans) support extremist „Der Flügel“
German counter-intelligence agency (BfV) says in its 2019 annual report:
- right-wing extremist offences in Germany increased by 9.7%, left-wing extremist offenses increased by 39.5%.
- about 20 % of members of AfD (around 7000 Germans) support extremist „Der Flügel“
- number of Islamist extremists in Germans increased by around 5% to a total of 28 020 individuals
- since 2012, more than 1,050 individuals left Germany to join ISIS, around one third returned.
BfV 2019 full report:
https://www.verfassungsschutz.de/embed/annual-report-2019-summary.pdf
- since 2012, more than 1,050 individuals left Germany to join ISIS, around one third returned.
BfV 2019 full report:
https://www.verfassungsschutz.de/embed/annual-report-2019-summary.pdf
German counter-intelligence in 2019:
- cost of economic espionage against Germany: 102.9 billion euro,twice larger compared to 2017
- main intelligence aggressors against Germany: Russia, China, Iran, Turkey
- main cyber intelligence aggressors against Germany: Russia + China
- cost of economic espionage against Germany: 102.9 billion euro,twice larger compared to 2017
- main intelligence aggressors against Germany: Russia, China, Iran, Turkey
- main cyber intelligence aggressors against Germany: Russia + China
Russian intelligence against Germany in 2019:
- „Russia’s intelligence-gathering activities focus on all fields of German policy that may affect Russia“
- German counter-intelligence: „Russia ordered the assassination of a Georgian national killed in Berlin on 23 August 2019“.
- „Russia’s intelligence-gathering activities focus on all fields of German policy that may affect Russia“
- German counter-intelligence: „Russia ordered the assassination of a Georgian national killed in Berlin on 23 August 2019“.
- German counter-intelligence: Russia organizes espionage on „German energy policy decisions“. So Germany pays for Nord Stream 2 and Russia organizes hostile intelligence activities against Germany at the same time.
- German counter-intelligence calls out Russian „private institutes“ (think tanks) for exerting influence in Germany.
Do you remember former KGB general Vladimir Jakunin, residing in Berlin with his Dialogue of Civilizations which buys influence inside Berlin?
This is it.
Do you remember former KGB general Vladimir Jakunin, residing in Berlin with his Dialogue of Civilizations which buys influence inside Berlin?
This is it.
Chinese intelligence against Germany in 2019:
- Chinese espionage against Germany „increased considerably, without reduction in information-gathering on military targets.“
- in 2018 and 2019, German counter-intelligence saw „quantitative reduction in Chinese investment“.
- Chinese espionage against Germany „increased considerably, without reduction in information-gathering on military targets.“
- in 2018 and 2019, German counter-intelligence saw „quantitative reduction in Chinese investment“.
Chinese intelligence against Germany in 2019:
- China steals companies: „targeted company takeovers in key technology areas can be expected, as China’s investment strategies are long term“
- „Chinese actors are increasingly attempting to exert political influence abroad.“ (HK)
- China steals companies: „targeted company takeovers in key technology areas can be expected, as China’s investment strategies are long term“
- „Chinese actors are increasingly attempting to exert political influence abroad.“ (HK)
Chinese intelligence against Germany in 2019:
- since 2018, China hacked those „cooperating within Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure deals“. Too they pretend to be friends but then they steal your know-how.
- since 2018, China hacked those „cooperating within Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure deals“. Too they pretend to be friends but then they steal your know-how.
- „Chinese govt, semi-govt and private actors use well-connected German decision-makers and multipliers to lobby on behalf of Chinese interests. Chinese investment in Germany also creates economic dependencies that China can use as leverage to gain political concessions"
