Foreign electoral intervention
Interventions by foreign governments in elections
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| August 2025 |
Chinese espionage in California
Jinchao Wei was convicted for passing naval weapon system information to a Chinese intelligence officer.
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| August 2025 | Assange attended the March for Humanity in Sydney, a large protest highlighting the plight of Palestinians in the Gaza conflict. |
| August 2025 | Italian authorities arrested 13 individuals with connections to Chinese organized crime. |
| 2025 |
Chinese government interference in Canada
Liberal Party candidate Paul Chiang resigned after suggesting someone should claim a bounty on Conservative Party candidate Joe Tay, who was targeted by an arrest warrant from the Hong Kong Police Force and a repression campaign by China-based social networks.
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| July 2025 |
Director of National Intelligence
Tulsi Gabbard becomes the incumbent DNI during the Trump administration, with Lora Shiao serving as Acting DNI.
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| July 22 2025 |
Director of National Intelligence
Aaron Lukas becomes Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence serving under President Donald Trump
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| July 2025 | Xu Zewei arrested by U.S. and Italian authorities at Malpensa Airport in Milan, charged with cyber espionage as part of the Hafnium hacking group associated with SSSB. |
| July 2025 | Maurene Comey was dismissed from her position as an assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. |
| 2025 | The Rybolovlev family trust filed a petition in the Cayman Islands seeking to wind up the ATP Life Science Ventures fund, alleging mismanagement by Seth Harrison and citing concerns about excessive expenses and questionable investment decisions. |
| July 2025 |
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
CIA director John Ratcliffe released an internal review of the 2016 intelligence assessment, criticizing its process but affirming its core finding that Russia intended to undermine American democracy and disparage Hillary Clinton.
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| 2025 | Rick Crawford (R) becomes chair of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence |
| 2025 |
United front in Taiwan
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council identified Douyin and Xiaohongshu as platforms being used for pro-unification propaganda.
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| July 2025 |
Chinese espionage in California
The United States Department of Justice charges Yuance Chen and Liren 'Ryan' Lai with attempting to recruit U.S. military personnel and gather naval intelligence for China's Ministry of State Security.
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| July 2025 |
Chinese espionage in California
Chenguang Gong, a former engineer at a South California company, pleaded guilty to stealing military tracking blueprints for the Chinese government.
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| July 2025 |
Chinese espionage in California
The California Independent System Operator (operator of most of California's electric grid) was reported breached by Chinese state-sponsored hackers exploiting a SharePoint zero-day vulnerability.
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| 2025 | Completes her term as solicitor general of the United States. |
| 2025 |
Foreign electoral interventions
Serbia allegedly intervened in Kosovo's election through direct control of the Serb List political party, which received a public endorsement from Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić and presented itself as supportive of the Serbian government during the campaign.
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| 2025 |
Foreign electoral interventions
During the German election, Elon Musk publicly endorsed the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, drawing strong criticism from political leaders. Friedrich Merz condemned Musk's endorsement as 'intrusive and presumptuous', while SPD leader Saskia Esken accused Musk of attempting to influence the election through his media and financial power.
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| 2025 | Comey published his third novel, 'FDR Drive'. |
| June 6 2025 | Salvador Rodriguez Sanchez Jr continues as chair of the Permanent Select Committee, born on this date |
| May 2025 | Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused Comey of potentially calling for Donald Trump's assassination through an Instagram post with seashells spelling '86 47', which Comey denied was a call to violence. |
| 2025 |
Links between Trump associates and Russian officials
Musk becomes a senior advisor to the US president and is appointed de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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| 2025 | Stone accused Senator Mark Kelly of treason and called for his execution over Trump's crypto connections. |
| May 10 2025 | Published a podcast episode on MSNBC and a corresponding Substack newsletter titled 'Behind The Headlines'. |
| May 2025 |
Russia investigation origins conspiracy theory
Elon Musk promotes the Russia investigation origins conspiracy theory.
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| May 2 2025 | Assange released a public statement endorsing Anthony Albanese for the 2025 Australian federal election. |
| May 1 2025 | Ran as the Reform UK candidate in the West of England mayoral election, finishing second with 22% of the votes, behind Labour candidate Helen Godwin. He won the most votes in South Gloucestershire. |
| April 2025 |
Director of National Intelligence
William P. Ruger begins serving as Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Mission Integration under President Donald Trump
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| April 25 2025 |
Foreign electoral interventions
Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) ordered Meta Platforms to restrict Singaporeans' access to social media posts by foreign nationals, including Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) members who had made politically charged statements about Singaporean politics.
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| April 2025 |
Foreign electoral interventions
During a Senate hearing, the National Security Council reveals indicators of Chinese government interference in the upcoming national elections, including attempts to discredit candidates critical of China and support pro-China candidates.
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| April 2025 | Dmitriev participated in negotiations concerning the war in Ukraine and US-Russia economic relations, meeting multiple times with American envoy Steve Witkoff. |
| April 2025 | Zhang Dayong (Asheng), a key figure in the Chinese mafia in Rome, was executed by gunshot, marking an escalation in the ongoing 'hanger war' of Prato that had spread to Rome. |
| 2025 | Sexual orientation and gender identity were removed from I&A's list of characteristics that prohibit intelligence activities. |
| 2025 | CrowdStrike experiences financial growth, with annual revenue increasing to $3.95 billion and net cash flow from operations rising to $1.38 billion |
| March 27 2025 |
Alleged Libyan financing in the 2007 French presidential election
The Financial Prosecutor's Office requested a seven-year prison sentence and €300,000 fine for Nicolas Sarkozy, along with a five-year election ban. They also requested six-year and three-year prison sentences for Claude Guéant and Brice Hortefeux, respectively.
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| March 2025 | Erik Prince announced a security support deal with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa to assist government forces in addressing the ongoing Ecuadorian conflict. |
| March 2025 | Goldman Sachs becomes the first major American financial institution to offer ruble-linked derivatives to investors since 2022 sanctions, coinciding with Russian President Vladimir Putin's decree allowing selected American investment funds to liquidate or transfer their holdings in Russian securities. |
| 2025 | Erik Prince led a group that proposed a deportation plan to the Trump administration, involving support from the private sector. |
| March 2025 |
United front in Taiwan
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te delivered a policy speech promising intensified efforts to counter PRC espionage and infiltration in Taiwan.
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| February 2025 |
Chinese government interference in Canada
A Canadian government task force reported a coordinated state-backed social media campaign on WeChat targeting Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, highlighting China's influence operations in social media targeting Canadian political figures.
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| February 2025 |
Firehose of falsehood
A public relations CEO publicly analyzed the 'flood the zone' tactic, explaining its strategic purpose of overwhelming public attention to prevent focused scrutiny of specific actions.
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| February 2025 | The corruption and influence-peddling case against Rybolovlev was officially closed by Monaco's judiciary, following the ECHR ruling on privacy violation, effectively exonerating him of all criminal charges. |
| February 2025 | Kirill Dmitriev attended the initial Ukrainian ceasefire talks, where he experienced visible tension with Sergey Lavrov, who denied him a seat at the negotiating table and had not formally accredited him through Putin. |
| February 2025 | Philippine police arrested four Chinese nationals affiliated with ACFROC-associated organizations who made cash donations to Tarlac City and its police force. |
| February 2025 | Temerko wrote an article in The Telegraph arguing for a strong Ukrainian military presence as a way to enforce a ceasefire, supported by Western allies, to deter future Russian aggression. |
| February 2025 | Stone became a weekday host on WABC radio. |
| February 2025 |
United front in Taiwan
Taiwan's Ministry of Education banned two UFWD-affiliated schools (Huaqiao University and Jinan University) from conducting exchanges in Taiwan and announced it would no longer recognize qualifications from schools associated with the United Front Work Department.
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| February 2025 |
United front in Taiwan
The Ministry of Education banned exchanges with the Seven Sons of National Defence educational institutions.
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