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Spotlight | United Kingdom
Starmer boosts intelligence spending

The British government's decision to further increase the intelligence budget announced last year by 7% is indicative of the growing pressures, both technological and geopolitical, on its agencies.
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during a press conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room, on 26 March 2025, following the Spring Budget Statement.
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during a press conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room, on 26 March 2025, following the Spring Budget Statement. © Ben Stansall/Pool/AFP
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Oligarch Oleg Deripaska launches legal battle against firm that investigated him

Published on 04/04/25 - In what could have been a bad April Fool's joke, Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska on 1 April launched a disclosure order against a British corporate intelligence firm that had been investigating him.
Oleg Deripaska attends the ceremony as Putin awards the Order of St. Andrew to Narendra Modi for his contributions to the relations between the two countries in Moscow, Russia on 9 July 2024.
Oleg Deripaska attends the ceremony as Putin awards the Order of St. Andrew to Narendra Modi for his contributions to the relations between the two countries in Moscow, Russia on 9 July 2024. © Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via AFP
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Macron the spymaster, part 6.
Macron the spymaster, part 6. © Stéphane Oiry

France | Macron, the spymaster
Russia, Emmanuel Macron's sin of pride

Macron the spymaster, part 6: France's youngest ever president, Emmanuel Macron, is also the one who has taken the greatest interest in intelligence. In the sixth part of this series, Intelligence Online looks back at the president's lost bet with Moscow.
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Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, during the official induction of the Al Emarat Corvette into the naval fleet, on 7 february 2025, Dubai.
Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, during the official induction of the Al Emarat Corvette into the naval fleet, on 7 february 2025, Dubai. © Media Office Government of Dubai

France, UAE
French naval players flood Abu Dhabi market

French firms have been expanding their presence in the UAE as Abu Dhabi pursues its long-term goal of establishing a sovereign naval industry. Some have landed new contracts or are lying in wait for more.
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Li Shulei, Head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee and He Lifeng, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China at the Third Session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) of China in Beijing, China, 11 March 2025.
Li Shulei, Head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee and He Lifeng, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China at the Third Session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) of China in Beijing, China, 11 March 2025. © Jessica Lee/EPA/MaxPPP

China
Propaganda Department reopens its doors to foreign-trained Chinese

In a bid to strengthen this key unit for the Chinese Communist Party, the government is authorising recruitment of young people who have studied abroad, particularly in the West. The idea is to have troops with a better understanding of target cultures.
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The Intelligence Gazette
French prison intelligence, Washington strengthens stance on Beijing, Secrecy at Pakistan's Paris embassy, Death penalty for Chinese officer, DGSE

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

FranceNew director for prison intelligence service

United StatesWhite House reinforces stance on China

FranceThe Pakistan embassy in Paris employee who knew too much

ChinaHigh-ranking PLA officer sentenced to death for spying for the US

FranceDGSE combat swimmers' ammunition bunker to grow
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A Dassault Rafale Marine during training at Landivisiau in Brittany, France, on 20 January 2024.
A Dassault Rafale Marine during training at Landivisiau in Brittany, France, on 20 January 2024. © Frédéric Speich/Photo PQR/La Provence/MaxPPP

France, India
Rafale deal prospects spur on aspiring local firm

New Delhi has yet to formally sign an order for a batch of Rafale Marine fighter jets, but one Indian electronic warfare group is already preparing to be part of the follow-up contracts. Its owner is a former contact of French defence firms in the Indian capital who appears to have prominent connections.
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Saudi Binladin Group headquarters in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, on 9 May 2018.
Saudi Binladin Group headquarters in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, on 9 May 2018. © Katie Paul/Reuters

Saudi Arabia
Inside Saudi Binladin Group's secret restructuring

The kingdom's ailing construction firm Saudi Binladin Group has chosen to resolve its creditor claims outside the courts rather than go through Riyadh's insolvency procedures. Saudi Finance Ministry, SBL's minority shareholder, has been overseeing a mediation process instead, drawing criticism from lawyers in the region.
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Moldova's President Maia Sandu, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, USAID administrator Samantha Power and Scott Nathan, CEO of US International Development Finance Corporation, take part in the USAID Democracy Delivers Event during the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 20, 2022.
Moldova's President Maia Sandu, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, USAID administrator Samantha Power and Scott Nathan, CEO of US International Development Finance Corporation, take part in the USAID Democracy Delivers Event during the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 20, 2022. © David Dee Delgado/Pool/AFP

United States
Pentagon's soft power holds strong in ex-USSR countries despite Trump purge

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are hunting down "waste" in US agencies providing support to former Soviet republics keen to break away from Moscow's influence. Meanwhile, the State Department and Pentagon continue to support a highly sensitive programme.
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Saudi Minister of Sport Prince Abdelaziz bin Turki bin Faisal al-Saud.
Saudi Minister of Sport Prince Abdelaziz bin Turki bin Faisal al-Saud. © Saudi Arabian Ministry of Sports/Anadolu Agency/Anadolu via AFP

Saudi Arabia
WPP-owned comms group rues messy split from sports minister

Heeding the government's call to set up in the kingdom, a raft of new PR agencies have beefed up their Riyadh operations. But Hill & Knowlton, the dominant player in the region, has a cautionary tale to tell its competitors about how to transact with the kingdom's power brokers, in its case, the sports minister himself.
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