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Chinese President Xi Jinping on 8 May 2025 in Moscow.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on 8 May 2025 in Moscow. © Kirill Kudryavtsev/EPA/Pool/MaxPPP

Spotlight | China
Xi Jinping weakened: a political transition soon underway?

Chinese President Xi Jinping appears to be stronger than ever politically but recent signals, particularly relating to his health, have reignited a debate over his succession. The leader may step down from one of his three roles as early as this summer, according to sources close to Beijing.
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The Intelligence Gazette
French National Police HQ, French KGB spy George Pâques, Student mobility in China, Canadian SIGINT

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

FranceNational Police HQ reconsiders international strategy

RussiaFSB shines spotlight on Georges Pâques

ChinaStudent mobility becomes strategic tool

CanadaSignals intelligence to benefit from increased military spending
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Saudi-US Investment Forum at the King Abdul Aziz International Conference Centre in Riyadh on 13 May 2025.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Saudi-US Investment Forum at the King Abdul Aziz International Conference Centre in Riyadh on 13 May 2025. © Brendan Smialowski/AFP

Saudi Arabia
From Riyadh to Paris, the sprawling business networks of MbS's would-be deputy crown princes

The candidates for this strategic position, who are each hoping to be Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's pick, all have a foot in business. Intelligence Online takes a closer look at the extensive networks of this new generation of Saudi's ruling clan.
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Presentation of the Aarok MALE UAV from French SME Turgis Gaillard to France's Minister for the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu, at Le Breuil airfield (Centre-Val de Loire, France), on 27 February 2025.
Presentation of the Aarok MALE UAV from French SME Turgis Gaillard to France's Minister for the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu, at Le Breuil airfield (Centre-Val de Loire, France), on 27 February 2025. © Jdutac/PhotoPQR/La Nouvelle République/MaxPPP

Ukraine
French SME Turgis et Gaillard readies to launch Paris-backed Kyiv drone factory

French SME Turgis et Gaillard is poised to supply the technology for the French defence ministry's planned drone factory in Ukraine, to be built in partnership with Renault. The project is still in its infancy.
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French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu greets his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias at the NATO headquarters on June 05, 2025 in Brussels.
French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu greets his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias at the NATO headquarters on June 05, 2025 in Brussels. © Omar Havana / Getty Images via AFP

France, Greece
Athens puts pressure on Naval Group over order for fourth frigate

During visits to France and Brussels, Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias skilfully manoeuvred to wring concessions from Paris for his country's future ship acquisitions. The choice of industrial partners in Greece is now at stake, one of which appears particularly close to Denias' political party.
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Alexander Machkevich, co-founder of the mining conglomerate Eurasian Resources Group (ERG, which holds the assets of the former ENRC), died on 22 March 2025.
Alexander Machkevich, co-founder of the mining conglomerate Eurasian Resources Group (ERG, which holds the assets of the former ENRC), died on 22 March 2025. © Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters

Ukraine, United Kingdom
The networks waging information campaigns against ERG chiefs share common roots

ERG's succession war, part 3: Ukrainian websites which recently published a flurry of articles criticising the CEO of the Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) mining group converge with Russian influence networks.
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The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Star prosecutor joins Nardello, Menas/CRI merger, Epstein investigator vs. Bank of America

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

WashingtonFormer terrorism prosecutor joins Nardello

LondonChris Robinson on familiar ground with Menas

Fort LauderdaleEpstein investigator launches class action against Bank of America over Covid loans
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Surveillance & Interception

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Corentin Lancrenon, head of security at Société Générale, is to head the AI Defense Club at Alta Ares.
Corentin Lancrenon, head of security at Société Générale, is to head the AI Defense Club at Alta Ares. © Société Générale press release

France, Ukraine
Alta Ares names former DGSE executive to pilot its AI Defense Club

Alta Ares, a French start-up specialising in the military use of artificial intelligence, has entrusted General Corentin Lancrenon, who works at Société Générale, with its AI Defense Club. The minicluster aims to share lessons learned among combat units in Ukraine.
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A major anti-drug operation by the US Coast Guard in San Diego, 13 February 2025.
A major anti-drug operation by the US Coast Guard in San Diego, 13 February 2025. © US Coast Guard/Cover Images via Reuters Connect

Spotlight | Mexico, United States
CIA, Palantir... How the US is using technology to track Mexican cartels

Washington's war on fentanyl, 1/2 - Intelligence Online reveals the clandestine surveillance and targeting apparatus set up by the United States to track down Mexican cartels. Drones, satellites, AI and discreet subcontractors orchestrate an unprecedented cross-border technological intelligence operation in the first of this two-part series.
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The SPOT-7 satellite manufactured by Airbus and sold to Azerbaijan hasn't worked since 17 March 2023.
The SPOT-7 satellite manufactured by Airbus and sold to Azerbaijan hasn't worked since 17 March 2023. © Belgian Earth Observation/Airbus - Montage Indigo Publications

Spotlight | China, France
The mysterious loss of an Airbus satellite sold to Azerbaijan

The secret antenna, Airbus and China 2/2 - Just weeks after France detected a Chinese intelligence operation near its critical space sites, an Airbus satellite suddenly stopped working. The theory being favoured by the French military implicates Beijing. Revelations.
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