Drastic staff cuts at the strategic CASI institute resulting in its near-certain closure have set alarm bells ringing among experts in Washington and in Congress who rely on its specialist research into the Chinese military.
France's 2027 draft budget reveals the French intelligence services' degree of technical cooperation with other European agencies. Most of their current programmes are designed to support a major shift towards Eastern and Northern Europe.
Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.
Narrowing in on a decision for its next consignment of fighter jets, the Royal Airforce of Oman (RAFO) has been in discussions for a deal on the JF-17 Thunder with Beijing and Islamabad, Intelligence Online has learnt.
The former head of the French luxury brand's security, Gaël Marchand, is also a Freemason who has steadily risen through the order's ranks. During his time at Louis Vuitton, he commissioned one of the company's consultants to carry out at least one internal investigation into the French Masonic Grand Lodge.
India and Bangladesh are keen to resume talks on water-sharing and cross-border cooperation, despite India having granted asylum to the former Bangladeshi leader, who was ousted from power by protests in August 2024.
The rift between Kyiv and Warsaw has not prevented Polish defence contractors from being in contact with the Ukrainian front line. WB Electronics supplies the elite Omega unit with FlyEye drones, while former Formoza commandos are contributing to the fight against Russian drones.
Gary Zimmerman, who once did business with Pentagon and was later involved in an intriguing privatisation scheme in the telecoms sector in Uzbekistan, has now joined IKA, a tech company with links to the small island nation's ruling family.
Senior staff at the French foreign intelligence agency feel they are not being given their fair share of management and executive posts.
Alongside the Japan-US ‘Keen Sword’ military exercise, the Japanese navy general staff is looking to step up its strategic posturing towards China.
The week of an important state visit to London by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, the UK's leading defence group is said to be optimistic about securing new maritime contracts with Muscat. But the complex history of BAE's naval partnerships in Oman makes the task more difficult.
Interaxions, which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2025 and which the head of the French foreign intelligence service Nicolas Lerner had hoped to expand, remains operational but is no longer seeking to raise the agency's visibility.
The representative for Connecticut is getting ready to chair the House intelligence committee should the majority flip. A big opportunity for the experienced lawmaker to hold CIA Director John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Kash Patel to account over Trump administration policies.
The appointment of a new ambassador may have created the sense of a fresh start at the British embassy in Abu Dhabi. But as a secretive Sharjah money laundering probe targeting UK expatriates appears to come to an end without charges, the foreign office is facing new accusations of meekness.
Published on 23/10/26 at 11:25 GMT: Milorad Dodik, the former leader of the Serbian separatist Republic of Srpska, is planning a visit to the United States in the hopes of currying further favour with the Trump administration. Meanwhile, scrutiny of the US consultants he has hired to lobby on his behalf is ramping up.
Mounting frustration is being felt by the organisation's Indo-Pacific Four regarding their relations with European members, who are calling for ambitious cooperation while remaining reluctant to share their intelligence.
Trent Maul, the head of analysis at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, has seen his powers increase. The agency's relations with the CIA and the White House, however, have remained strained since the highly controversial tenure of its former director, Tulsi Gabbard.
Faced with the Russian threat to its energy infrastructure in the European sea, the Netherlands is trying to address its shortcomings in anti-submarine warfare. As such, Saab’s subsidiary UMS Skeldar, which already operates in the mine warfare sector, has secured a contract.
The recent revelations about the luxury group’s former head of security have caught the attention of both the foreign and domestic French intelligence services. But are the “fundamental interests of the nation” genuinely being threatened?
The Vietnam People's Army's Command 86 is issuing an increasing number of tenders and placing orders with domestic suppliers as it seeks to enhance its capabilities while retaining as much autonomy as possible.
Ukrainian military intelligence is keeping a sharp eye on a convoy of Russian ships currently transporting heavy military equipment to the Russian paramilitary organisation Africa Corps, formerly Wagner. Ukraine has been building up its capabilities to prevent these deliveries for months, even going so far as to strike the ships directly.
Taiz is being besieged by the Shia rebels. The western front fell quickly because of divisions within loyalist forces, and now the city in the Yemeni highlands has been swiftly encircled largely thanks to the defection of a former military officer familiar with the area.
The European Commission is to publish a new, more far-reaching mandate for Frontex for the next ten years. Meanwhile, the agency’s chief has just quietly consolidated his mandate by bringing foreign liaison officers – including many police officers and intelligence agents – under his control.
Kabul is keen to regain control of the Afghan diplomatic network in Europe. In France, the Taliban are upping pressure on diplomats from the former Republic to replace ambassador Humayun Azizi. Meanwhile, in Germany, the handling of revenue by the Afghan consulate in Munich has raised suspicions.
Sources close to the Saudi Royal court said vetting protocols had been upgraded even before the attacks on the Kingdom by Yemen-based Houthi militants, with in-person meetings now further restricted.
French drone manufacturer EOS Technologie, whose products are in use in Ukraine by the French foreign intelligence agency, now counts a Qatari defence firm as a shareholder. The emirate has in recent months stepped up its acquisitions of stakes in foreign companies in the sector.
Turkish manufacturers are capitalising on favourable conditions for their prospecting in Manila, where they are on the verge of securing contracts that others failed to fulfil on time.
Confronted with a new kind of threat emerging on social media, police forces in France, Italy and Spain are scrambling to acquire artificial intelligence tools capable of analysing video feeds during protests.
Pressed to account for how Yemeni rebels managed to strike the country, the Saudi security and defence apparatus has blamed the GIP, the kingdom's foreign intelligence service.
Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online goes ringside in Kyiv, where soldiers face off in bare-knuckle fights under the watchful eyes of punters and underworld figures.
Part of the French capital's public transportation network is expected to close on 31 October, the day of the next planned protests against the rising cost of living. Securing the transit system has become a key concern since the violent unrest of demonstrations two weeks ago.
The Texas-based artificial intelligence company offers services to government and private clients wishing to access data in countries marked by a lack of transparency. A growing roster of former US intelligence officials is getting on board.
Albanian security forces have severely repressed the demonstrations shaking the country since summer. Through continued cooperation and funding, US and European partners are keeping up support for Prime Minister Edi Rama.
Following a period of instability in the early months of the current Trump administration, the US National Security Agency is on a hiring spree and plans to set up five new mission centres in hopes of boosting its ability to adapt to new challenges.
Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.
As the powerful Arakan Army has done with its affiliate groups, the Karenni State resistance wants to create a united army by April. In southern Shan State, it has already brought together myriad local forces under a single command, Alpha. A necessity after a year of setbacks from Russian drones.
Former Ukrainian legionnaires are moving into the military training business, as our investigation into such groups forming in the UAE, Libya and the Sahel shows. The Ukrainian president has tried to distance himself from such allegations, despite apparent links between some of these entities and Ukraine's military intelligence.
The United Nations Panel of Experts on Yemen is set to publish its annual report, which will focus on infringements of the arms embargo. Despite mounting evidence regarding goods originating from China, Beijing is working behind the scenes within the organisation to avoid being singled out.
Russian-born businessman Konstantin Sokolov has faced scrutiny in the US for his opaque business history and large Republican donations. Sokolov also has ties to a Swiss lawyer who allegedly worked for Russian businessmen previously subject to EU sanctions.
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