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France
Syrian spymaster in Paris

Damascus's new spymaster, Anas Khattab, was invited to meet his French counterparts on the sidelines of the international conference on Syria in Paris on Thursday. The former Al-Qaeda operative is a key player on security issues in Syria that are troubling Paris.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 13.02.2025

United States
Adding cartels to terrorist list set to shake up US intelligence

The National Counterterrorism Center and the CIA will both benefit from Donald Trump's broadening of the definition of terrorism to include Mexican drug cartels.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 11.02.2025

Joe Kent was appointed head of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) on 3 February.

Spotlight | Algeria, France
Paris-Algiers: the secrets behind an unproductive collaboration

As the diplomatic gulf between both countries widens, Intelligence Online reveals what has been stoking tensions between French and Algerian intelligence services.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 10.02.2025

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

France, United States
French foreign intel wants say on insider stories

France's DGSE foreign intelligence service wants to enshrine in law a provision allowing it to review before publication any book written by former officers or contractors. That system has already been tried and tested - and also decried - in the United States.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 30.01.2025

Spotlight | France
The last secrets of Gérard de Villiers, the French Ian Fleming

The daughter of Gérard de Villiers, who authored hundreds of "SAS" spy novels, has written a biography of her father containing previously unpublished information. In it, she discusses his close ties with French intelligence. Intelligence Online takes a closer look at those relationships.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 06.01.2025

Gérard de Villiers's funeral at the church of Saint-Honoré d'Eylau in Paris.

Syria
Ahmed al-Sharaa shaping Damascus's new intelligence structure

Syria's new leader wants to restructure the former regime's intelligence services, and to do so he can count on spymaster Anas Khattab, who already oversaw intelligence in Idlib.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 06.01.2025

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Damascus on 30 December 2024.

France, Libya
French spy agency scores in case against former Libya agent turned author

Jean-François Lhuillier remains under investigation for allegedly disclosing classified information in his 2023 book about his time as a French spy in Libya. His application for a declaration of invalidity was rejected by a Paris court.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 17.12.2024

Spotlight | United States
Intelligence community split over Congressional hearings on terrorism threat

The heads of the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security recently refused to take part in a series of public hearings, angering Congress and leaving the counter-terrorism service without a shop window just as the country faces serious threats on a number of fronts.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 09.12.2024

US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (L) and FBI Director Christopher Wray testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee in Washington, DC, on 15 November 2023.

United States
US counter-terrorism faces evolving threats during political changeover

During the transition period following Donald Trump's election, the National Counterterrorism Center is looking to recruit new analysts in the face of shifts in international terrorism and their domestic repercussions.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 14.11.2024

Brett Holmgren, acting director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).

Spymaster | United States
New counterterrorism chief Brett Holmgren faces unprecedented array of threats

Just months ahead of the US presidential election, the former head of diplomatic intelligence, who has close ties to top Democrats, has been urgently appointed to lead the National Counterterrorism Center.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 12.07.2024

Brett Holmgren, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).

Yemen
Saleh clan continues to lead anti-Houthi intelligence efforts

By announcing in the press on 6 May that they had arrested several Yemeni agents from an intelligence cell, the Houthi movement's security services relaunched their hunt for supporters of former Yemeni president Ali Abdallah Saleh.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 14.05.2024

Iran, Turkey, United States
Law and investigation firms search for Turkish-Iranian businessman at the centre of financial scandal

Helped by a team of ex-CIA officers turned private investigators, a new civil case has been filed targeting businessman Reza Zarrab, known for his involvement in a vast Turkish-Iranian financial scandal. He has until 22 February to be served and is thought to be residing in Florida.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 16.02.2024

Spymaster | Yemen
Abdullah Yahya Al Hakim, the Houthis' external secret operations strategist

The man also known by his nom de guerre Abu Ali is officially in charge of military intelligence and considered the second-in-command of the Houthis. He is involved in all the Yemeni rebel movement's most strategic issues.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 26.01.2024

Abdullah Yahya Al Hakim, aka Abu Ali, head of the Houthi movement’s Intelligence and Reconnaissance Authority.

France
French ex-spies charged for compromising national defence see their book sales soar

DGSE head Bernard Emié has given his approval to a forthcoming book about the French intelligence service, but how will its sales fare compared with two ex-French spies' books, the publication of which have met with fury from their former employers?

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 17.10.2023

United States
Washington squares up to consequences of Israeli intelligence failures

The Hamas attack on 7 October and its repercussions will have a bearing on heated debate in the US about reauthorising interceptions, initially conceived as a weapon in the fight against terrorism.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 17.10.2023

Spotlight | Tajikistan, United States
Washington warms to feared Tajik security chief as his influence grows

Lieutenant General Abdurahmon Alamshozoda's leading role in security affairs, including a bloody internal crackdown, has made him more valuable to the United States, not less.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 11.10.2023

First Deputy Interior Minister of Tajikistan Abdurahmon Alamshozoda.

France
DGSE launches legal action against second ex-spy over memoir

After several weeks' hesitation, the French external intelligence service has taken legal action against two former agents, whom it accuses of breaching official defence secrets in the books they have written about their experiences.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 02.10.2023

Afghanistan, China
Metallurgical Corporation of China changes its strategy in Afghanistan

The Chinese Communist Party has called on its business lobbyists in Kabul to get the Taliban government to take action to protect mining and energy production sites. In return, it is ready to offer fresh investment.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 06.04.2023

Syria
In northwest Syria, warring parties seek to shore up strongholds after earthquake catastrophe

Talks between Ankara and Damascus are on hold in the wake of the 6 February natural disaster, which has also affected the complex security picture in the northwest as actors in the ongoing civil war try to increase control of their respective territories.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 14.02.2023

Syrian Red Crescent workers at Damascus International Airport on 9 February 2023.

Iraq, United States
Former political prisoner Entifadh Qanbar inks deal to foster closer US-Kurdish ties

A former representative of the Iraqi National Congress, the US government-backed group that promoted the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, Qanbar has been leading an advocacy campaign that was approved by Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 26.01.2023

The president of the Kurdish Protection Action Committee, Entifadh Qandar.

China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

China
University reform under the watchful eye of security

China, Europe
Chinese influence and interference in Western Europe

North Korea, Russia
Moscow and Pyongyang's budding 'romance'

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Al-Qaeda

France
Syrian spymaster in Paris

United States
Adding cartels to terrorist list set to shake up US intelligence

Spotlight | Algeria, France
Paris-Algiers: the secrets behind an unproductive collaboration

France, United States
French foreign intel wants say on insider stories

Spotlight | France
The last secrets of Gérard de Villiers, the French Ian Fleming

Syria
Ahmed al-Sharaa shaping Damascus's new intelligence structure

France, Libya
French spy agency scores in case against former Libya agent turned author

Spotlight | United States
Intelligence community split over Congressional hearings on terrorism threat

United States
US counter-terrorism faces evolving threats during political changeover

Spymaster | United States
New counterterrorism chief Brett Holmgren faces unprecedented array of threats

Yemen
Saleh clan continues to lead anti-Houthi intelligence efforts

Iran, Turkey, United States
Law and investigation firms search for Turkish-Iranian businessman at the centre of financial scandal

Spymaster | Yemen
Abdullah Yahya Al Hakim, the Houthis' external secret operations strategist

France
French ex-spies charged for compromising national defence see their book sales soar

United States
Washington squares up to consequences of Israeli intelligence failures

Spotlight | Tajikistan, United States
Washington warms to feared Tajik security chief as his influence grows

France
DGSE launches legal action against second ex-spy over memoir

Afghanistan, China
Metallurgical Corporation of China changes its strategy in Afghanistan

Syria
In northwest Syria, warring parties seek to shore up strongholds after earthquake catastrophe

Iraq, United States
Former political prisoner Entifadh Qanbar inks deal to foster closer US-Kurdish ties

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China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France Information wars in the Caucasus

China University reform under the watchful eye of security

China, Europe Chinese influence and interference in Western Europe

North Korea, Russia Moscow and Pyongyang's budding 'romance'

Insiders | China Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Al-Qaeda

France Syrian spymaster in Paris

United States Adding cartels to terrorist list set to shake up US intelligence

Spotlight | Algeria, France Paris-Algiers: the secrets behind an unproductive collaboration

France, United States French foreign intel wants say on insider stories

Spotlight | France The last secrets of Gérard de Villiers, the French Ian Fleming

Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa shaping Damascus's new intelligence structure

France, Libya French spy agency scores in case against former Libya agent turned author

Spotlight | United States Intelligence community split over Congressional hearings on terrorism threat

United States US counter-terrorism faces evolving threats during political changeover

Spymaster | United States New counterterrorism chief Brett Holmgren faces unprecedented array of threats

Yemen Saleh clan continues to lead anti-Houthi intelligence efforts

Iran, Turkey, United States Law and investigation firms search for Turkish-Iranian businessman at the centre of financial scandal

Spymaster | Yemen Abdullah Yahya Al Hakim, the Houthis' external secret operations strategist

France French ex-spies charged for compromising national defence see their book sales soar

United States Washington squares up to consequences of Israeli intelligence failures

Spotlight | Tajikistan, United States Washington warms to feared Tajik security chief as his influence grows

France DGSE launches legal action against second ex-spy over memoir

Afghanistan, China Metallurgical Corporation of China changes its strategy in Afghanistan

Syria In northwest Syria, warring parties seek to shore up strongholds after earthquake catastrophe

Iraq, United States Former political prisoner Entifadh Qanbar inks deal to foster closer US-Kurdish ties

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China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

China
University reform under the watchful eye of security

China, Europe
Chinese influence and interference in Western Europe

North Korea, Russia
Moscow and Pyongyang's budding 'romance'

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

France
Syrian spymaster in Paris

United States
Adding cartels to terrorist list set to shake up US intelligence

Spotlight | Algeria, France
Paris-Algiers: the secrets behind an unproductive collaboration

France, United States
French foreign intel wants say on insider stories

Spotlight | France
The last secrets of Gérard de Villiers, the French Ian Fleming

Syria
Ahmed al-Sharaa shaping Damascus's new intelligence structure

France, Libya
French spy agency scores in case against former Libya agent turned author

Spotlight | United States
Intelligence community split over Congressional hearings on terrorism threat

United States
US counter-terrorism faces evolving threats during political changeover

Spymaster | United States
New counterterrorism chief Brett Holmgren faces unprecedented array of threats

Yemen
Saleh clan continues to lead anti-Houthi intelligence efforts

Iran, Turkey, United States
Law and investigation firms search for Turkish-Iranian businessman at the centre of financial scandal

Spymaster | Yemen
Abdullah Yahya Al Hakim, the Houthis' external secret operations strategist

France
French ex-spies charged for compromising national defence see their book sales soar

United States
Washington squares up to consequences of Israeli intelligence failures

Spotlight | Tajikistan, United States
Washington warms to feared Tajik security chief as his influence grows

France
DGSE launches legal action against second ex-spy over memoir

Afghanistan, China
Metallurgical Corporation of China changes its strategy in Afghanistan

Syria
In northwest Syria, warring parties seek to shore up strongholds after earthquake catastrophe

Iraq, United States
Former political prisoner Entifadh Qanbar inks deal to foster closer US-Kurdish ties