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North Korea, Russia
Talks due on role for North Korean special forces in Ukraine

The North Korean leader may meet his Russian counterpart in Vladivostok to discuss a possible deployment - sign of an unprecedented rapprochement between the two sanctions-hit countries.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 30.08.2022

Nighttime military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army in Pyongyang, in North Korea.

Spotlight | United States
US intelligence community's realism about Ukraine gains traction in White House

The deterioration of Ukrainian positions in the war with Russia, a situation observed with pessimism by the intelligence community, is now being understood in the White House, despite Anthony Blinken and Lloyd Austin's more optimistic stance.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 11.07.2022

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines (left) and CIA Director William Burns (right) in Washington, DC, on 10 March 2022.

Spy Way of Life | Europe
Le Plux, Brussels' NATO information goldmine for spies

Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens, where they meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online explores Brussel's Place de Luxembourg, known as Le Plux, where EU and NATO officials quaff Belgian beer and chat as Russian spies listen in.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 01.07.2022

Australia, India, Japan, United States
US uses Quad fellowship as brain gain ploy in the face of China

With its team of former Boston Consulting Group staff on board, Schmidt Futures has begun selecting Australian, Indian and Japanese researchers to sponsor their study in the US.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 16.06.2022

Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, heads the Schmidt Futures Foundation.

Spymaster | United States
William Burns, the CIA's man for all seasons

In just over a year, the CIA has successfully changed its priorities from China to Russia while not forgetting the Middle East, and it's all due to its media-friendly, former diplomat, director William Burns.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 10.06.2022

UAE, United States
Washington focuses on Talal Al Kaissi in its new UAE cloud offensive

Appointed head of G42 Cloud in January, Talal Al Kaissi has been receptive to a charm offensive by US companies and that of their business contacts, providing a ray of hope for Washington that's alarmed by the inroads into the UAE by China's Huawei.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 08.06.2022

Spotlight | Iraq, United States
Washington takes stock of Baghdad's intelligence gaps

As it approaches the end of the second year of its partial military withdrawal from the country, the United States is assessing its Iraqi partner's intelligence capabilities. An observation of persistent shortcomings argues in favour of keeping its advisory missions in place.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 16.05.2022

Spotlight | Turkey, Ukraine, United States
Competition brews between Turkish and US drones in Ukraine

Recent US drone deliveries have driven Ukraine to give them a complementary role alongside Turkish drones, which up to now had played the starring role in the conflict. Ukraine, now a laboratory for new defence technology, has thus become a scene of defence rivalry between Turkey and the United States.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 10.05.2022

AeroVironment's Switchblade kamikaze drone provided by the US to Ukraine to help the country fight off Russia's invasion.

Iraq
Security tensions high in Iraq's overcrowded Sinjar Mountain region

Various Iraqi and foreign interests with shifting alliances, including Turkey, Iran and the US, have added to the instability in Iraq's Sinjar region.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 10.05.2022

United States
Former FBI officer turned investigator for oligarchs Richard Frankel exposed in New York

Forensic News has taken legal action to defend itself against low-key corporate intelligence star Walter Soriano. Richard Frankel's former activities for Soriano's firm USG Security look set to expose clients he worked for.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 11.04.2022

United States
US Navy boosts ISR drone capacity

As Russia continues its war on Ukraine, the US Navy is boosting its Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities with contracts with Insitu and Amentum.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 31.03.2022

Germany, United States
How a small Lockheed squad helped the F-35 land in Berlin

Consultants of the US defence giant used an unprecedented geopolitical conjuncture to secure a F-35 fighter jet order from the new German government.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 22.03.2022

United States
CIA rolls out well-oiled plan on familiar turf in Ukraine

Engrossed in Europe, US intelligence has increased its operations in Ukraine. It has considerable scope of action in the country forged from eight years of building relations with and providing support to its Ukrainian homologues.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 14.03.2022

Egypt, Turkey
Abbas Kamel and Hakan Fidan's talks stumble on Libya and Muslim Brotherhood

Tension is rising between Egypt and Turkey's intelligence chiefs over Turkey's refusal to extradite suspected Muslim Brotherhood members and Erdogan's Libyan ambitions, differences that jeopardise an Egyptian-Turkish reconciliation.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 15.02.2022

United States
First In, the fund backed by US cyberdefence veterans

Headed by a group of former cyberintelligence officials, the cyber-focused venture capital firm is beefing up its capacities to bid for Pentagon contracts.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 15.02.2022

China, United States
US Congress set to glean info on Chinese army's weaknesses

The US China Economic and Security Review Commission has issued a new call for tenders aimed at uncovering the internal dynamics of China's Popular Liberation Army (PLA). Its contents reveal that the US Congress has high hopes of getting a better understanding of the workings of this key component in the Chinese security system.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 02.02.2022

UAE, Yemen
Ali Al Shamsi sent to Washington to draw up anti-Houthi axis

The Emirati spymaster has been picked to discuss with top US security officials ways to counter Yemen's pro-Iran Houthi militia as the UAE urges Israel to join the alliance, not the least by means of its US contacts.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 01.02.2022

Spotlight | Europe, Israel, United States
How OSINT has worked its way among cyber-intelligence experts

Open-source intelligence (OSINT), considered less touchy than cyber-attacking, is less regulated and easier for goverments to showcase. However, the one-upmanship in the sector is making it increasingly difficult to distinguish between passive and active intelligence.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 30.12.2021

Saudi Arabia
US intelligence provides Saudi Arabia with targeting support in Yemen

Washington tried to pull back from supporting Riyadh in the conflict in Yemen but the bitter battle for Marib has kept the Biden administration engaged, with the US Defense Intelligence Agency providing strategic coordinates to the Saudi Air Force.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 16.12.2021

Kuwait, United States
CIA is hard at work behind the scenes in Kuwait

Washington is stepping up the involvement of its CIA agents stationed in the emirate, where the United States has strategic military bases. Charged with safeguarding American security interests, these agents have not been afraid to get involved in the internal affairs of the ruling family, which is beset by ongoing disputes.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 18.11.2021

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

Ukraine
Jamming wars

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

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

France
Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

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

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North Korea, Russia
Talks due on role for North Korean special forces in Ukraine

Spotlight | United States
US intelligence community's realism about Ukraine gains traction in White House

Spy Way of Life | Europe
Le Plux, Brussels' NATO information goldmine for spies

Australia, India, Japan, United States
US uses Quad fellowship as brain gain ploy in the face of China

Spymaster | United States
William Burns, the CIA's man for all seasons

UAE, United States
Washington focuses on Talal Al Kaissi in its new UAE cloud offensive

Spotlight | Iraq, United States
Washington takes stock of Baghdad's intelligence gaps

Spotlight | Turkey, Ukraine, United States
Competition brews between Turkish and US drones in Ukraine

Iraq
Security tensions high in Iraq's overcrowded Sinjar Mountain region

United States
Former FBI officer turned investigator for oligarchs Richard Frankel exposed in New York

United States
US Navy boosts ISR drone capacity

Germany, United States
How a small Lockheed squad helped the F-35 land in Berlin

United States
CIA rolls out well-oiled plan on familiar turf in Ukraine

Egypt, Turkey
Abbas Kamel and Hakan Fidan's talks stumble on Libya and Muslim Brotherhood

United States
First In, the fund backed by US cyberdefence veterans

China, United States
US Congress set to glean info on Chinese army's weaknesses

UAE, Yemen
Ali Al Shamsi sent to Washington to draw up anti-Houthi axis

Spotlight | Europe, Israel, United States
How OSINT has worked its way among cyber-intelligence experts

Saudi Arabia
US intelligence provides Saudi Arabia with targeting support in Yemen

Kuwait, United States
CIA is hard at work behind the scenes in Kuwait

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

Ukraine Jamming wars

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

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France Information wars in the Caucasus

France Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

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

Defense Intelligence Agency

North Korea, Russia Talks due on role for North Korean special forces in Ukraine

Spotlight | United States US intelligence community's realism about Ukraine gains traction in White House

Spy Way of Life | Europe Le Plux, Brussels' NATO information goldmine for spies

Australia, India, Japan, United States US uses Quad fellowship as brain gain ploy in the face of China

Spymaster | United States William Burns, the CIA's man for all seasons

UAE, United States Washington focuses on Talal Al Kaissi in its new UAE cloud offensive

Spotlight | Iraq, United States Washington takes stock of Baghdad's intelligence gaps

Spotlight | Turkey, Ukraine, United States Competition brews between Turkish and US drones in Ukraine

Iraq Security tensions high in Iraq's overcrowded Sinjar Mountain region

United States Former FBI officer turned investigator for oligarchs Richard Frankel exposed in New York

United States US Navy boosts ISR drone capacity

Germany, United States How a small Lockheed squad helped the F-35 land in Berlin

United States CIA rolls out well-oiled plan on familiar turf in Ukraine

Egypt, Turkey Abbas Kamel and Hakan Fidan's talks stumble on Libya and Muslim Brotherhood

United States First In, the fund backed by US cyberdefence veterans

China, United States US Congress set to glean info on Chinese army's weaknesses

UAE, Yemen Ali Al Shamsi sent to Washington to draw up anti-Houthi axis

Spotlight | Europe, Israel, United States How OSINT has worked its way among cyber-intelligence experts

Saudi Arabia US intelligence provides Saudi Arabia with targeting support in Yemen

Kuwait, United States CIA is hard at work behind the scenes in Kuwait

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

Ukraine
Jamming wars

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

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

France
Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

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

North Korea, Russia
Talks due on role for North Korean special forces in Ukraine

Spotlight | United States
US intelligence community's realism about Ukraine gains traction in White House

Spy Way of Life | Europe
Le Plux, Brussels' NATO information goldmine for spies

Australia, India, Japan, United States
US uses Quad fellowship as brain gain ploy in the face of China

Spymaster | United States
William Burns, the CIA's man for all seasons

UAE, United States
Washington focuses on Talal Al Kaissi in its new UAE cloud offensive

Spotlight | Iraq, United States
Washington takes stock of Baghdad's intelligence gaps

Spotlight | Turkey, Ukraine, United States
Competition brews between Turkish and US drones in Ukraine

Iraq
Security tensions high in Iraq's overcrowded Sinjar Mountain region

United States
Former FBI officer turned investigator for oligarchs Richard Frankel exposed in New York

United States
US Navy boosts ISR drone capacity

Germany, United States
How a small Lockheed squad helped the F-35 land in Berlin

United States
CIA rolls out well-oiled plan on familiar turf in Ukraine

Egypt, Turkey
Abbas Kamel and Hakan Fidan's talks stumble on Libya and Muslim Brotherhood

United States
First In, the fund backed by US cyberdefence veterans

China, United States
US Congress set to glean info on Chinese army's weaknesses

UAE, Yemen
Ali Al Shamsi sent to Washington to draw up anti-Houthi axis

Spotlight | Europe, Israel, United States
How OSINT has worked its way among cyber-intelligence experts

Saudi Arabia
US intelligence provides Saudi Arabia with targeting support in Yemen

Kuwait, United States
CIA is hard at work behind the scenes in Kuwait