France
How France's DNRT territorial intelligence is tracking A69 Toulouse-Castres motorway protesters

French authorities are preparing to counter upcoming demonstrations against motorway construction works in the south-west of the country. Territorial police intelligence has been discreetly tracking people potentially involved in the protests by contacting their employers directly.

France
French military intelligence's Piranha programme to harness private sector expertise

A call for tenders has been issued by France's DRM military intelligence, seeking bids from a number of private service providers to enhance its geopolitical analysis. From consultancy firms to think-tanks, there are many who want to submit bids before the 7 July deadline.

China
Xi Jinping's diplomacy revamp includes authoritarian refocus

Since the start of his third term in office, Xi Jinping has led a far-reaching overhaul of China's diplomatic apparatus, which has been reinvented as a multi-faceted party force, covering climate change and AI to food safety and the international narrative.

United States
Bill strikes further blow at US arsenal to combat foreign interference

Spotlight After the State Department and the FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence's centre responsible for coordinating intelligence on foreign malign influence is now threatened with closure.

Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia
Information warfare: Moscow on Southeast Asian charm offensive

Moscow is on a charm offensive in Southeast Asia as it seeks to develop its influence among politicians and journalists in the region, amid increasing mistrust of the West among ASEAN countries.