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Spy Way of Life | Albania
Tirana's House of Leaves, in the lair of Albania's paranoid Sigurimi secret police

The House of Leaves in Tirana, Albania.
The House of Leaves in Tirana, Albania. © Simon Leigh/Alamy

Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous places for discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online visits a reservoir of painful memories, the House of Leaves in Tirana, where the secret police hounded the communist regime's opponents and kept the entire population under surveillance.
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Tommaso Di Ruzza, the former director of the Vatican's Financial Information Authority (AIF), on 28 April 2016.
Tommaso Di Ruzza, the former director of the Vatican's Financial Information Authority (AIF), on 28 April 2016. © Riccardo De Luca/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire/MaxPPP

UAE, Vatican | Private spies in the Vatican, part 4
The untold story of Pope Francis' anti-graft consultants

This summer, Intelligence Online reveals how Pope Francis relied on private investigators as part of his crackdown on corruption in the Holy See. Here, we tell the story of a former official in the Financial Information Authority, one of nine defendants recently convicted in a sprawling Vatican Court case.
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French paratroopers holding a flag from the DGSE's Service Action attend a ceremony on 17 January 2022 at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to commemorate the creation of the BCRA.
French paratroopers holding a flag from the DGSE's Service Action attend a ceremony on 17 January 2022 at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to commemorate the creation of the BCRA. © Thomas Samson/AFP

France
The DGSE foreign intelligence agency's disputed past: from the French Resistance to today

Born out of World War II special services and Resistance networks, the DGSE depicts itself as the direct heir of the Gaullist Bureau Central de Renseignement et d'Action. Some former service members dispute this lineage, pointing to Paul Paillole's influence instead.
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The Intelligence Gazette
From military intelligence to Harvard, DPR waiting rebuild, ambassador wanted, mixed inclusion results

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

United StatesUS and UAE military intelligence reform expert joins Harvard

FranceStill no MPs for parliamentary intelligence delegation

RussiaFrench ambassador yet to be approved

United StatesThe intelligence community's debated inclusion policy
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Fans hold up balloons to spell the initials of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on 30 November 2022 during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Fans hold up balloons to spell the initials of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on 30 November 2022 during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. © Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
Becoming a football superpower, part 2: Riyadh deploys heritage and tourism advisers on FIFA World Cup 2034 legacy strategy

Football has become central to Riyadh's culture and nation-building project, but success has so far come at a heavy price. In an effort to make the industry less dependent on the state, the sports ministry has turned to cultural heritage experts.
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Stéphanie Do, former member of parliament for Seine-et-Marne, was invited to the Vietnamese cultural centre in France in January.
Stéphanie Do, former member of parliament for Seine-et-Marne, was invited to the Vietnamese cultural centre in France in January. © Centre culturel du Vietnam en France/Facebook

France, Vietnam
Hanoi spins its web in Paris, part 2: hopefuls line up to milk Vietnam-France business links

At the request of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Vietnam is sending its diaspora into battle for economic purposes, and is updating its strategy. A number of businessmen and women are hoping to capitalise on this.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (also known as MBS) promoting his country’s bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2034 tournament. Picture taken in Jeddah, on 29 July 2024.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (also known as MBS) promoting his country’s bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2034 tournament. Picture taken in Jeddah, on 29 July 2024. © Balkis Press/Abacapress.com/Reuters

Saudi Arabia
Becoming a football superpower, part 1: Riyadh raids comms provider Hill & Knowlton for top marketing talent ahead of World Cup 2034

The well-funded Saudi sports ministry had a rolling contract with the WPP strategic communications unit going back to at least 2022. But since launching its bid for the 2034 World Cup, Riyadh has begun picking off key staff from the firm.
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In mid-July, the High Court in London handed down its decision on banks administered by the Deposit Insurance Agency.
In mid-July, the High Court in London handed down its decision on banks administered by the Deposit Insurance Agency. © Jeff Gilbert/Alamy banque d'images

Spotlight | United Kingdom
Tracking Russian assets: corporate intelligence firms on standby as courts prove hesitant over sanctions issue

Courts in London and New York are passing the buck on the matter of determining whether assets being tracked by Moscow should be subject to Western sanctions. This is having an impact on private investigations used to assist legal proceedings.
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The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
ADIT/Amarante regional rivalry, Herminius, CR Investigations, Lextrack, De Vinculis

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

LyonAmarante snatches regional council contract from ADIT

LondonHerminius picks new adviser

New York/Boston/WashingtonCR Investigations takes on US staff

London/ViennaNew asset hunter tuned into Central Asia?

LondonNicholas Houghton closes a chapter
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Surveillance & Interception

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The Tech Times
Stuart Peach at Maxar, Frontex aerial surveillance contracts, Wide Int' in hot spot, Kim Darroch at Fivecast

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT, with a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

LondonEx-military intelligence officer Stuart Peach boosts Maxar's UK office

WarsawFrontex awards new round of surveillance contracts

ParisWide Int' ready for a buyer

LondonEx-NSA officer Kim Darroch helps Australian OSINT provider FiveCast
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France, United Kingdom
France's intelligence watchdog looks to Britain to contend with human rights challenges
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Blind spots remain in the oversight of intelligence techniques in France. European Court of Human Rights rulings are pending that may single Paris out for criticism. The country's CNCTR supervisory body believes a legislative review is needed, and that the British model is worth considering.

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United States
Presidential race, part 3: as space becomes an electoral issue, the US Space Force restructures ahead of new administration
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General Chance Saltzman, chief of Space Operations for the US Space Force.

With the Starliner soap opera set to run for at least several more weeks, the Biden administration's space policy is increasingly coming under fire from the Republican camp. The US Space Force, created by Trump and struggling to deliver promised space defence architecture, could find itself caught in the crossfire.

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