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An ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) officer on patrol at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on 23 March 2026. — An ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) officer on patrol at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on 23 March 2026. © Olga Fedorova/EPA/MaxPPP

Spotlight | United States
ICE buys forensic analysis software for investigations

US immigration authorities, who have just confirmed that they are using spyware to combat fentanyl trafficking, is to begin using data analysis software from Australian company GetData.

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Middle East
Persian Gulf crisis: shipping firms act to protect seafarers as industry waits on diplomatic talks

The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez. — The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez. © IMO / Xinhua via AFP

Following an incident on 18 April in which a CMA CGM vessel came under fire from Iranian forces, shipping companies have stepped up their security measures and are in regular contact with the US Fifth Fleet.

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In brief

France, South Korea
The limitations of the Paris-Seoul 'strategic partnership'

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France
New special adviser for minister of state for French armed forces

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A Latin American operative from a private military company overseeing the advance of Congolese special forces in Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. — A Latin American operative from a private military company overseeing the advance of Congolese special forces in Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. © Intelligence Online

Africa, UAE, Ukraine
Kyiv, a new recruitment hub for DRC's drone war

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The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Alaco veteran departs, GSPR exec at Thales, EU security in Iraq

LondonAnother Alaco veteran bids farewell

ParisThales welcomes GSPR executive

BrusselsEurope gears up to re-tender its giant Iraq security contract

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Americas

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Maine Senator Angus King (centre left) and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (centre right) at a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, on 9 February 2026. — Maine Senator Angus King (centre left) and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (centre right) at a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, on 9 February 2026. © Stoyan Nenov/Reuters

Spotlight | United States
White House blocks appointment of Arctic ambassador

President Donald Trump refuses to use the diplomatic tools provided by Congress to expand US influence in the Arctic region. Meanwhile, the January crisis sparked by his threats to annex Greenland continues to cast a shadow over transatlantic relations in the region.

Back-Door Diplomacy 13.04.2026

US President Donald Trump with the then Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Washington, on 7 November 2025. — US President Donald Trump with the then Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Washington, on 7 November 2025. © Aaron Schwartz/Pool via CNP/MaxPPP

Hungary, United States
Hungarian influence in Washington set to evaporate after Orbán's ouster

Information Wars 21.04.2026

HKN Energy founder Ross Perot Jr. at the White House where he and other oil executives were summoned to discuss opportunities in Venezuela, on 9 January 2026. — HKN Energy founder Ross Perot Jr. at the White House where he and other oil executives were summoned to discuss opportunities in Venezuela, on 9 January 2026. © Andrew Leyden/Zuma Press Wire/Reuters

Iraq, United States
HKN Energy emerges as key US asset in Middle East energy sector

Back-Door Diplomacy 17.04.2026

Sergio Gor, US Ambassador to India. — Sergio Gor, US Ambassador to India. © Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

United States, Uzbekistan
Sergio Gor, the man helping Central Asian countries woo Washington

Corporate Intel, Back-Door Diplomacy 16.04.2026

Deep Dive | United States
Pokémon Go to the rescue… of spies

Cybersecurity, Defence, Space, Contractors Deep Dive - Gaming and intelligence, 1 15.04.2026

United States
DHS facing uncertain future in intelligence as prospect of reform looms

Agencies 14.04.2026

Deep Dive | United States
From Smurfs' Village to Flight Simulator: the European game developers helping US intelligence up its game

Cybersecurity, Defence, Contractors Deep Dive - Gaming and intelligence, 1 14.04.2026

Middle East & Africa

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Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen
Mayyun, the Red Sea's most coveted island

An island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait has become the focus of intense competition between rival powers. Intelligence Online tracks the shifting balance of power between the actors vying for control of the rocky outcrop, whose strategic location could make it a chokepoint for sea traffic.

Defence 21.04.2026

Yemen’s seat at the United Nations Security Council. — Yemen’s seat at the United Nations Security Council. © Cristina Matuozzi/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect

Yemen
UN in secret negotiations with Houthis to release staff

Back-Door Diplomacy 20.04.2026

The opening of the Manama Dialogue conference, organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), in Bahrain, on 31 October 2025. — The opening of the Manama Dialogue conference, organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), in Bahrain, on 31 October 2025. © Ayman Yaqoob/Anadolu via AFP

Bahrain, United Kingdom
IISS Manama Dialogue preparations under scrutiny after reported tensions

Corporate Intel 15.04.2026

Satellite image showing the damage sustained by Aramco's Ras Tanura refinery following an Iranian drone attack on 2 March 2026. — Satellite image showing the damage sustained by Aramco's Ras Tanura refinery following an Iranian drone attack on 2 March 2026. © Vantor/AFP

Saudi Arabia
MbS-backed defence industry putting up resistance to Aramco's self-defence plans

Defence 13.04.2026

France, Saudi Arabia
A spy turned diplomat set to be new Saudi ambassador to Paris

Back-Door Diplomacy 20.04.2026

UAE
UAE strikes Iran, but homegrown weapons nowhere to be seen

Defence 16.04.2026

Russia, UAE
Ukrainian intel sees Russia's sanctions-busting networks leaving Gulf for South-East Asia

Operations, Defence, Contractors 14.04.2026

Europe-Russia

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The logo of France's Viginum foreign disinformation watchdog. © Jumeau Alexis/ABACA via Reuters Connect

Spotlight | Europe, France
France's Viginum takes fight against Russian propaganda to Europe's eastern flank

In a bid to fight Russian propaganda, France's foreign disinformation watchdog is deploying its teams across Europe, extending as far as Armenia in the Caucasus. In doing so, the agency is following in the footsteps of its ‘big brother', France's DGSE foreign intelligence service.

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French President Emmanuel Macron and French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez in Marseille, on 16 December 2025. — French President Emmanuel Macron and French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez in Marseille, on 16 December 2025. © Miguel Medina/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

France
Major reshuffle of French prefects on the horizon

Subscribers only Agencies 21.04.2026

Le Petit Luxembourg, the official residence of the President of the Senate, is home to the Salons de Boffrand in Paris. — Le Petit Luxembourg, the official residence of the President of the Senate, is home to the Salons de Boffrand in Paris. © Rosine Mazin/Aurimages via AFP

France, United Kingdom, United States
French, British and US special forces rise above trans-Atlantic differences in Paris

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Video games and intelligence (2/2). — Video games and intelligence (2/2). © Stéphane Oiry

Deep Dive | France
Spy games giant Ubisoft fighting its own intelligence wars

Subscribers only Corporate Intel, Cybersecurity Deep Dive - Video games and intelligence 2 17.04.2026

France
French intelligence watchdog and Council of State push for changes to algorithms bill

Subscribers only Agencies 17.04.2026

France
Paris representation scarce at Antalya Diplomacy Forum

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 17.04.2026

France, Uzbekistan
Tashkent, a new rear base for French domestic security in Central Asia

Subscribers only Agencies, Back-Door Diplomacy 16.04.2026

Asia-Pacific

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Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong in Beijing, on 30 January 2024. — Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong in Beijing, on 30 January 2024. © Ng Han Guan/Pool/MaxPPP

Spotlight | China
New purges prompt speculation over minister of public security's withdrawal

New probes into the People's Liberation Army, Rocket Force, United Front and security services have reignited persistent rumours surrounding Wang Xiaohong's near absence from public life.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 10.04.2026

The meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump has been postponed until mid-May in Beijing. — The meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump has been postponed until mid-May in Beijing. © Adek Berry, Annabelle Gordon/AFP

China, United States
China cooks up token concessions for Trump summit

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 21.04.2026

The Taiwanese flag in Taipei. — The Taiwanese flag in Taipei. © Reuters

China, Taiwan
Taiwan's defence budget hangs in balance as tense closed-door meeting looms

Subscribers only Defence 20.04.2026

Video games and intelligence (1/2). — Video games and intelligence (1/2). © Stéphane Oiry

Deep Dive | France, Japan, United States
The 'ninjas' at Nintendo, Sega and Sony who hunt down traitors and leaks

Subscribers only Corporate Intel Deep Dive - Video games and intelligence 2 16.04.2026

France, South Korea
Thales Alenia Space eyes Seoul's future military communications satellite programme

Subscribers only Defence, Contractors 15.04.2026

Indonesia, United States
From Washington to Paris, the influential spin doctor behind Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund PR push

Subscribers only Information Wars 14.04.2026

Cambodia
Cambodia's strategic airport battle behind broken security contract

Subscribers only Contractors 13.04.2026

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