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Joseph Wu, secretary-general of the National Security Council (NSC) and former foreign minister of Taiwan.
Joseph Wu, secretary-general of the National Security Council (NSC) and former foreign minister of Taiwan. © Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA/MaxPPP

Spymaster | Taiwan
Joseph Wu, Taiwan's National Security Council chief weakened by spy scandal

The treason of a former assistant accused of spying for Beijing has tarnished the image of Joseph Wu, the director of Taiwan's intelligence coordination agency. With his position weakened, he is struggling to push through reforms needed for Taipei to deal with Chinese interference.
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Massad Boulos, the US president's adviser for the Middle East and Africa, in Kigali, Rwanda, on 8 April 2025.
Massad Boulos, the US president's adviser for the Middle East and Africa, in Kigali, Rwanda, on 8 April 2025. © Jean Bizimana/Reuters

France
Trump's special envoy for the Middle East and Africa expected in Paris

Published on 13/06/25 at 13:00 GMT: After closing a tour of the Maghreb, the details of which are still being confirmed, the American president's adviser, businessman Massad Boulos, is due to visit Paris on 19 June to discuss the region's most pressing issues.
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Presentation of the Aarok MALE UAV from French SME Turgis Gaillard to France's Minister for the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu, at Le Breuil airfield (Centre-Val de Loire, France), on 27 February 2025.
Presentation of the Aarok MALE UAV from French SME Turgis Gaillard to France's Minister for the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu, at Le Breuil airfield (Centre-Val de Loire, France), on 27 February 2025. © Jdutac/PhotoPQR/La Nouvelle République/MaxPPP

Ukraine
French SME Turgis et Gaillard readies to launch Paris-backed Kyiv drone factory

French SME Turgis et Gaillard is poised to supply the technology for the French defence ministry's planned drone factory in Ukraine, to be built in partnership with Renault. The project is still in its infancy.
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French intelligence has uncovered a Chinese intelligence operation near Airbus sites in Toulouse.
French intelligence has uncovered a Chinese intelligence operation near Airbus sites in Toulouse. © Belgian Earth Observation/Airbus - Montage Indigo Publications

Spotlight | China, France
Chinese 'big ears' suspected of spying on French satellites near Toulouse

The secret antenna, Airbus and China (1/2) - French intelligence services suspect that a small Chinese telecommunications company set up a listening station near Airbus sites. While a judicial investigation has been opened, the case is also mobilising many French spies. Revelations.
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Radio France headquarters in Paris.
Radio France headquarters in Paris. © Vincent Isore/IP3 via ZUMA Press/Reuters

France
Public radio security manager barred from working over suspected ties to Chechen Islamists

A Paris court has upheld a 2024 decision to revoke the professional licence of a security manager who worked for the French public radio service Radio France for ten years, after intelligence services suspected him of having close ties to ‘radicalised Islamists' from Chechnya.
LogoSubscribers only Running story - Chechen separatists 11.06.2025

The Intelligence Gazette
Service Action, US budget, Pro-Orban think-tank, Royal United Services Institute

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

FranceChange of guard at DGSE Cercottes camp

USSharp rise in intelligence budget requests

EuropePro-Orban influence network to condemn 'European propaganda machines' in Brussels

United KingdomBritain's great and good at RUSI international law talk
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French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu greets his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias at the NATO headquarters on June 05, 2025 in Brussels.
French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu greets his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias at the NATO headquarters on June 05, 2025 in Brussels. © Omar Havana / Getty Images via AFP

France, Greece
Athens puts pressure on Naval Group over order for fourth frigate

During visits to France and Brussels, Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias skilfully manoeuvred to wring concessions from Paris for his country's future ship acquisitions. The choice of industrial partners in Greece is now at stake, one of which appears particularly close to Denias' political party.
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The Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias and his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu in Athens on 14 April 2025.
The Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias and his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu in Athens on 14 April 2025. © Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters

Greece
Athens close to purchasing Naval Group frigate to mend ties with Paris

The Greek defence minister visited the French shipyard on Wednesday 4 June for a meeting which could prove crucial for mending Franco-Greek ties, which cooled after Paris approved the sale of MBDA missiles to Athens's arch-rival Turkey earlier this year.
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The Ministry of Defence plaque at its central London headquarters.
The Ministry of Defence plaque at its central London headquarters. © Andy Rain/EPA/MaxPPP

United Kingdom
UK defence ministry sues once-feted driverless car entrepreneur

The UK Secretary of State for Defence has filed a sealed claim against Academy of Robotics and its owner William Sachiti, who once supplied transport robots to the Royal Air Force. Intelligence Online understands the dispute relates to his use of a former RAF base which his firm shares with the defence ministry.
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Karim Benzema of Al-Ittihad lifts the trophy after winning the Saudi Pro League on 26 May 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Karim Benzema of Al-Ittihad lifts the trophy after winning the Saudi Pro League on 26 May 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. © Stringer TPX Images of the day/Reuters

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
SPL football: European agents squeezing clubs over players' potential 'tax traps'

Becoming a football superpower, part 8: With tax-free salaries a big lure for elite sportsmen in the Kingdom, the issue of "home-country" liabilities is now becoming a wage bargaining tool during contract negotiations, Intelligence Online has learned. Agents of younger players, more likely to return to Europe sooner, are particularly hot on the issue.
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The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Amarante International exec quits, exiled Albanian minister lobbying in US, new adviser for Sqope Intelligence

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

ParisAmarante International's business intel deputy director to leave

WashingtonExiled former Albanian minister's lobbyist reaching out to State Department

ParisNew adviser for Sqope Intelligence
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Surveillance & Interception

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The SPOT-7 satellite manufactured by Airbus and sold to Azerbaijan hasn't worked since 17 March 2023.
The SPOT-7 satellite manufactured by Airbus and sold to Azerbaijan hasn't worked since 17 March 2023. © Belgian Earth Observation/Airbus - Montage Indigo Publications

Spotlight | China, France
The mysterious loss of an Airbus satellite sold to Azerbaijan

The secret antenna, Airbus and China 2/2 - Just weeks after France detected a Chinese intelligence operation near its critical space sites, an Airbus satellite suddenly stopped working. The theory being favoured by the French military implicates Beijing. Revelations.
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The American paramilitary network Forward Observation Group organises training courses for US special forces.
The American paramilitary network Forward Observation Group organises training courses for US special forces. © Intelligence Online

Ukraine, United States
From the Donbas to Sudan, the secret war of the mysterious Forward Observations Group

FOG, a US paramilitary network, today trains Marines at Fort Bragg and acts as Washington's discreet proxy in Ukraine and Africa. Intelligence Online has investigated this ghost entity, which has no legal status and is involved in drone warfare, special operations and covert actions.
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Image taken from a video published by Ukraine of Operation Spider's Web, launched against Russia on 1 June 2025.
Image taken from a video published by Ukraine of Operation Spider's Web, launched against Russia on 1 June 2025. © Ministry of Defence of Ukraine/UPI/MaxPPP

Russia, Ukraine
Swarmer, the invisible brain behind the SBU's spectacular drone strikes inside Russia

Ukraine carried out an unprecedented operation on 1 June on Russian territory, using suicide drones to destroy or damage more than forty bombers. Behind this success is the Ukrainian start-up Swarmer, which provides the tech that enables these drones to be controlled autonomously.
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