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The Five April International Shooting Range in Vientiane is a site for Laos's secret diplomacy with China and Russia.
The Five April International Shooting Range in Vientiane is a site for Laos's secret diplomacy with China and Russia. © Five April International Shooting Range/Marketing Dept

Spy Way of Life | Laos
Vientiane's Five April International Shooting Range draws Chinese firms, Russian generals

Across the globe, spies love to gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online explores the Laotian capital's Five April International Shooting Range and its adjoining hotel.
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The Academia Sinica institute in Taipei was the first target of Chinese-backed efforts to weaken conditions for research in Taiwan.
The Academia Sinica institute in Taipei was the first target of Chinese-backed efforts to weaken conditions for research in Taiwan. © Chon Kit Leong/Alamy

China, Taiwan
How the Kuomintang undermines Taiwanese research

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) is using its slim majority in Taiwan's parliament to expand its campaign against the island's scientific institutions, imposing audits, budget cuts and cooperation agreements that benefit Beijing.
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US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on 13 October 2025.
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on 13 October 2025. © Jalaa Marey/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

Spotlight | Israel, United States
Washington seeks to deepen tunnel, drone cooperation with Israeli military

The extension of the partnership with the Israeli military will help the Pentagon benefit from the experience and technological innovations of more than two years of war in Gaza.
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Middle-East & Africa

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In the Red Sea, strategic submarine cable projects are being disrupted by the threat of Houthi attacks.
In the Red Sea, strategic submarine cable projects are being disrupted by the threat of Houthi attacks. © Handout/Getty Images via AFP//www.submarinecablemap.com - Montage : Indigo Publications

Spotlight | Oman, Yemen
Secret talks with Houthis to restart Red Sea submarine cables projects hit setbacks

Submarine cable war (2/3) – Several submarine cable projects in the Red Sea remain blocked by the threat posed by the Houthis. Omani negotiations with the Yemeni armed group had been underway to get them going again, but Israeli air strikes in August interrupted the talks.
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Several strategic submarine cable projects are being disrupted by the lingering threat of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
Several strategic submarine cable projects are being disrupted by the lingering threat of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. © Handout/Getty Images via AFP//www.submarinecablemap.com - Montage : Indigo Publications

Yemen
Persistent Houthi threat hampers major Red Sea submarine cable projects

Submarine cable war (1/3) – The laying of the final sections of several key submarine cable projects in the Red Sea remains at a standstill due to the threat posed by the Yemeni armed group.
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Europe-Russia

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A Lithuanian Land Force soldier preparing to catch a Parrot reconnaissance drone during a military exercise, on 12 March 2025.
A Lithuanian Land Force soldier preparing to catch a Parrot reconnaissance drone during a military exercise, on 12 March 2025. © Sean Gallup/Getty Images via AFP

France, Ukraine
French court hands prison sentence to former Parrot consultant in Ukraine

The former consultant of the French drone maker was given a four-month prison sentence and a further 20-month suspended sentence for threats and attempted extortion targeting company employees.
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Asia-Pacific

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In the Red Sea, strategic submarine cable projects are being disrupted by the threat of Houthi attacks.
In the Red Sea, strategic submarine cable projects are being disrupted by the threat of Houthi attacks. © Handout/Getty Images via AFP//www.submarinecablemap.com - Montage : Indigo Publications

Spotlight | China, Yemen
Submarine cable layers face challenges in Red Sea and around China

Submarine cable war (3/3) – Faced with attacks from the Yemeni militia and with Beijing's stranglehold on the South China Sea, submarine cable companies ASN, SubCom and NEC are taking increasingly complex routes.
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A live broadcast of Pakistan's indigenous Electro-Optical (PRSC-EO1) satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China, shown at Pakistan's SUPARCO complex in Karachi, on 17 January 2025.
A live broadcast of Pakistan's indigenous Electro-Optical (PRSC-EO1) satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China, shown at Pakistan's SUPARCO complex in Karachi, on 17 January 2025. © Akhtar Soomro/Reuters

Spotlight | Pakistan
Islamabad breaking free from Chinese spy satellite dependence

Pakistan is determined to catch up with India's geospatial intelligence capabilities. According to our sources, Islamabad's armed forces were largely blind during May's skirmishes between the two countries.
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President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders' summit in Osaka, Japan, on 29 June 2019.
President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders' summit in Osaka, Japan, on 29 June 2019. © Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

China, United States
Beijing's spies and diplomats split on how to handle Trump

Ahead of the APEC summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, where Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are set to shake hands, China's foreign ministry is calling for compromise, contrasting with the Ministry of State Security's hard line approach.
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Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

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

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United StatesNo surprise in State Department counterterrorist appointment

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