Spotlight | United States
Congress to question Trump's intelligence chiefs next week

Spotlight | United States
As the midterms approach, intelligence veterans join the campaign

The Steady State collective and its approximately 415 members are taking a further step into the political arena by rallying behind candidates in November's crucial congressional elections.

United States
Clouds gather over the ODNI in Gabbard's wake

The US intelligence chief's turbulent tenure at the head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has fuelled the appetite of its critics in Congress and in the executive branch, who want to see the agency they deem ineffective scaled back further.

United States
Congress seeks closer cooperation from DNI on terrorism, China

Criticised on both sides of the aisle for her lack of cooperation with Congress, Tulsi Gabbard has been urged to share more information on terror threats and sensitive technologies with lawmakers.

United States
How Trump's Greenland ambitions are reshaping strategic analysis

Made up of the intelligence community's top analysts, the National Intelligence Council has recently added a new unit to reflect White House priorities.

The Agencies' Gazette
SGDSN anniversary watch, ODNI military adviser, Kyiv's Africa plan

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

FranceBespoke watches for SGDSN's 120th anniversary

USTulsi Gabbard's new military adviser is a Marine

UkraineA plan for Kyiv's return to Africa

Spotlight | Caribbean, United States
Backed by Washington, Caribbean intelligence chiefs to meet in Barbados

The annual US-backed Caribbean Community intelligence summit, aimed at fostering intelligence cooperation within the 15-country bloc, helps to offset the erosion of Washington's soft power in this region plagued by major security challenges.

United States
With Iran, CIA faces ultimate test in its relationship with Trump

After Caracas and now Iran, the agency once disparaged by Donald Trump as an embodiment of the "deep state", is back in favour. But the CIA headed by John Ratcliffe now faces a far more complex situation with much higher political stakes.

United States
White House and Congress turn up heat on Tulsi Gabbard

The Director of National Intelligence currently retains Donald Trump's confidence. But her actions are increasingly contested, even within the presidential camp.

United States
Departure of Tulsi Gabbard ally deals further blow to strategic analysis at ODNI

The chairman of the National Intelligence Council, whose views are aligned with those of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, has stepped down, making it the second time in less than a year that the intelligence community's highest analytical body is left without a leader.

Spotlight | United States, Venezuela
CIA returns to Trump's good books after Venezuela operation

The intelligence agency's contribution to the success of the US operation in Caracas marks a return to favour of the CIA with Donald Trump, who had been dismissive of the intelligence world during his first term.

Spymaster | United States
Mark Warner, the senator warning that US intelligence is being out-teched by China

The White House's restrictions on congressional oversight, the erratic decisions of some officials and their impact on agencies' effectiveness, are causing concern in Congress, well beyond partisan divisions. The Senate Intelligence Committee vice-chair Mark Warner is trying to mobilise public opinion and elected officials over Donald Trump's intelligence policy.

Spotlight | United States
From the CIA to the White House, the striking rise of John Ratcliffe

The CIA's indispensable John Ratcliffe (1/2): The former Texas congressman is overshadowing Donald Trump's intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard. The political skill of the agency's head also serves to highlight the missteps of many of his colleagues.