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Palestinian spymaster Majed Faraj feeling the heat in Ramallah

The head of Palestine's intelligence services, Majed Faraj, on 13 March 2018 in Gaza.
The head of Palestine's intelligence services, Majed Faraj, on 13 March 2018 in Gaza. © Ashraf Amra/Apaimages/MaxPPP

Fast-track promotions, surprise appointments of generals, organisational restructuring: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is radically reshaping his security apparatus, including hinting at the potential dismissal of Majed Faraj, his loyal but politically powerful spymaster.

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France, Taiwan
Taiwan's Rafales: a complicated marriage

Éric Trappier, Chief Executive Officer of Dassault Aviation Group, poses next to a poster depicting a Rafale fighter jet on 4 March 2022.
Éric Trappier, Chief Executive Officer of Dassault Aviation Group, poses next to a poster depicting a Rafale fighter jet on 4 March 2022. © Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA/MaxPPP

Despite Dassault Aviation's CEO recently insisting that 'Taiwan wants the Rafale', he is facing headwinds. Taipei's Mirage 2000s are on their last legs, Paris refuses to modernise them and, above all, Taiwan has already turned to American F-16 Venoms.

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The Agencies' Gazette
English book about DGSE on way, Australia-India defence conclave, DRSD in Strasbourg, China and 'invisible' corruption

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

FranceFirst English history of DGSE to be published next year in US

Australia/IndiaAustralia India Institute organises first defence conclave in Canberra

FranceDRSD's Strasbourg branch looking to boost security

ChinaAs holidays approach, Beijing tightens its grip on ‘invisible' corruption

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China, Taiwan, United States
Huawei, Taiwan and Washington's invisible semiconductor war

The Huawei Atlas 900 A3 SuperPoD on display at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, on 28 July 2025.
The Huawei Atlas 900 A3 SuperPoD on display at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, on 28 July 2025. © Long Wei/Feature China Photo Service/MaxPP

Taipei's intelligence services are worried: Huawei is putting its own Ascend chips in Shenzhen drones, spy satellites and mass surveillance tools. China's aim is to cut its dependency on US firm Nvidia and circumvent Taiwan's technological stranglehold.

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