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'Advanced deterrence', Beijing in Myanmar, DGSE departure, ex-AIVD head, death of NSC figure

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

France‘Advanced deterrence' under discussion since 2023

ChinaCCP sends agents to contain Myanmar rebels

FranceSenior DGSE India expert leaves for private sector

Netherlands/ItalyFormer AIVD head joins Dataflow Security board

RussiaPutin loses intelligence coordination architect

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Russian ambassador to France, ex-CIA at Spy Museum, French crimorg database

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

FranceSparse audience for Alexei Meshkov at Academy of Geopolitics

USFormer CIA official joins Spy Museum

FranceCrimorg database soon to come into force

Beijing overtakes Moscow as geospatial intelligence supplier to the global south

Beijing is building a growing network of allies in the global south in the field of geospatial intelligence. That technical and commercial dependence is not so much at the expense of Western competitors, but of Russia.

Global Times conducts charm offensive in Paris and Brussels

A delegation of three journalists from the Global Times, a newspaper close to the Chinese Communist Party, visited Belgium at the end of January, staying in Brussels and Bruges before travelling on to Paris.

Major reshuffle on way in France's Asian embassies

A major reshuffle is underway in French diplomatic posts across Asia-Pacific. The Ambassador to China and the Director of the French Office in Taipei are already confirmed to be on their way out.

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Ex-DGSI exec to publish book, French court warning for DGSE, Chinese reinforcements in Pakistan

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FranceDisgraced former DGSI executive to publish book on wiretapping

FranceFrench courts rap DGSE's knuckles

China/PakistanThousands of PLA reinforcements reportedly deployed to Gilgit-Baltistan

Taipei-Kyiv collaboration on drones hits a wall over Beijing

A promising collaboration between Taiwan and Ukraine on drones is not moving forward as hoped, despite both parties having signed declarations of intent in 2025. Kyiv is treading carefully with Beijing, as is Taipei, which remains reluctant to tighten export controls.

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NSA head's confirmation, Syrian spymaster's sister, DGSI and Tracfin in Corsica, CCP eyes European talents, Comcyber-MI exit

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United StatesEnd to NSA's interim period in sight

SyriaSister of Syrian spy chief no longer in prison

FranceTracfin and DGSI mobilised to tackle organised crime in Corsica

ChinaCCP targets hiring of European experts

FranceStart-up Flowdesk pinches from Comcyber-MI

Beijing adopts more 'subtle' approach to boost image abroad

In a bid to raise its tarnished image in the West, Beijing is revamping its influence strategy by focusing on discreet, targeted recruitment and eschewing the lavish offers once made to influencers. Instead, the CCP is seeking to subtly undermine Western criticism through voices deemed neutral and reliable.

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DRM, US Coast Guard, Neo-Nazi hats, Guoanbu

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

FranceDRM Chief of Staff leaving for Virginia

USCoast Guard criticised for poor results in Caribbean

FranceArmy officer buys Neo-Nazi hat

ChineGuoanbu now warning about smartphone espionage