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France, Luxembourg, Portugal
The winding saga of the DGSE's secret stash, from two world wars to the courtroom

Set up in the wake of the two world wars with the aim of financing a French government in exile should the country suffer a collapse similar to that of 1940, the hidden fund of France's DGSE foreign intelligence service eventually became a curse.

05.01.2026

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Part 4

DGSE pins hopes on upcoming court case to recover part of its war chest

Agencies
Part 3

How the DGSE secret war chest nearly became a CIA-styled investment fund

Agencies
Part 2

Former French spy chief sets off on quest to save the DGSE war chest

Agencies

Part 4 DGSE pins hopes on upcoming court case to recover part of its war chest

Agencies

Part 3 How the DGSE secret war chest nearly became a CIA-styled investment fund

Agencies

Part 2 Former French spy chief sets off on quest to save the DGSE war chest

Agencies

Part 1 The origins of the secret war chest of France's DGSE foreign intelligence

Agencies

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UAE
Tahnoon bin Zayed, AI master strategist

Determined to diversify its economy, Abu Dhabi has thrown itself into the race for global leadership on artificial intelligence. From surveillance and intelligence to healthcare applications, from data centres to academia, investments have poured into multiple sectors to fuel this grand strategy.

16.12.2025

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Part 4 Emirati spymaster's secret plans to unravel mysteries of human genetics

Cybersecurity

Part 3 The key figures helping Tahnoon bin Zayed's Emirati AI ambitions

Cybersecurity

Part 2 Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, AI diplomat

Cybersecurity

Part 1 From Pegasus to G42: the remarkable story of Emirati AI

Corporate Intel

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Ukraine
Ukraine's wartime strongmen

Malyuk, Budanov, Madyar and Biletsky: four faces and four facets of Ukraine at war. As department heads, behind-the-scenes strategists or elite commanders, they are shaping a new Ukrainian army and, for many, already preparing for the post-war period, when the country's destiny will then be decided at the ballot box.

10.11.2025

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Part 4 Andriy Biletsky: the Azov founder aiming to shape Ukraine's new martial identity

Back-door diplomacy

Part 3 Robert 'Madyar' Brovdi, condottiere of Ukraine's drone war

Defence

Part 2 The rise to power of Ukraine's military intelligence strategist, Kyrylo Budanov

Agencies

Part 1 SBU chief Vasyl Malyuk, Zelensky's praetorian guard

Defence

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France, Russia
Putin's saboteurs attack France

France has been a prime target for Russian intelligence since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

06.10.2025

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Part 4 Dangerous liaisons: Russian services tap into ISIS

Operations

Part 3 Pro-Moscow saboteur recruitment: Latvian and French spymasters' lessons learned

Operations

Part 2 The Paris bomb maker and the major shift in Russian ops in France

Operations

Part 1 In Biarritz, a dissident under siege as Russia steps up operations in France

Operations

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Xi Jinping and the Great Purge of the People's Liberation Army.

China
Xi Jinping's military purges

With a new wave of purges targeting factions close to the president, Intelligence Online has conducted a months-long investigation into the vast anti-corruption campaign sweeping the country's military.

01.09.2025

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Part 4 China's distant dream of a 'world-class' military

Defence

Part 3 PLA purges hamper Beijing's strategy on Taiwan

Defence

Part 2 Xi loyalists also caught up in China military restructuring

Defence

Part 1 Betrayals and power struggles rock China's nuclear force

Operations

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France
Dominique de Villepin's intelligence connections

The ex-PM now presenting himself as a new man in France's presidential election has over the years shown an unshakeable attraction for the world of secrecy.

07.07.2025

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Part 3 Villepin, one foot in corporate intelligence

Corporate Intel

Part 2 Dominique de Villepin, from business maestro to faded grandeur

Corporate Intel

Part 1 Between distrust and fascination, Dominique de Villepin and the intelligence services

Agencies

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Myanmar
European mercenaries in Myanmar

On 27 October 2023, twelve foreigners were captured by an ethnic rebel group near Laukkai in northern Myanmar. Most of these men were former French legionnaires, but two were still on active duty.

26.05.2025

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Deep Dives

France, Luxembourg, Portugal The winding saga of the DGSE's secret stash, from two world wars to the courtroom

Latest articles

Part 4

DGSE pins hopes on upcoming court case to recover part of its war chest

Part 3

How the DGSE secret war chest nearly became a CIA-styled investment fund

Part 2

Former French spy chief sets off on quest to save the DGSE war chest

Part 4

DGSE pins hopes on upcoming court case to recover part of its war chest

Part 3

How the DGSE secret war chest nearly became a CIA-styled investment fund

Part 2

Former French spy chief sets off on quest to save the DGSE war chest

Part 1

The origins of the secret war chest of France's DGSE foreign intelligence

UAE Tahnoon bin Zayed, AI master strategist

Latest articles

Part 4

Emirati spymaster's secret plans to unravel mysteries of human genetics

Part 3

The key figures helping Tahnoon bin Zayed's Emirati AI ambitions

Part 2

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, AI diplomat

Part 4

Emirati spymaster's secret plans to unravel mysteries of human genetics

Part 3

The key figures helping Tahnoon bin Zayed's Emirati AI ambitions

Part 2

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, AI diplomat

Part 1

From Pegasus to G42: the remarkable story of Emirati AI

Ukraine Ukraine's wartime strongmen

Latest articles

Part 4

Andriy Biletsky: the Azov founder aiming to shape Ukraine's new martial identity

Part 3

Robert 'Madyar' Brovdi, condottiere of Ukraine's drone war

Part 2

The rise to power of Ukraine's military intelligence strategist, Kyrylo Budanov

Part 4

Andriy Biletsky: the Azov founder aiming to shape Ukraine's new martial identity

Part 3

Robert 'Madyar' Brovdi, condottiere of Ukraine's drone war

Part 2

The rise to power of Ukraine's military intelligence strategist, Kyrylo Budanov

Part 1

SBU chief Vasyl Malyuk, Zelensky's praetorian guard

France, Russia Putin's saboteurs attack France

Latest articles

Part 4

Dangerous liaisons: Russian services tap into ISIS

Part 3

Pro-Moscow saboteur recruitment: Latvian and French spymasters' lessons learned

Part 2

The Paris bomb maker and the major shift in Russian ops in France

Part 4

Dangerous liaisons: Russian services tap into ISIS

Part 3

Pro-Moscow saboteur recruitment: Latvian and French spymasters' lessons learned

Part 2

The Paris bomb maker and the major shift in Russian ops in France

Part 1

In Biarritz, a dissident under siege as Russia steps up operations in France

China Xi Jinping's military purges

Latest articles

Part 4

China's distant dream of a 'world-class' military

Part 3

PLA purges hamper Beijing's strategy on Taiwan

Part 2

Xi loyalists also caught up in China military restructuring

Part 4

China's distant dream of a 'world-class' military

France, Luxembourg, Portugal
The winding saga of the DGSE's secret stash, from two world wars to the courtroom

UAE
Tahnoon bin Zayed, AI master strategist

Ukraine
Ukraine's wartime strongmen

France, Russia
Putin's saboteurs attack France

China
Xi Jinping's military purges

France
Dominique de Villepin's intelligence connections

Myanmar
European mercenaries in Myanmar

United States
The White House spies

France
Macron the spymaster