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

The Agencies' Gazette
1st RPIMa's new boss, London and disinformation, Berlin and Syrian services, KMT leader in Beijing

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

FranceThe next 1st RPIMa commander, HEC and Institut Montaigne fellow

UKLondon follows Paris et al in fight against disinformation

GermanyBerlin forced to rely on Syrian authorities

China/TaiwanBehind KMT chairwoman's invite to Beijing

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Changes at Orange Marine, Soitec, US spies' HR goes private

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

ParisFormer Comcyber boss joins Orange Marine

WashingtonHR director for spies moves into private sector

GrenobleSemiconductor specialist Soitec seeks new security director

Africa, Russia, Ukraine
Romanian paramilitaries swell ranks of Russian army and Africa Corps

Fighters from the paramilitary firm Asociatia RALF have been looking for new opportunities since their boss, French-Romanian former legionnaire Horațiu Potra, was arrested late last year. Dozens of them have joined the Russian armed forces.

United States
US intelligence launches ambitious 'mission AI campaign'

Efforts by US agencies to build up their capabilities in the strategic field of AI-assisted intelligence have until now been slowed by the proliferation of isolated initiatives and a lack of coordination.

France
Paris sees RDI cyber intercept data centralised by end of 2027

As called for by France's interception watchdog, the project to centralise data from RDI digital intelligence gathering is progressing. French services' technical departments are working with the CNRLT coordination centre for intelligence and counterterrorism to have it ready next year.

Spotlight | Africa, France, Ukraine, United States
Western allies' reservations about deployment of Ukrainian special forces against Russia in Africa

Kyiv is eager to take the fight to Moscow's new African heartland. But given the deterioration in Ukraine's position on the front line in the east, its Western allies are more inclined to handle the situation themselves.