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Tulsi Gabbard, the US intelligence maverick

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The White House spies (1/4). On the twentieth anniversary of the creation of the post of US Director of National Intelligence, Intelligence Online looks back over how this prestigious role has evolved. The series' first instalment focuses on President Donald Trump's unusual pick for this key position. [...]

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The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

France
Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

China, Europe
Chinese influence and interference in Western Europe

Europe, Russia
Chechen separatism, the anti-Putin trump card

Ukraine
Jamming wars

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Spotlight | United States
Tulsi Gabbard, the US intelligence maverick

United States
How Ratcliffe has been key to shielding CIA from Trump's intelligence upheavals

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

Spotlight | United Kingdom
London questions dependence on US intelligence amid Iran threat

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Tom Cotton, US intelligence's cost-killer

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Bill strikes further blow at US arsenal to combat foreign interference

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Congress urges Pentagon to train more linguists as conflicts escalate

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Blaise Metreweli: Middle East expert with frontline experience of Iran threat

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Former spooks at French Senate, British AI, Gabbard's new recruit, DST/DGSI

The Intelligence Gazette
French security clearance, CIA and ODNI watchdogs, French cognac tariffs, MI6

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Tonic, the former pharmacy where US diplomats head to boost their spirits

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Tulsi Gabbard's weapon to reshape the intelligence community

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Sisse, Brookings Institution, Viginum, Chairman Mao revival

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