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Spotlight | China, France, Niger, United States
Niger's uranium mines prompt spy satellite frenzy

As Niger comes under Russian influence, Washington and Paris are keeping a close eye on the country's uranium deposits. More discreetly, Beijing is also getting in on the same act.

France, Japan, Philippines, United States
Race is on to provide space-based signal intelligence services in Indo-Pacific

France's Unseenlabs and US giant HawkEye 360 are prospecting Indo-Pacific states interested in keeping track of China's ghost ships under the guise of the need to combat illegal fishing.

The Agencies' Gazette
Priority on foreign interference, Malaysia-China secret maritime deal, new adviser to France's CNCTR

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

AustraliaGovernment increases spending on fight against foreign interference and financial intelligence

China/MalaysiaKuala Lumpur and Beijing's discreet South China Sea agreement

FranceEx-adviser to Macron's Renaissance party joins CNCTR commission

Singapore, United States
Stonegardens, the strategic advisory linking AI pros with intelligence agencies

The consultancy founded by two young defence and intelligence veterans helps generative AI developers get a foot in the door with the Pentagon and US intelligence community. Sometimes that help misfires.

Vietnam
Unit C03 hears from accountants in risky anti-corruption probe

In questioning executives from KPMG, Deloitte and Ernst & Young in connection with the Truong My Lan case, the Ministry of Public Security is asserting its prerogatives in terms of financial intelligence. Having confidential information on banks controlled by business figures could prove invaluable in furthering MSP leader Tô Lâm's ambitions.