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Corsica and counterterrorism, Lavrov interview funds, no job at the DGSE, South Korean subs

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

FranceCorsica police commisionner wanted

France/RussiaFranco-Russian group seeks members' funding for Sergey Lavrov talk

FranceTop court upholds refusal to grant special security clearance to successful DGSE candidate

South KoreaKey step made towards submarines and nuclear autonomy

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Afghanistan, China
Beijing shuts the door on Afghan opposition

Despite months of diplomatic efforts and secret meetings in Beijing, the Afghan opposition has failed to convince the Chinese authorities to lend political and logistical support. For China, regional stability is the top priority.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 07.11.2025

Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, 16 September 2022.

Spymaster | France
DGSE reformer Bernard Bajolet, from the Paris attacks to trial for intimidation

This month, former DGSE head Bernard Bajolet faces trial over the alleged intimidation of a controversial financier and marks 10 years since leading the service's response to the Paris attacks of 13 November 2015. Intelligence Online looks back at his time at "La Boîte".

Subscribers only Agencies 07.11.2025

Bernard Bajolet was director of France's DGSE foreign intelligence service from 2013 to 2017.

Spotlight | UAE, United States
UAE blockchain firm employed Trump associate to realise US stablecoin ambitions

Crypto networks (3/3): Palm Global Technologies reported receiving tens of millions of dollars in financing this year as part of its efforts to launch a sovereign-asset backed stablecoin. To attract more backers, the group has been quietly employing a tech entrepreneur with a history of fleeing troubled businesses.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 06.11.2025

A temporarily installed statue designed to draw attention to President Trump's cryptocurrency policy, in Washington, on 17 September 2025.

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
Riyadh's strategic deadlock in Yemen

The Houthis are stepping up pressure to force Saudi Arabia to renegotiate their truce. Meanwhile, Riyadh's Yemeni allies are no longer receiving support from their partner, as Intelligence Online observed on the front line.

Subscribers only Defence 04.11.2025

Houthi soldiers stand guard during a demonstration in Sana'a marking the eighth anniversary of Saudi Arabia's military campaign in Yemen, on 26 March 2023.

Spotlight | China
Beijing expands means for decentralised diplomacy abroad

Following an internal review of its subnational diplomacy operations, the Chinese Communist Party has decided to boost investment in this method of building influence in the United States and Europe.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 03.11.2025

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea.

The Agencies' Gazette
American reservists in Taiwan, from Campus Cyber to Paris Peace Forum, new DGRIS deputy, former US spy for governor, Turkish-Armenian détente

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

TaiwanUS reservists discreetly re-engage

FranceFormer deputy at Campus Cyber joins Paris Peace Forum

EU-FranceChina expert Emmanuel Puig back from Brussels to shape DGRIS

United StatesWill a former spy soon become Virginia governor?

Turkey/ArmeniaTruce between Ankara and Yerevan in Paris

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Spotlight | China, Yemen
Submarine cable layers face challenges in Red Sea and around China

Submarine cable war (3/3) – Faced with attacks from the Yemeni militia and with Beijing's stranglehold on the South China Sea, submarine cable companies ASN, SubCom and NEC are taking increasingly complex routes.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel, Cybersecurity, Contractors 30.10.2025

In the Red Sea, strategic submarine cable projects are being disrupted by the threat of Houthi attacks.

Spotlight | Oman, Yemen
Secret talks with Houthis to restart Red Sea submarine cables projects hit setbacks

Submarine cable war (2/3) – Several submarine cable projects in the Red Sea remain blocked by the threat posed by the Houthis. Omani negotiations with the Yemeni armed group had been underway to get them going again, but Israeli air strikes in August interrupted the talks.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel, Contractors 29.10.2025

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Oliver Wyman works for French culture ministry, Richard Dailly leaves Compliancia, Mike Waltz's NSA team defends Hanwha

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

ParisOliver Wyman works on Saudi Arabia for French culture ministry

BangkokRichard Dailly leaves Compliancia shortly after arriving

WashingtonMembers of Mike Waltz's NSA team join Hanwha in Washington as Beijing trade war heats up

Subscribers only 29.10.2025

Yemen
Persistent Houthi threat hampers major Red Sea submarine cable projects

Submarine cable war (1/3) – The laying of the final sections of several key submarine cable projects in the Red Sea remains at a standstill due to the threat posed by the Yemeni armed group.

Subscribers only Contractors 28.10.2025

Several strategic submarine cable projects are being disrupted by the lingering threat of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.

United States
US diplomacy seeks private sector expertise on critical minerals

First it was the US intelligence community. Now, the State Department is also expanding its capabilities in the strategic field of critical minerals, Beijing's weapon of choice in the trade war with Washington.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel, Back-door diplomacy 28.10.2025

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019.

South Korea, United States
Seoul intel weighs options as Trump seeks summit with Kim Jong-un

US President Donald Trump's request for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the sidelines of this week's APEC summit in South Korea has stirred up a frenzy among Seoul's intelligence services, which have scrambled to explore the implications.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 28.10.2025

France, United States
US 'diplomat' bungles French Russia expert's 'bump'

The US embassy has taken an interest in certain French specialists in Russian intelligence. At least one attempted ‘bump' encounter took place earlier this year.

Subscribers only Agencies 27.10.2025

The Agencies' Gazette
More funds for French disinformation fight, US counterterrorism appointment, a ex-DGSE spy at Paris police HQ

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

FranceForeign ministry pours funds into disinformation fight

United StatesNo surprise in State Department counterterrorist appointment

FrancePatrice Faure, another DGSE spy at the Paris Police Prefecture

Subscribers only 27.10.2025

Spymaster | United States
Mark Warner, the senator warning that US intelligence is being out-teched by China

The White House's restrictions on congressional oversight, the erratic decisions of some officials and their impact on agencies' effectiveness, are causing concern in Congress, well beyond partisan divisions. The Senate Intelligence Committee vice-chair Mark Warner is trying to mobilise public opinion and elected officials over Donald Trump's intelligence policy.

Subscribers only Defence 24.10.2025

Spotlight | Israel, United States
Washington seeks to deepen tunnel, drone cooperation with Israeli military

The extension of the partnership with the Israeli military will help the Pentagon benefit from the experience and technological innovations of more than two years of war in Gaza.

Subscribers only Defence 23.10.2025

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on 13 October 2025.

China, United States
Beijing's spies and diplomats split on how to handle Trump

Ahead of the APEC summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, where Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are set to shake hands, China's foreign ministry is calling for compromise, contrasting with the Ministry of State Security's hard line approach.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 21.10.2025

President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders' summit in Osaka, Japan, on 29 June 2019.

The Agencies' Gazette
Paris Club's Madrid meet, fired NSA ace joins CFR, cut in French intel's 2026 budget, China's retrospective scrutiny turns to PLA

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

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The Agencies' Gazette Corsica and counterterrorism, Lavrov interview funds, no job at the DGSE, South Korean subs

FranceCorsica police commisionner wanted

France/RussiaFranco-Russian group seeks members' funding for Sergey Lavrov talk

FranceTop court upholds refusal to grant special security clearance to successful DGSE candidate

South KoreaKey step made towards submarines and nuclear autonomy

Afghanistan, China Beijing shuts the door on Afghan opposition

Spymaster | France DGSE reformer Bernard Bajolet, from the Paris attacks to trial for intimidation

Spotlight | UAE, United States UAE blockchain firm employed Trump associate to realise US stablecoin ambitions

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia Riyadh's strategic deadlock in Yemen

Spotlight | China Beijing expands means for decentralised diplomacy abroad

The Agencies' Gazette American reservists in Taiwan, from Campus Cyber to Paris Peace Forum, new DGRIS deputy, former US spy for governor, Turkish-Armenian détente

TaiwanUS reservists discreetly re-engage

FranceFormer deputy at Campus Cyber joins Paris Peace Forum

EU-FranceChina expert Emmanuel Puig back from Brussels to shape DGRIS

United StatesWill a former spy soon become Virginia governor?

Turkey/ArmeniaTruce between Ankara and Yerevan in Paris

Spotlight | China, Yemen Submarine cable layers face challenges in Red Sea and around China

Spotlight | Oman, Yemen Secret talks with Houthis to restart Red Sea submarine cables projects hit setbacks

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette Oliver Wyman works for French culture ministry, Richard Dailly leaves Compliancia, Mike Waltz's NSA team defends Hanwha

ParisOliver Wyman works on Saudi Arabia for French culture ministry

BangkokRichard Dailly leaves Compliancia shortly after arriving

WashingtonMembers of Mike Waltz's NSA team join Hanwha in Washington as Beijing trade war heats up

Yemen Persistent Houthi threat hampers major Red Sea submarine cable projects

United States US diplomacy seeks private sector expertise on critical minerals

South Korea, United States Seoul intel weighs options as Trump seeks summit with Kim Jong-un

France, United States US 'diplomat' bungles French Russia expert's 'bump'

The Agencies' Gazette More funds for French disinformation fight, US counterterrorism appointment, a ex-DGSE spy at Paris police HQ

FranceForeign ministry pours funds into disinformation fight

United StatesNo surprise in State Department counterterrorist appointment

FrancePatrice Faure, another DGSE spy at the Paris Police Prefecture

Spymaster | United States Mark Warner, the senator warning that US intelligence is being out-teched by China

Spotlight | Israel, United States Washington seeks to deepen tunnel, drone cooperation with Israeli military

China, United States Beijing's spies and diplomats split on how to handle Trump

The Agencies' Gazette Paris Club's Madrid meet, fired NSA ace joins CFR, cut in French intel's 2026 budget, China's retrospective scrutiny turns to PLA

SpainEuropean spy chiefs hold Madrid get-together

United StatesSacked by NSA, artificial intelligence whiz bounces back at think tank

FranceSpecial funding for intelligence down for 2026 budget

ChinaAfter Rocket Force, retrospective checks for PLA

United States DEA boosts investigative capabilities in response to stretched resources

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The Agencies' Gazette
Corsica and counterterrorism, Lavrov interview funds, no job at the DGSE, South Korean subs

Afghanistan, China
Beijing shuts the door on Afghan opposition

Spymaster | France
DGSE reformer Bernard Bajolet, from the Paris attacks to trial for intimidation

Spotlight | UAE, United States
UAE blockchain firm employed Trump associate to realise US stablecoin ambitions

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
Riyadh's strategic deadlock in Yemen

Spotlight | China
Beijing expands means for decentralised diplomacy abroad

The Agencies' Gazette
American reservists in Taiwan, from Campus Cyber to Paris Peace Forum, new DGRIS deputy, former US spy for governor, Turkish-Armenian détente

Spotlight | China, Yemen
Submarine cable layers face challenges in Red Sea and around China

Spotlight | Oman, Yemen
Secret talks with Houthis to restart Red Sea submarine cables projects hit setbacks

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Oliver Wyman works for French culture ministry, Richard Dailly leaves Compliancia, Mike Waltz's NSA team defends Hanwha

Yemen
Persistent Houthi threat hampers major Red Sea submarine cable projects

United States
US diplomacy seeks private sector expertise on critical minerals

South Korea, United States
Seoul intel weighs options as Trump seeks summit with Kim Jong-un

France, United States
US 'diplomat' bungles French Russia expert's 'bump'

The Agencies' Gazette
More funds for French disinformation fight, US counterterrorism appointment, a ex-DGSE spy at Paris police HQ

Spymaster | United States
Mark Warner, the senator warning that US intelligence is being out-teched by China

Spotlight | Israel, United States
Washington seeks to deepen tunnel, drone cooperation with Israeli military

China, United States
Beijing's spies and diplomats split on how to handle Trump

The Agencies' Gazette
Paris Club's Madrid meet, fired NSA ace joins CFR, cut in French intel's 2026 budget, China's retrospective scrutiny turns to PLA

United States
DEA boosts investigative capabilities in response to stretched resources