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Bill Pulte goes after Tulsi Gabbard's inner circle at ODNI

As the National Intelligence Directorate changes hands, tensions are running high, with reprisals against Tulsi Gabbard's allies and fears of massive purges.

Subscribers only Agencies 25.06.2026

The United States' acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Bill Pulte.

Haiti, United States
Haitian think-tank hires Mercury to lobby Washington

The Institut Macaya, whose stated aim is to contribute to Haiti's reconstruction and facilitate constitutional reform, has contracted a lobbyist in the capital amid a US push to combat Chinese influence within the Carribbean region.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 24.06.2026

The United States Capitol in Washington, DC.

United Kingdom, United States
Washington beefs up London embassy staff regardless of Trump-Starmer spat

New intelligence specialists, a strengthened Latin America team and military cooperation: regardless of the difficulties in relations between the two countries, Washington is quietly bolstering its security presence in the British capital.

Subscribers only Agencies 23.06.2026

The US embassy in London, on 22 March 2026.

China, Europe, Taiwan, United States
Beijing toughens stance on Taiwan and Hong Kong's non-US foreign supporters

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has capitalised on Washington's ambiguous stance on Taiwan to implement a discreet strategic overhaul. Lawmakers, journalists, and media outlets from Japan and other non-US Western democracies that express solidarity with either Taiwan or the Lai Ching-te administration are being monitored and may be barred from entering China.

Subscribers only Operations, Back-Door Diplomacy 23.06.2026

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te in Taipei, Taiwan, on 9 September 2025.

The Agencies' Gazette
UK Chinese embassy, US riot support, GAO management lessons, Xi's manoeuvres, Franco-Vietnamese vulnerability

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

UK/ChinaBeijing strengthens London defence mission

USWashington to send riot control to Latin America

FranceManagement lessons from founder of DGSI intervention unit

China/Russia/North KoreaXi Jinping keeps military trilateral at arm's length

France/VietnamNo clearance for Vietnam-linked Ineo Defense employee

Subscribers only 22.06.2026

United States, Uzbekistan
Little-known US group buys Uzbek state-owned telecom firm for $350m

The recently announced sale of the Uzbek state-owned firm MobiUZ has gone to an American consortium that has little public profile and appears to have no experience in that particular industry. The group does however, have links with Bahrain and the Trump administration.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 19.06.2026

Spymaster | Qatar
After Gaza, Qatari 'dealmaker' Ali Al-Thawadi eyes second win with Iran file

Qatari strategic affairs adviser Ali Al-Thawadi was due to be front and centre this Friday at the signing ceremony for the US-Iran peace deal in Switzerland. The overnight cancellation of those talks poses a challenge to the securocrat, who has played a key role both on Iran mediation and for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 19.06.2026

Ali al-Thawadi, Qatar’s adviser on strategic affairs at the UN headquarters in New York, on 11 September 2025.

United States
Tulsi Gabbard's ODNI cuts also targeted counternarcotics

The major downsizing of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, spearheaded by its head Tulsi Gabbard, has also hit the fight against drug trafficking, despite the US administration setting the issue as a top priority.

Subscribers only Agencies 18.06.2026

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, discussing counternarcotics during a panel discussion with the Working Group on Internal Security, in Washington, DC, on 23 October 2025.

France
DGSE locks down top positions until presidential

From new appointments to job extensions, France's foreign intelligence service is making its final staff adjustments ahead of next year's presidential election.

Subscribers only Agencies 18.06.2026

The head of France's DGSE external security agency Nicolas Lerner, in Paris, on 11 June 2026.

Spotlight | China, Japan, North Korea
Xi lets prospect of Japan's nuclearisation hover over Pyonyang talks

The Chinese president's silence over the nuclear issue during the summit in the North Korean capital sent a clear signal to Kim Jong-un that a return to the negotiating table with Washington is now the only way to avert a far more destabilising prospect: that of the the official nuclearisation of Japan.

Subscribers only Defence, Back-Door Diplomacy 11.06.2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (right) and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Pyongyang, on 8 June 2026.

Saudi Arabia, United States
Ex-FBI heavyweight with Saudi links overseeing security for 2026 World Cup

The FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off today, with a senior figure from US domestic intelligence heading up stadium security. Saudi Arabia, which has close ties with this individual, may pick his brains when organising its own World Cup in 2034.

Subscribers only Agencies 11.06.2026

The Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will host some matches of the 2026 World Cup.

France, Pakistan
How Paris lost a key asset in Islamabad as it came under global limelight

Just as Pakistan was emerging as a key player in the negotiations between the US and Iran in April, France found itself deprived of one of its most useful people on the ground. A turn of events that points to Paris's failure to make the most of the Franco-Pakistani relationship.

Subscribers only Agencies, Back-Door Diplomacy 10.06.2026

United Kingdom, United States
UK and US Treasuries cooperating closely on sanctions despite differences, officials say

Since President Trump's return to power, clear differences have emerged in London and Washington's sanctions strategies. But officials say the departments in both countries continue to work tightly together.

Subscribers only Contractors 10.06.2026

The British Treasury headquarters in London.

Spotlight | Europe, Middle East, Russia, Ukraine
Gulf emirs, warring presidents and discreet envoys: a G7 summit guest list fraught with tension

Several Gulf leaders as well as officials involved in the Russia-Ukraine war are set to attend the G7 summit, which opens on 15 June in France against a backdrop of heightened international tensions.

Subscribers only Defence, Back-Door Diplomacy 09.06.2026

France's President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, on 19 May 2026.

United States
US diplomatic intelligence nominee doubles down on anti-European essay

During his nomination hearing to head the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Michael Vance told the Senate Intelligence Committee that his unusually political essay criticising several European countries, was consistent with current US foreign policy.

Subscribers only Agencies 09.06.2026

China, North Korea, South Korea
Xi-Kim summit: Seoul backs down on denuclearisation

While the Chinese president's visit to Pyongyang aims to cement his role as front-line mediator, Seoul has taken a risky gamble to avoid being sidelined from negotiations by abandoning its demands for North Korea's denuclearisation.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 08.06.2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang, on 8 June 2026.

Spotlight | United States
As the midterms approach, intelligence veterans join the campaign

The Steady State collective and its approximately 415 members are taking a further step into the political arena by rallying behind candidates in November's crucial congressional elections.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 08.06.2026

James O'Brien, who served as US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs from 2023 to 2025, chairs the Steady State collective.

The Agencies' Gazette
DIA's ongoing vacancy, re-election at French intel vets body, PLA's anti-corruption meetings

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

United StatesDIA struggles to find new head of counter-narcotics

FranceAlain Juillet re-elected head of intelligence veterans association

ChinaCentral Military Commission applies Xi Jinping's directives

Subscribers only 08.06.2026

China, India, Russia
China seeks new BRICS+ strategy for 2027 summit

Amid ongoing disagreements with this year's BRICS+ summit host New Delhi and rising regional tensions, Xi Jinping has ordered a review of the body's objectives for the 2027 summit to be hosted by Beijing. Its new strategy will focus on multilateralism and take a tougher stance on Japan.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 04.06.2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a plenary session held as part of the BRICS+ format at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on 24 October 2024.

Spotlight | United States
New battle brewing in Washington over counter-intelligence

The US House of Representatives has revised its ambitious plan to centralise counter-intelligence within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). Things have changed since the idea was first raised last year, with the ODNI and FBI weakened, and no competing proposal in the Senate.

Subscribers only Agencies 03.06.2026

The chairman of the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, Representative Rick Crawford, is set to revive the proposal to centralise counter-espionage activities.

United States
Bill Pulte goes after Tulsi Gabbard's inner circle at ODNI

Haiti, United States
Haitian think-tank hires Mercury to lobby Washington

United Kingdom, United States
Washington beefs up London embassy staff regardless of Trump-Starmer spat

China, Europe, Taiwan, United States
Beijing toughens stance on Taiwan and Hong Kong's non-US foreign supporters

The Agencies' Gazette
UK Chinese embassy, US riot support, GAO management lessons, Xi's manoeuvres, Franco-Vietnamese vulnerability

UK/ChinaBeijing strengthens London defence mission

USWashington to send riot control to Latin America

FranceManagement lessons from founder of DGSI intervention unit

China/Russia/North KoreaXi Jinping keeps military trilateral at arm's length

France/VietnamNo clearance for Vietnam-linked Ineo Defense employee

United States, Uzbekistan
Little-known US group buys Uzbek state-owned telecom firm for $350m

Spymaster | Qatar
After Gaza, Qatari 'dealmaker' Ali Al-Thawadi eyes second win with Iran file

United States
Tulsi Gabbard's ODNI cuts also targeted counternarcotics

France
DGSE locks down top positions until presidential

Spotlight | China, Japan, North Korea
Xi lets prospect of Japan's nuclearisation hover over Pyonyang talks

Saudi Arabia, United States
Ex-FBI heavyweight with Saudi links overseeing security for 2026 World Cup

France, Pakistan
How Paris lost a key asset in Islamabad as it came under global limelight

United Kingdom, United States
UK and US Treasuries cooperating closely on sanctions despite differences, officials say

Spotlight | Europe, Middle East, Russia, Ukraine
Gulf emirs, warring presidents and discreet envoys: a G7 summit guest list fraught with tension

United States
US diplomatic intelligence nominee doubles down on anti-European essay

China, North Korea, South Korea
Xi-Kim summit: Seoul backs down on denuclearisation

Spotlight | United States
As the midterms approach, intelligence veterans join the campaign

The Agencies' Gazette
DIA's ongoing vacancy, re-election at French intel vets body, PLA's anti-corruption meetings

United StatesDIA struggles to find new head of counter-narcotics

FranceAlain Juillet re-elected head of intelligence veterans association

ChinaCentral Military Commission applies Xi Jinping's directives

China, India, Russia
China seeks new BRICS+ strategy for 2027 summit

Spotlight | United States
New battle brewing in Washington over counter-intelligence

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United States Bill Pulte goes after Tulsi Gabbard's inner circle at ODNI

Haiti, United States Haitian think-tank hires Mercury to lobby Washington

United Kingdom, United States Washington beefs up London embassy staff regardless of Trump-Starmer spat

China, Europe, Taiwan, United States Beijing toughens stance on Taiwan and Hong Kong's non-US foreign supporters

The Agencies' Gazette UK Chinese embassy, US riot support, GAO management lessons, Xi's manoeuvres, Franco-Vietnamese vulnerability

UK/ChinaBeijing strengthens London defence mission

USWashington to send riot control to Latin America

FranceManagement lessons from founder of DGSI intervention unit

China/Russia/North KoreaXi Jinping keeps military trilateral at arm's length

France/VietnamNo clearance for Vietnam-linked Ineo Defense employee

United States, Uzbekistan Little-known US group buys Uzbek state-owned telecom firm for $350m

Spymaster | Qatar After Gaza, Qatari 'dealmaker' Ali Al-Thawadi eyes second win with Iran file

United States Tulsi Gabbard's ODNI cuts also targeted counternarcotics

France DGSE locks down top positions until presidential

Spotlight | China, Japan, North Korea Xi lets prospect of Japan's nuclearisation hover over Pyonyang talks

Saudi Arabia, United States Ex-FBI heavyweight with Saudi links overseeing security for 2026 World Cup

France, Pakistan How Paris lost a key asset in Islamabad as it came under global limelight

United Kingdom, United States UK and US Treasuries cooperating closely on sanctions despite differences, officials say

Spotlight | Europe, Middle East, Russia, Ukraine Gulf emirs, warring presidents and discreet envoys: a G7 summit guest list fraught with tension

United States US diplomatic intelligence nominee doubles down on anti-European essay

China, North Korea, South Korea Xi-Kim summit: Seoul backs down on denuclearisation

Spotlight | United States As the midterms approach, intelligence veterans join the campaign

The Agencies' Gazette DIA's ongoing vacancy, re-election at French intel vets body, PLA's anti-corruption meetings

United StatesDIA struggles to find new head of counter-narcotics

FranceAlain Juillet re-elected head of intelligence veterans association

ChinaCentral Military Commission applies Xi Jinping's directives

China, India, Russia China seeks new BRICS+ strategy for 2027 summit

Spotlight | United States New battle brewing in Washington over counter-intelligence

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United States
Bill Pulte goes after Tulsi Gabbard's inner circle at ODNI

Haiti, United States
Haitian think-tank hires Mercury to lobby Washington

United Kingdom, United States
Washington beefs up London embassy staff regardless of Trump-Starmer spat

China, Europe, Taiwan, United States
Beijing toughens stance on Taiwan and Hong Kong's non-US foreign supporters

The Agencies' Gazette
UK Chinese embassy, US riot support, GAO management lessons, Xi's manoeuvres, Franco-Vietnamese vulnerability

United States, Uzbekistan
Little-known US group buys Uzbek state-owned telecom firm for $350m

Spymaster | Qatar
After Gaza, Qatari 'dealmaker' Ali Al-Thawadi eyes second win with Iran file

United States
Tulsi Gabbard's ODNI cuts also targeted counternarcotics

France
DGSE locks down top positions until presidential

Spotlight | China, Japan, North Korea
Xi lets prospect of Japan's nuclearisation hover over Pyonyang talks

Saudi Arabia, United States
Ex-FBI heavyweight with Saudi links overseeing security for 2026 World Cup

France, Pakistan
How Paris lost a key asset in Islamabad as it came under global limelight

United Kingdom, United States
UK and US Treasuries cooperating closely on sanctions despite differences, officials say

Spotlight | Europe, Middle East, Russia, Ukraine
Gulf emirs, warring presidents and discreet envoys: a G7 summit guest list fraught with tension

United States
US diplomatic intelligence nominee doubles down on anti-European essay

China, North Korea, South Korea
Xi-Kim summit: Seoul backs down on denuclearisation

Spotlight | United States
As the midterms approach, intelligence veterans join the campaign

The Agencies' Gazette
DIA's ongoing vacancy, re-election at French intel vets body, PLA's anti-corruption meetings

China, India, Russia
China seeks new BRICS+ strategy for 2027 summit

Spotlight | United States
New battle brewing in Washington over counter-intelligence