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Armenia
Armenian opposition steps up US lobbying amid crackdown in Yerevan

The National Democratic Alliance is asking for more US support as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's government imposes harsher restrictions on human rights, particularly on the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 22.01.2026

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, on 9 April 2024.

Spotlight | China, Russia
Ukrainian intelligence-linked think tank urges Brussels to broaden China sanctions

A report by a think tank that works within the orbit of Ukrainian intelligence has detailed China's supply chains for Russia's new Geran-3 drones. Grist to the mill as the European Union looks to toughen its sanctions against China.

Subscribers only Operations, Defence 23.12.2025

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, 16 July 2025.

China, European Union, France
How Beijing turned down EU's von de Leyen on French president's recent China trip

Paris had hoped the EU commission chief would accompany the French president to China earlier this month. Beijing turned down its request a few days before, and has been criticising the EU behind closed doors ever since, breaking with China's relatively pro-European stance of the last few decades.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 16.12.2025

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Spy Way of Life | Switzerland
Geneva's InterContinental Hotel, the setting for tense US-European talks on Ukraine

Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online reveals behind-the-scenes details of the secret negotiations between US, Ukrainian and European delegations which took place at the InterContinental in Geneva on 23 November.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 12.12.2025

A diplomatic security officer secures the entrance of the InterContinental hotel as US and Ukrainian officials prepare for closed-door talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine.

Australia, European Union
Von der Leyen pushes through with EU-Australia defence partnership

The idea of a European security and defence partnership with Australia, launched in May by the president of the EU commission, is getting off the ground, despite France's veto earlier this year. Now lifted, negotiations are progressing with a text possibly signed in 2026.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 12.12.2025

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a meeting with NATO's Indo-Pacific partners during the NATO summit, in Vilnius on 12 July 2023.

European Union
Von der Leyen's EU intelligence unit shrouded in uncertainty

The European Commission's plan to set up an intelligence unit has not been well received by several Member States and within the European External Action Service. Its remit is therefore likely to be scaled back.

Subscribers only Agencies 11.12.2025

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
Future Saudi shipbuilding leader poised to tie in with MbS strategy

The Saudi company dedicated to creating the kingdom's sovereign naval industry is taking shape, including through the creation of a new joint venture with a Singaporean giant in the sector.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel, Defence 13.11.2025

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud (MbS) on 14 May 2025 in Riyadh.

Europe, France, Taiwan
Taiwanese diplomats make discreet visits to NATO and Paris

Foreign minister Lin Chia-lung met in Paris with key Taiwanese diplomats based in Africa, while a delegation went to NATO in Brussels and met with European officials to present Taipei's new strategy for cooperation in defence and AI.

Subscribers only Defence, Back-door diplomacy 03.11.2025

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung.

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

Subscribers only 03.11.2025

France
Russian ghost fleets, nuclear explosions in Algeria: Frontex runs migration 'stress test' in Paris and Brussels

Intelligence Online has learned that just as the Russian ghost fleet ship Pushpa was being boarded by French forces off Saint-Nazaire last month, a few hundred miles away, French and Belgian services were involved in an EU border agency simulation exercise whose plot included a similar storyline.

Subscribers only Agencies 13.10.2025

French forces boarding the Russian ghost fleet ship Pushpa at the French Atlantic port of Saint-Nazaire, on 2 October 2025.

Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy
Fake EU intelligence service ECIPS relays Kremlin rhetoric

For more than a decade, the European Centre for Information Policy and Security has been wrongly claiming to work on behalf of EU secret services. The man at its helm is a Belgian entrepreneur known for his links to organisations close to Russia.

Subscribers only Contractors 11.09.2025

Ukraine, United States
European and Ukrainian military chiefs expected in Washington

The heads of European and Ukraine's armed forces were due to travel to the US on 19 August to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine following the visit of top European leaders and Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington, Intelligence Online has learned.

Subscribers only Defence 19.08.2025

European leaders with US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in Washington, US.

China, European Union
Beijing revives dialogue with Europe via unprecedented internal compromise

The Chinese president is due to meet senior European representatives this week in Beijing. This is a sign of Beijing's wish to preserve relations with Brussels as the question of Xi Jinping's succession is becoming a key issue in internal debates.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 23.07.2025

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, António Costa, will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on 24 July.

Spotlight | China, Europe
China-EU summit: Beijing's state security pushes for tougher line with Brussels

With relations between Beijing and Brussels stagnating, China's Ministry of State Security is seeking a tougher line. It is pushing for an all-out response, including against dialogue efforts led by Beijing's diplomats and the ministry of commerce.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 14.07.2025

The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, and the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, in Brussels on 2 July 2025.

Cambodia, France
Family of former French treasury official killed in Bangkok campaign in Paris and Brussels

The family of murdered Franco-Cambodian politician Lim Kimya, who was killed on 7 January in Bangkok, is campaigning for Brussels to raise customs tariffs on Cambodia, which is suspected of being behind the assassination.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 16.05.2025

Europe
European Commission gives its managers extra security training

The European Security and Defence College and the Intelligence College in Europe are to set up additional security training sessions for European Commission executives.

Subscribers only Agencies 05.05.2025

Ilkka Salmi, number two in the European Commission's Human Resources Directorate-General.

The Agencies' Gazette
Markic makes his mark at INTCEN, China expert joins FSR, US diplomacy and cyber, Beijing sole option for EU-China summit

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

BelgiumMarkic makes his mark at INTCEN

FranceFoundation for Strategic Research to study Taiwan's National Security Council

United StatesState Department to beef up cybersecurity amid restructuring

China/EuropeUrsula von der Leyen summoned to Beijing

Subscribers only 28.04.2025

The Agencies' Gazette
Ex-US intel chief denounces purges, OFAST recruits in Marseille, China boosts Taiwan office, Frontex boss visits Paris

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

United StatesDonald Trump's ex-counter-espionage chief raises alarm over Elon Musk's purges

FranceAnti-drug office recruits in Marseille after agents prosecuted

ChinaTrusted recruits sought for Taiwan Affairs Office

FranceFrontex boss to visit Paris

Subscribers only 21.04.2025

Spy Way of Life | Belgium, European Union
Meet Meat, a Brussels steakhouse for Russian and Chinese spies on the hunt for gossip

Across the globe, spies love to gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online enjoys a meal at Meet Meat, a Brussels steakhouse a stone's throw away from the European Commission where spies listen out for juicy information.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 28.03.2025

The Agencies' Gazette
A gift from MI6, Extradition to Russia refused, Vanuatu puts golden passports on hold, Pentagon's secret budget

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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Armenia Armenian opposition steps up US lobbying amid crackdown in Yerevan

Spotlight | China, Russia Ukrainian intelligence-linked think tank urges Brussels to broaden China sanctions

China, European Union, France How Beijing turned down EU's von de Leyen on French president's recent China trip

Spy Way of Life | Switzerland Geneva's InterContinental Hotel, the setting for tense US-European talks on Ukraine

Australia, European Union Von der Leyen pushes through with EU-Australia defence partnership

European Union Von der Leyen's EU intelligence unit shrouded in uncertainty

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia Future Saudi shipbuilding leader poised to tie in with MbS strategy

Europe, France, Taiwan Taiwanese diplomats make discreet visits to NATO and Paris

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

France Russian ghost fleets, nuclear explosions in Algeria: Frontex runs migration 'stress test' in Paris and Brussels

Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy Fake EU intelligence service ECIPS relays Kremlin rhetoric

Ukraine, United States European and Ukrainian military chiefs expected in Washington

China, European Union Beijing revives dialogue with Europe via unprecedented internal compromise

Spotlight | China, Europe China-EU summit: Beijing's state security pushes for tougher line with Brussels

Cambodia, France Family of former French treasury official killed in Bangkok campaign in Paris and Brussels

Europe European Commission gives its managers extra security training

The Agencies' Gazette Markic makes his mark at INTCEN, China expert joins FSR, US diplomacy and cyber, Beijing sole option for EU-China summit

BelgiumMarkic makes his mark at INTCEN

FranceFoundation for Strategic Research to study Taiwan's National Security Council

United StatesState Department to beef up cybersecurity amid restructuring

China/EuropeUrsula von der Leyen summoned to Beijing

The Agencies' Gazette Ex-US intel chief denounces purges, OFAST recruits in Marseille, China boosts Taiwan office, Frontex boss visits Paris

United StatesDonald Trump's ex-counter-espionage chief raises alarm over Elon Musk's purges

FranceAnti-drug office recruits in Marseille after agents prosecuted

ChinaTrusted recruits sought for Taiwan Affairs Office

FranceFrontex boss to visit Paris

Spy Way of Life | Belgium, European Union Meet Meat, a Brussels steakhouse for Russian and Chinese spies on the hunt for gossip

The Agencies' Gazette A gift from MI6, Extradition to Russia refused, Vanuatu puts golden passports on hold, Pentagon's secret budget

United KingdomMI6 'freebie' fails to convince EU Commission

France/Russia/AzerbaijanNo extradition for former DTX collaborator

VanuatuPM pauses golden passports

United StatesAir Force gets most of Pentagon's classified budget

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Armenia
Armenian opposition steps up US lobbying amid crackdown in Yerevan

Spotlight | China, Russia
Ukrainian intelligence-linked think tank urges Brussels to broaden China sanctions

China, European Union, France
How Beijing turned down EU's von de Leyen on French president's recent China trip

Spy Way of Life | Switzerland
Geneva's InterContinental Hotel, the setting for tense US-European talks on Ukraine

Australia, European Union
Von der Leyen pushes through with EU-Australia defence partnership

European Union
Von der Leyen's EU intelligence unit shrouded in uncertainty

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
Future Saudi shipbuilding leader poised to tie in with MbS strategy

Europe, France, Taiwan
Taiwanese diplomats make discreet visits to NATO and Paris

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

France
Russian ghost fleets, nuclear explosions in Algeria: Frontex runs migration 'stress test' in Paris and Brussels

Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy
Fake EU intelligence service ECIPS relays Kremlin rhetoric

Ukraine, United States
European and Ukrainian military chiefs expected in Washington

China, European Union
Beijing revives dialogue with Europe via unprecedented internal compromise

Spotlight | China, Europe
China-EU summit: Beijing's state security pushes for tougher line with Brussels

Cambodia, France
Family of former French treasury official killed in Bangkok campaign in Paris and Brussels

Europe
European Commission gives its managers extra security training

The Agencies' Gazette
Markic makes his mark at INTCEN, China expert joins FSR, US diplomacy and cyber, Beijing sole option for EU-China summit

The Agencies' Gazette
Ex-US intel chief denounces purges, OFAST recruits in Marseille, China boosts Taiwan office, Frontex boss visits Paris

Spy Way of Life | Belgium, European Union
Meet Meat, a Brussels steakhouse for Russian and Chinese spies on the hunt for gossip

The Agencies' Gazette
A gift from MI6, Extradition to Russia refused, Vanuatu puts golden passports on hold, Pentagon's secret budget