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Kaja Kallas

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Spotlight | Syria
London and Paris ramp up counter-terrorism cooperation with Damascus

Concerned about a possible resurgence of IS in Syria, the French and British intelligence services are stepping up exchanges with their Syrian counterparts. Meanwhile, Damascus is making gestures of goodwill towards the West and has requested its assistance.

Newly recruited police officers marching in front of the Syrian Ministry of the Interior, on 17 March 2026.

Spotlight | European Union, Yemen
Behind the scenes of EU negotiations to secure Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Since Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis tightened their grip on the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait by seizing further Red Sea islands, the European Union and its member states have been scrambling to agree on a suitable response.

A French FREMM-class frigate, the Languedoc (D653), in the Mediterranean Sea on 27 March 2023.

Subscribers only Defence, Back-Door Diplomacy 30.09.2026

European Union, Syria
EU's Kaja Kallas expected in Damascus to pursue Syria's normalisation

The European Union's foreign policy chief is set to visit the Syrian capital on 29 September, where she is due to have a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, on 16 September 2026.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 28.09.2026

Spotlight | Azerbaijan, Europe, France, Kazakhstan
Usmanov delisted, Latvia's nuclear status confirmed, a pardon: France's intense diplomatic bartering revealed

Published on 23/09/26 at 12:37 GMT: A fierce diplomatic battle waged by Paris behind the scenes has resulted in the lifting of sanctions against Russian-Uzbek businessman Alisher Usmanov. But France's intense lobbying has revealed divisions and posturing both within the EU and French diplomacy.

French President Emmanuel Macron walks past (L-R), Bosnia and Herzegovina's chairman of the Presidency Zeljko Komsic, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker at the European Political Community Summit in Copenhagen, on 2 October 2025.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 23.09.2026

Europe, Syria
EU prepares grand return to Syria under heavy security

The EU has been trying behind the scenes to drastically bolster its security presence in the country, as its foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas plans to possibly visit over the next few days. Damascus has set up a system to facilitate relations between service providers and those close to the new regime.

European Union foreign policy ‌chief Kaja Kallas.

Subscribers only Defence, Contractors 23.09.2026

European Union
Von der Leyen ally tipped to join EU Commission's defence industry directorate

A German managing director from the European External Action Service (EEAS) is expected to join the European Commission shortly. The move comes amid a power struggle between the two institutions and as the EU's diplomatic arm finds itself in an increasingly delicate position.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Brussels on 13 July 2026.

Subscribers only Defence 31.08.2026

Belgium, European Union
EEAS on hunt for crisis management head

The EU's diplomatic service, the EEAS (European External Action Service), led by former Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas, is looking for a new director to head its crisis management team.

Subscribers only Agencies, Back-Door Diplomacy 31.07.2026

Spotlight | European Union
European Commission gets intelligence liaison officers

The president of the EU Commission is to acquire liaison officers who can work with the member states' intelligence services. The unprecedented move reflects the Brussels-based executive's determination to have more and better intelligence, despite reticence from several countries.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arriving at the Hotel Royal ahead of the G7 summit, in Evian, France, on 15 June 2026.

Subscribers only Agencies, Defence 21.07.2026

Deep Dive | China, European Union, France
China's learned European influence network

Beijing maintains a network of pseudo-independent entities and academic ties across Europe which it uses to spread its narrative among member states and within European institutions. The network is sometimes also used for espionage and influence operations.

Brussels, a hub for Chinese spies (2/3).

Subscribers only Operations, Information Wars 17.06.2026

Deep Dive | China, European Union
From seduction to disdain, EU diplomacy grapples with China

The European Union's diplomatic arm under Josep Borrell took its relationship with Beijing so far that several senior Commission officials got their fingers burnt. There has however been a noticeable hardening of the stance towards China since the arrival of his successor, Kaja Kallas.

Brussels, a hub for Chinese spies (1/3).

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 16.06.2026

Spymaster | Croatia, European Union
Daniel Markic, the European Union's top spy

Having headed the European Union's Situation and Intelligence Centre for the past two years, Daniel Markic is gaining influence in Brussels. He must walk a fine line between Commission head Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.

The director of the European Union Intelligence and Situation Centre, Daniel Markic.

Subscribers only Agencies 08.05.2026

Europe
Changes afoot at the EU's Intelligence and Situation Centre

The European Union's INTCEN agency, attached to the European External Action Service, has become increasingly influential since Croatian Daniel Markic took over, with new staff joining.

Subscribers only Agencies 13.04.2026

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.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 16.12.2025

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 | 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.

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

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 14.07.2025

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

Europe
EU's Ukraine focus leaves Indo-Pacific security programmes wanting

There is no shortage of project applications to the European Union's Enhancing Security and Cooperation in and with Asia scheme in the Indo-Pacific. But the crisis in Ukraine has shifted the EU's focus, much to the frustration of its partners in the region.

A Malaysian Navy sailor patrolling near Langkawi Island, Malaysia in 2015. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency recently requested training for its coastguards under the EU's ESIWA security programme.

Subscribers only Defence 20.03.2025

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Kaja Kallas

Spotlight | Syria
London and Paris ramp up counter-terrorism cooperation with Damascus

Spotlight | European Union, Yemen
Behind the scenes of EU negotiations to secure Bab el-Mandeb Strait

European Union, Syria
EU's Kaja Kallas expected in Damascus to pursue Syria's normalisation

Spotlight | Azerbaijan, Europe, France, Kazakhstan
Usmanov delisted, Latvia's nuclear status confirmed, a pardon: France's intense diplomatic bartering revealed

Europe, Syria
EU prepares grand return to Syria under heavy security

European Union
Von der Leyen ally tipped to join EU Commission's defence industry directorate

Belgium, European Union
EEAS on hunt for crisis management head

Spotlight | European Union
European Commission gets intelligence liaison officers

Deep Dive | China, European Union, France
China's learned European influence network

Deep Dive | China, European Union
From seduction to disdain, EU diplomacy grapples with China

Spymaster | Croatia, European Union
Daniel Markic, the European Union's top spy

Europe
Changes afoot at the EU's Intelligence and Situation Centre

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

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

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

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

Europe
EU's Ukraine focus leaves Indo-Pacific security programmes wanting

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Spotlight | Syria London and Paris ramp up counter-terrorism cooperation with Damascus

Spotlight | European Union, Yemen Behind the scenes of EU negotiations to secure Bab el-Mandeb Strait

European Union, Syria EU's Kaja Kallas expected in Damascus to pursue Syria's normalisation

Spotlight | Azerbaijan, Europe, France, Kazakhstan Usmanov delisted, Latvia's nuclear status confirmed, a pardon: France's intense diplomatic bartering revealed

Europe, Syria EU prepares grand return to Syria under heavy security

European Union Von der Leyen ally tipped to join EU Commission's defence industry directorate

Belgium, European Union EEAS on hunt for crisis management head

Spotlight | European Union European Commission gets intelligence liaison officers

Deep Dive | China, European Union, France China's learned European influence network

Deep Dive | China, European Union From seduction to disdain, EU diplomacy grapples with China

Spymaster | Croatia, European Union Daniel Markic, the European Union's top spy

Europe Changes afoot at the EU's Intelligence and Situation Centre

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

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

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

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

Europe EU's Ukraine focus leaves Indo-Pacific security programmes wanting

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Spotlight | Syria
London and Paris ramp up counter-terrorism cooperation with Damascus

Spotlight | European Union, Yemen
Behind the scenes of EU negotiations to secure Bab el-Mandeb Strait

European Union, Syria
EU's Kaja Kallas expected in Damascus to pursue Syria's normalisation

Spotlight | Azerbaijan, Europe, France, Kazakhstan
Usmanov delisted, Latvia's nuclear status confirmed, a pardon: France's intense diplomatic bartering revealed

Europe, Syria
EU prepares grand return to Syria under heavy security

European Union
Von der Leyen ally tipped to join EU Commission's defence industry directorate

Belgium, European Union
EEAS on hunt for crisis management head

Spotlight | European Union
European Commission gets intelligence liaison officers

Deep Dive | China, European Union, France
China's learned European influence network

Deep Dive | China, European Union
From seduction to disdain, EU diplomacy grapples with China

Spymaster | Croatia, European Union
Daniel Markic, the European Union's top spy

Europe
Changes afoot at the EU's Intelligence and Situation Centre

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

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

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

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

Europe
EU's Ukraine focus leaves Indo-Pacific security programmes wanting