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US National Intelligence Council seeks new blood

Faced with a decline in its influence, the US intelligence community's most authoritative analytical arm wants to recruit senior staff to focus on President Donald Trump's priority issues.

Subscribers only Agencies 05.05.2026

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Intelligence College in Europe, Ex-CIA officer with RFK Jr, anti-Mafia force's new neighbour in Rome, French spies-turned-authors

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

France/GermanyBND official to head Intelligence College in Europe

USFormer CIA officer heads up the Department of Health and Human Services' intelligence unit

Italy/ChinaA discreet DIA branch in uproar over arrival of BYD

FranceDisagreement in parliament over censorship of ex-spies' books

Subscribers only 04.05.2026

United States
How US intelligence is tackling biotechnology challenge

The technologies deployed for the safe and secure industrial use of biological materials are emerging as a priority area for the US intelligence community, which is having to adapt to keep pace with Beijing's rapid progress.

Subscribers only Agencies 24.04.2026

Chris Klomp, a senior official at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in late March described biotechnology as a matter of national security, particularly in relation to China.

United States
How Trump's Greenland ambitions are reshaping strategic analysis

Made up of the intelligence community's top analysts, the National Intelligence Council has recently added a new unit to reflect White House priorities.

Subscribers only Agencies 09.04.2026

US President Donald Trump in Washington DC, on 6 April 2026.

Japan
Japanese parliament releases unpublished intelligence service data on eve of reform

A report by the research services of the upper house of the Japanese parliament has revealed the recent expansion of the prime minister's intelligence office, as it prepares to be transformed into an independent national intelligence coordination body.

Subscribers only Agencies, Defence 31.03.2026

The chairman of the LDP's Policy Research Council, Takayuki Kobayashi, interviewed experts to prepare for the upcoming reform of Japanese intelligence.

United States
Rubio on hunt for China experts ahead of the Trump-Xi summit

Following a year marked by drastic restructuring and staff cuts, the US State Department's intelligence agency is beginning to rebuild its analytical capabilities and has turned its focus to Beijing.

Subscribers only Agencies, Back-Door Diplomacy 30.03.2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a G7 meeting in Vaux-De-Cernay, France, on 27 March 2026.

United States
With Iran, CIA faces ultimate test in its relationship with Trump

After Caracas and now Iran, the agency once disparaged by Donald Trump as an embodiment of the "deep state", is back in favour. But the CIA headed by John Ratcliffe now faces a far more complex situation with much higher political stakes.

Subscribers only Operations 03.03.2026

US President Donald Trump in his 'sensitive compartmented information facility' at Mar-a-Lago, on 28 February 2026. To his right, CIA Director John Ratcliffe.

Spotlight | United States
US election security in limbo as midterms loom

Electoral fraud and foreign interference may be a major concern for the Trump administration, but resources dedicated to analysing Russian, Chinese, Iranian and North Korean interference have been decimated since the start of the US president's second term.

Subscribers only Agencies, Information Wars 17.02.2026

Office of the election supervisor in Leon County, Florida, where voters for the 2026 midterm elections are registered.

Spotlight | Japan
PM Takaichi makes intelligence reform top priority thanks to parliamentary majority

Her huge victory in the general election has given the prime minister a strong mandate to achieve her ambition of equipping Japan with an intelligence coordination structure and a foreign service.

Subscribers only Agencies, Defence 16.02.2026

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, on 9 February 2026.

The Agencies' Gazette
CIA departures, Kyiv recruits volunteers, Saudi military office in Paris, Kyrgyz services

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

USMore departures at the CIA

UkraineUS, EU and UK officials in Kyiv for inaugural expat defence volunteers meet

FranceNoise complaints regarding Saudi military office in Paris

KyrgyzstanGKNB expands its influence

Subscribers only 09.02.2026

United States
US diplomatic intelligence undergoes reshuffle at top

President Trump has appointed a new director for the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research, which is undergoing a major restructure.

Subscribers only Agencies 05.02.2026

Donald Blome, pictured, has held an interim role at the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR), for more than a year. His time in the post is coming to an end.

United States
Departure of Tulsi Gabbard ally deals further blow to strategic analysis at ODNI

The chairman of the National Intelligence Council, whose views are aligned with those of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, has stepped down, making it the second time in less than a year that the intelligence community's highest analytical body is left without a leader.

Subscribers only Agencies 28.01.2026

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard at the White House in Washington DC, on 2 December 2025.

United States
Conservative think tanks mirror rifts in US security apparatus after Caracas op

Donald Trump posture of restraint during his first term helped to rally an anti-interventionist movement which has grown during his second term. The US operation in Venezuela on 3 January took his supporters by surprise.

Subscribers only Agencies 13.01.2026

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a meeting with US oil company executives in the White House, on 9 January 2026.

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France's DGSE and the Americas, Pentagon, Xavier Moreau, Paris-Africa, Beijing nixes ‘G2'

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FranceDGSE pipe dream of Americas mission centre

USPentagon seeks candidate to lead drug trafficking fight

France/RussiaFamily fund to counter EU sanctions

France/AfricaFrench spies back to Africa in 2026?

China/USBeijing seeks to veto ‘G2' label

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United States
‘Refuse illegal orders': Behind Democrats' appeal, early signs of an intelligence upheaval under Trump

Within the American intelligence services, the numerous departures of experienced personnel have led to increased vulnerability for those who remain, in an uncertain legal climate.

Subscribers only Agencies 01.12.2025

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Redpoint Advisors, Prevail and Panterra

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WashingtonRedpoint Advisors bolsters Africa expertise

LondonPrevail's Ukrainian asset sets up own shop

LondonPanterra CTO behind pro-Malaysian ‘KnowSulu' website

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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.

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

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United States
Tulsi Gabbard tightens grip on strategic analysis

ODNI chief Tulsi Gabbard is putting her stamp on the production of strategic estimates by installing allies who share her vision of a foreign policy characterised by ‘restraint'. But she is struggling to stem the erosion of her influence at the White House.

Subscribers only Agencies 14.10.2025

The US Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, on 21 September 2025.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Éric Léandri splits with comms partner, ex-CIA launches into 'Quantum consulting', former CIA worked for Iskandar Safa

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

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United States US National Intelligence Council seeks new blood

The Agencies' Gazette Intelligence College in Europe, Ex-CIA officer with RFK Jr, anti-Mafia force's new neighbour in Rome, French spies-turned-authors

France/GermanyBND official to head Intelligence College in Europe

USFormer CIA officer heads up the Department of Health and Human Services' intelligence unit

Italy/ChinaA discreet DIA branch in uproar over arrival of BYD

FranceDisagreement in parliament over censorship of ex-spies' books

United States How US intelligence is tackling biotechnology challenge

United States How Trump's Greenland ambitions are reshaping strategic analysis

Japan Japanese parliament releases unpublished intelligence service data on eve of reform

United States Rubio on hunt for China experts ahead of the Trump-Xi summit

United States With Iran, CIA faces ultimate test in its relationship with Trump

Spotlight | United States US election security in limbo as midterms loom

Spotlight | Japan PM Takaichi makes intelligence reform top priority thanks to parliamentary majority

The Agencies' Gazette CIA departures, Kyiv recruits volunteers, Saudi military office in Paris, Kyrgyz services

USMore departures at the CIA

UkraineUS, EU and UK officials in Kyiv for inaugural expat defence volunteers meet

FranceNoise complaints regarding Saudi military office in Paris

KyrgyzstanGKNB expands its influence

United States US diplomatic intelligence undergoes reshuffle at top

United States Departure of Tulsi Gabbard ally deals further blow to strategic analysis at ODNI

United States Conservative think tanks mirror rifts in US security apparatus after Caracas op

The Agencies' Gazette France's DGSE and the Americas, Pentagon, Xavier Moreau, Paris-Africa, Beijing nixes ‘G2'

FranceDGSE pipe dream of Americas mission centre

USPentagon seeks candidate to lead drug trafficking fight

France/RussiaFamily fund to counter EU sanctions

France/AfricaFrench spies back to Africa in 2026?

China/USBeijing seeks to veto ‘G2' label

United States ‘Refuse illegal orders': Behind Democrats' appeal, early signs of an intelligence upheaval under Trump

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette Redpoint Advisors, Prevail and Panterra

WashingtonRedpoint Advisors bolsters Africa expertise

LondonPrevail's Ukrainian asset sets up own shop

LondonPanterra CTO behind pro-Malaysian ‘KnowSulu' website

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 Tulsi Gabbard tightens grip on strategic analysis

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette Éric Léandri splits with comms partner, ex-CIA launches into 'Quantum consulting', former CIA worked for Iskandar Safa

Abu Dhabi Éric Léandri splits with comms partner after financial spat

WashingtonSenior CIA official launches into ‘quantum consulting'

WashingtonFormer CIA official reveals work for Iskandar Safa

United States Director of CIA's OSINT centre set to depart

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How US intelligence is tackling biotechnology challenge

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How Trump's Greenland ambitions are reshaping strategic analysis

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Japanese parliament releases unpublished intelligence service data on eve of reform

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Rubio on hunt for China experts ahead of the Trump-Xi summit

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With Iran, CIA faces ultimate test in its relationship with Trump

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US election security in limbo as midterms loom

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PM Takaichi makes intelligence reform top priority thanks to parliamentary majority

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CIA departures, Kyiv recruits volunteers, Saudi military office in Paris, Kyrgyz services

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US diplomatic intelligence undergoes reshuffle at top

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Departure of Tulsi Gabbard ally deals further blow to strategic analysis at ODNI

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Conservative think tanks mirror rifts in US security apparatus after Caracas op

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‘Refuse illegal orders': Behind Democrats' appeal, early signs of an intelligence upheaval under Trump

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Éric Léandri splits with comms partner, ex-CIA launches into 'Quantum consulting', former CIA worked for Iskandar Safa

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Director of CIA's OSINT centre set to depart