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Russia, Ukraine
US family caught in the crossfire of Kyiv and Moscow's information war

Russian propaganda had until recently been heavily promoting the Huffman family after they decided to emigrate to Russia from Texas. But when the father was sent to the front in Ukraine, Kyiv's media outlets seized on the story to their advantage.

Ukraine
Secretive D-2 unit at heart of anti-corruption agency storm

The alleged espionage affair that is turning into a political crisis in Kyiv has its epicentre in the so-called D-2 unit of the NABU anti-corruption bureau. This highly secretive outfit conducts investigations into Ukraine's most politically sensitive cases.

United States
Elon Musk associate ventures into defence consulting industry

Chris Gober's Maven Defense Solutions aims to capitalise on its close connections to the current US administration.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
DGSI director and LVMH, JS Held senior staff exit, K2 in the Middle East

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

ParisDGSI director invited to LVMH linked security event

LondonJS Held loses top asset recovery specialists

DubaiK2 parts ways with senior Middle East investigator

United States
Space Force trumps GEOINT intelligence agencies in defence budget

The House of Representatives' deliberations on the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026 are a slap in the face for the NGA and NRO intelligence agencies and a victory for the US Space Force.

United States
CIA chief associate and Project 2025 author takes top strategic job at Meta

John Ratcliffe's former chief of staff at the ODNI wrote the intelligence section of the roadmap drawn up by the conservative think-tank The Heritage Foundation for Donald Trump's second term in office.

Ukraine
Munich, Ukrainian intelligence's rear base for buying drones

The GUR is stepping up large-scale drone attacks on Ukrainian and Russian territory. To equip itself, it can count on a well-established network in Western Europe headed by a duo renowned in the country's security sector.

The Agencies' Gazette
French magistrate in Beijing, Laotian spy students in Hanoi, DHS seeks counterterrorism chief, Armenian SNB's new head, Bastille day in Moscow

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

FranceLiaison magistrate returns to Beijing embassy

Vietnam/LaosDG2 training Laotian spy students

United StatesDHS counterterrorism chief joins private sector

ArmeniaInternal security deputy promoted to service head

RussiaA special guest at the French Embassy's 14 July celebrations