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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.

The Agencies' Gazette
SGDSN anniversary watch, ODNI military adviser, Kyiv's Africa plan

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

FranceBespoke watches for SGDSN's 120th anniversary

USTulsi Gabbard's new military adviser is a Marine

UkraineA plan for Kyiv's return to Africa

Spotlight | United States
Trump shifts position on key surveillance law as debate heats up in Congress

As an April deadline on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act approaches, the Trump administration wants to extend the law, while some US Senators are pushing for changes to ensure Americans more privacy.

Deep Dive | United States
Transatlantic tensions test US intelligence diplomacy

'America First' diplomacy (4/4) – From Marco Rubio to Charles Kushner, a deep dive into the State Department's radical transformation under Donald Trump. This final episode explores the role of intelligence as a diplomatic tool for Washington in a rapidly changing international landscape.

Spotlight | United States
Congress to question Trump's intelligence chiefs next week

Iran, Venezuela and the major changes that have shaken the US intelligence community over the past year will be on the agenda for this eagerly awaited public hearing of Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe and Kash Patel.

United States
Leidos navigates shifting waters of AI competition with new agentic platform

In the artificial intelligence race gripping the traditional service providers of the US intelligence community, which now has the tech giants at its heels, Leidos has worked with a cybersecurity firm to speed up development and present a groundbreaking agentic AI platform.

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.

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.

United States
White House and Congress turn up heat on Tulsi Gabbard

The Director of National Intelligence currently retains Donald Trump's confidence. But her actions are increasingly contested, even within the presidential camp.

France, United States
French and US services still on good terms despite Trump turbulence

French services and Trump's return (3/3). Faced with White House unpredictability, the French intelligence community is trying to adapt. This final episode looks at the challenges that the major upheaval brought about by Trump's presidency has posed for the French interior ministry.

France
Trump turbulence spurs French military intelligence to seek new alliances

French services and Trump's return (2/3). Faced with White House unpredictability, the French intelligence community is trying to adapt, torn between mistrust and continuing partnerships. This second episode looks at how the DRM is seeking to diversify its foreign alliances, even as it maintains its cooperation with the Pentagon.

France, United States
Trump return tests DGSE-CIA relations

French services and Trump's return (1/3): Faced with White House unpredictability, the French intelligence community is trying to adapt, torn between mistrust and continuing partnerships. This first episode looks back at the historic ties between the CIA and the DGSE, as well as current upheavals.