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French National Police HQ, French KGB spy George Pâques, Student mobility in China, Canadian SIGINT

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

FranceNational Police HQ reconsiders international strategy

RussiaFSB shines spotlight on Georges Pâques

ChinaStudent mobility becomes strategic tool

CanadaSignals intelligence to benefit from increased military spending

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 16.06.2025

Spotlight | China, France
Chinese 'big ears' suspected of spying on French satellites near Toulouse

The secret antenna, Airbus and China (1/2) - French intelligence services suspect that a small Chinese telecommunications company set up a listening station near Airbus sites. While a judicial investigation has been opened, the case is also mobilising many French spies.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 11.06.2025

French intelligence has uncovered a Chinese intelligence operation near Airbus sites in Toulouse.

Russia
Spymasters from around the world gather for major Russian security forum

From the head of the Turkish secret service to the Taliban's justice minister and a senior Chinese regime official, a swathe of security officials attended the event in Moscow at the end of May.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 04.06.2025

CCP Central Committee Politburo member Chen Wenqing and Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu shake hands at the 13th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues in Moscow on 28 May 2025.

France
Russia, Emmanuel Macron's sin of pride

Macron the spymaster, part 6: France's youngest ever president, Emmanuel Macron, is also the one who has taken the greatest interest in intelligence. In the sixth part of this series, Intelligence Online looks back at the president's lost bet with Moscow.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 07.04.2025

Spotlight | ACP
From spies to oligarchs, Vanuatu's golden passports a must-have

Vanuatu files 1/3. Intelligence Online has obtained the official list of foreign nationals who have acquired a passport from the South Pacific state in recent years. The document allows visa-free travel to 130 countries and is favoured by intelligence and business figures alike.

Free access Government Intelligence 25.02.2025

Aerial view of Vanuatu, with Russian, Vanuatu and Chinese passports.

United States
Cyber intelligence provider turns against crypto client Binance

Q6 Intelligence, run by US cyber intelligence veterans, began monitoring possible threats to the Chinese-born crypto giant on the darknet, deep web and hacker forums in 2022. But the firms' relations have since soured.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 20.02.2025

Spymaster | France
The secrets of general ‘JAD13', the man behind the DGSE's most sensitive missions

The former director of France's DGSE foreign intelligence agency, Bernard Bajolet, is to stand trial on 6 and 7 November for his service's "pressure tactics" against businessman Alain Duménil. But the man who masterminded the strong-arm operation, the late spymaster deeply involved with the DGSE's most secret activities, will be glaringly absent.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 24.01.2025

General Philippe C., known as JAD13, the late spymaster who masterminded the DGSE's strong-arm operation against businessman Alain Duménil.

France, Israel
Mossad and Le Monde, surprise guests and alibis at French ex-spy chief trial

Bernard Squarcini, the former head of French domestic intelligence, invoked at his trial Mossad infiltration in France to justify the bugging of a police officer. His lawyers summoned a Le Monde journalist who published articles about Israeli intelligence operations on French territory, which his defence is using as alibis.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 25.11.2024

Former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency Bernard Squarcini (centre) at the court house in Paris, France, 13 November 2024.

Ukraine, United States
Despite Kyiv's requests, FBI is blind to US fighters in Ukraine

A series of missteps has highlighted the United States' lack of visibility regarding its nationals fighting in Ukraine. This is due both to non-existent coordination with Kyiv and to friction between US security agencies.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 11.11.2024

International Ukrainian Legion volunteers in training near Kyiv on 24 October 2023.

European Union, Russia, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan
Cryptocurrency haven Uzbekistan in the sights of Western hunters of Russian capital

Senior civil servant Dmitry Li, who is close to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, chaperones UzNEX, the company that holds the monopoly on cryptocurrency in Uzbekistan. His links with Russia are of concern to London and Brussels.

Free access Government Intelligence 31.10.2024

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Ex-MI5 boss opens firm, CIA vet at Forward, GardaWorld, John Reid Advisory

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

LondonFormer MI5 boss opens own firm at last

WashingtonEx-CIA officer joins Forward Risk and Intelligence

Tripoli/LondonGardaWorld keeps FCDO contract despite mishaps in Libya

LondonEx-interior minister under Blair offers his expertise to Aeralis

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 30.10.2024

United States
Former military consultant in Ukraine called in to protect US presidential candidates

Following two attempts on Donald Trump's life, private security contractor Matthew Parker has been hired to help train local law enforcement to work more closely with the Secret Service.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 04.10.2024

Ronald Rowe Jr., acting director of the U.S. Secret Service at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. speaking to journalists about Trump assassination attempts. Photo taken on 20 September 2024

United States
Homeland Security deprived of intelligence advisers amid partisan wrangling

In a US presidential election campaign characterised by an increased risk of violence, the plan for a group of experts to support the department's intelligence agency has hit a dead end.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 26.09.2024

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had planned to form a new group of experts to support its Director of Intelligence, Kenneth Wainstein.

The Intelligence Gazette
Telegram aids Turkey's MIT, Liddell to UK intel fund, NSC's new India chief, ex-SA head back to DGSE

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

TurkeyTelegram helps out MIT

USNew India specialist at rapidly emptying out NSC

UKBritish intelligence fund strengthens team

FranceReturn to DGSE for former Service Action head

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 16.09.2024

The Intelligence Gazette
NSC's new China expert, GIGN's China Club chats, DHS-FBI relations issues, Vietnamese military intel changes loom

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

United States NSC picks ex-FT Beijing researcher as director for China

France GIGN boss to dine with Chinese Business Club

United States DHS slammed for cooperating with FBI

Vietnam Military intelligence management heading for change

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 09.09.2024

France
The DGSE foreign intelligence agency's disputed past: from the French Resistance to today

Born out of World War II special services and Resistance networks, the DGSE depicts itself as the direct heir of the Gaullist Bureau Central de Renseignement et d'Action. Some former service members dispute this lineage, pointing to Paul Paillole's influence instead.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 05.09.2024

French paratroopers holding a flag from the DGSE's Service Action attend a ceremony on 17 January 2022 at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to commemorate the creation of the BCRA.

France
French DGSE spy agency's missing hoard, part 1: ex-boss Bernard Bajolet's legal woes

At the end of chaotic proceedings, the former head of the DGSE foreign intelligence agency, Bernard Bajolet, is likely to be referred to a criminal court for the intimidation of a businessman from whom the agency was demanding €15m.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 19.08.2024

Bernard Bajolet, former head of France's DGSE, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, 1 September 2022.

Spy Way of Life | France
James Bond's last secrets on the French Riviera, part 4: the real route for the iconic car chase

This summer, Intelligence Online invites readers to explore the legendary sites of the French Riviera and follow in the footsteps of Britain's most famous fictitious spy: 007. A bottle of Bollinger is always on hand to celebrate Mr Bond's exploits.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 01.08.2024

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Algeria, France, Morocco
French police intelligence officer loses security clearance over Algerian and Moroccan secret service links

The clearance of the agent, who used to operate in the northern suburbs of Paris, was initially withdrawn by the interior ministry in mid-2021. A move that has now been upheld by the courts.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 24.07.2024

An aerial view of the French town of Saint Denis in the northern Parisian suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis, where the officer used to operate.

United States
Financial investigators on the hunt for Rudy Giuliani's assets look into his new bank and coffee brand

A small bank and a new coffee company have caught the eye of the law firm that is representing the unsecured creditors of the former NYC mayor.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 05.07.2024

Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani departs the US District Courthouse in Washington, DC, 15 December 2023.

China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

China, Europe Chinese influence and interference in Western Europe

Europe, Russia Chechen separatism, the anti-Putin trump card

Ukraine Jamming wars

Central America, China, South America Beijing on the offensive in Washington's spheres of influence

Insiders | China Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Secret Service

The Intelligence Gazette French National Police HQ, French KGB spy George Pâques, Student mobility in China, Canadian SIGINT

FranceNational Police HQ reconsiders international strategy

RussiaFSB shines spotlight on Georges Pâques

ChinaStudent mobility becomes strategic tool

CanadaSignals intelligence to benefit from increased military spending

Spotlight | China, France Chinese 'big ears' suspected of spying on French satellites near Toulouse

Russia Spymasters from around the world gather for major Russian security forum

France Russia, Emmanuel Macron's sin of pride

Spotlight | ACP From spies to oligarchs, Vanuatu's golden passports a must-have

United States Cyber intelligence provider turns against crypto client Binance

Spymaster | France The secrets of general ‘JAD13', the man behind the DGSE's most sensitive missions

France, Israel Mossad and Le Monde, surprise guests and alibis at French ex-spy chief trial

Ukraine, United States Despite Kyiv's requests, FBI is blind to US fighters in Ukraine

European Union, Russia, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan Cryptocurrency haven Uzbekistan in the sights of Western hunters of Russian capital

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice Ex-MI5 boss opens firm, CIA vet at Forward, GardaWorld, John Reid Advisory

LondonFormer MI5 boss opens own firm at last

WashingtonEx-CIA officer joins Forward Risk and Intelligence

Tripoli/LondonGardaWorld keeps FCDO contract despite mishaps in Libya

LondonEx-interior minister under Blair offers his expertise to Aeralis

United States Former military consultant in Ukraine called in to protect US presidential candidates

United States Homeland Security deprived of intelligence advisers amid partisan wrangling

The Intelligence Gazette Telegram aids Turkey's MIT, Liddell to UK intel fund, NSC's new India chief, ex-SA head back to DGSE

TurkeyTelegram helps out MIT

USNew India specialist at rapidly emptying out NSC

UKBritish intelligence fund strengthens team

FranceReturn to DGSE for former Service Action head

The Intelligence Gazette NSC's new China expert, GIGN's China Club chats, DHS-FBI relations issues, Vietnamese military intel changes loom

United States NSC picks ex-FT Beijing researcher as director for China

France GIGN boss to dine with Chinese Business Club

United States DHS slammed for cooperating with FBI

Vietnam Military intelligence management heading for change

France The DGSE foreign intelligence agency's disputed past: from the French Resistance to today

France French DGSE spy agency's missing hoard, part 1: ex-boss Bernard Bajolet's legal woes

Spy Way of Life | France James Bond's last secrets on the French Riviera, part 4: the real route for the iconic car chase

Algeria, France, Morocco French police intelligence officer loses security clearance over Algerian and Moroccan secret service links

United States Financial investigators on the hunt for Rudy Giuliani's assets look into his new bank and coffee brand

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China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

China, Europe
Chinese influence and interference in Western Europe

Europe, Russia
Chechen separatism, the anti-Putin trump card

Ukraine
Jamming wars

Central America, China, South America
Beijing on the offensive in Washington's spheres of influence

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

The Intelligence Gazette
French National Police HQ, French KGB spy George Pâques, Student mobility in China, Canadian SIGINT

Spotlight | China, France
Chinese 'big ears' suspected of spying on French satellites near Toulouse

Russia
Spymasters from around the world gather for major Russian security forum

France
Russia, Emmanuel Macron's sin of pride

Spotlight | ACP
From spies to oligarchs, Vanuatu's golden passports a must-have

United States
Cyber intelligence provider turns against crypto client Binance

Spymaster | France
The secrets of general ‘JAD13', the man behind the DGSE's most sensitive missions

France, Israel
Mossad and Le Monde, surprise guests and alibis at French ex-spy chief trial

Ukraine, United States
Despite Kyiv's requests, FBI is blind to US fighters in Ukraine

European Union, Russia, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan
Cryptocurrency haven Uzbekistan in the sights of Western hunters of Russian capital

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Ex-MI5 boss opens firm, CIA vet at Forward, GardaWorld, John Reid Advisory

United States
Former military consultant in Ukraine called in to protect US presidential candidates

United States
Homeland Security deprived of intelligence advisers amid partisan wrangling

The Intelligence Gazette
Telegram aids Turkey's MIT, Liddell to UK intel fund, NSC's new India chief, ex-SA head back to DGSE

The Intelligence Gazette
NSC's new China expert, GIGN's China Club chats, DHS-FBI relations issues, Vietnamese military intel changes loom

France
The DGSE foreign intelligence agency's disputed past: from the French Resistance to today

France
French DGSE spy agency's missing hoard, part 1: ex-boss Bernard Bajolet's legal woes

Spy Way of Life | France
James Bond's last secrets on the French Riviera, part 4: the real route for the iconic car chase

Algeria, France, Morocco
French police intelligence officer loses security clearance over Algerian and Moroccan secret service links

United States
Financial investigators on the hunt for Rudy Giuliani's assets look into his new bank and coffee brand