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Monaco
With FATF trip, Monaco holds hopes of financial crime 'grey list' removal

A delegation from the Financial Action Task Force which placed Monaco on its "grey list" in mid-2024, will travel to the principality next week. Beyond assessing the technical reforms implemented by Monaco's financial intelligence unit, the trip will focus on evaluating the authorities' actions against money laundering.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 04.09.2026

Monaco was placed on the FATF's grey list in June 2024.

France
Head of French anti-money laundering agency's intelligence department to step down

The most secret department of the French finance ministry's anti-money laundering agency Tracfin is to get a new head. The current boss of the DRLT intelligence and counter-terrorism department, a China expert, is stepping down.

Subscribers only Agencies 25.08.2026

France
Military intel warns of spying risks linked to BYD, Tesla, Strava and Tinder

Following service members' use of apps making their geolocations public, France's DRSD military intelligence agency has issued warnings to the armed forces on a range of issues.

Subscribers only Agencies, Operations 19.08.2026

A French mission planning officer at Air Base 101 in Toulouse.

Spymaster | Germany
Philipp Wolff, the strategist driving Germany's intelligence overhaul

Philipp Wolff, a lawyer with prior experience at the BND, is spearheading the sweeping reforms currently shaking up the German security apparatus. He has close ties to France and frequently travels across Europe to brief partner agencies on the revolution underway in Berlin.

Subscribers only Agencies 17.07.2026

Germany's intelligence coordinator Philipp Wolff, on 4 June 2025 in Berlin.

France
Diplomats and DGSE Iran expert awarded Legion of Honour

Among the 619 civilian names in France's 14 July Legion of Honour list, Intelligence Online identified two diplomats who have been working tirelessly on the Iran issue for some months, as well as a specialist in weapons technology, herself also an Iran expert.

Subscribers only Agencies 15.07.2026

United States
Bill Pulte goes after Tulsi Gabbard's inner circle at ODNI

As the National Intelligence Directorate changes hands, tensions are running high, with reprisals against Tulsi Gabbard's allies and fears of massive purges.

Subscribers only Agencies 25.06.2026

The United States' acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Bill Pulte.

France, Russia
French MEPs renew call for sanctions on pro-Putin, Bolloré media darling Xenia Fedorova

The Russian former head of RT France is accused of engaging in coordinated "disinformation" and regularly features across French media mogul and far-right Vincent Bolloré's platforms. She evaded punishment back in 2022, when Paris first tried to impose sanctions on her.

Subscribers only Agencies, Operations, Information Wars 11.06.2026

Xenia Fedorova at the Paris Book Fair, on 12 April 2025.

France
Financial fraud investigator Tracfin looks to build crypto asset and SIGINT capabilities

Tracfin, the French finance ministry's anti-money laundering unit, plans to bolster its capacities in crypto asset tracing and signals intelligence (SIGINT).

Subscribers only Agencies 29.05.2026

France, Turkey
French government turns intel focus on Turkey's Milli Gorus

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez has noted that a bill aimed at combating separatism and infiltration targets not only the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist groups, but also Milli Gorus, a Turkish Islamist movement that has recently come under intelligence service scrutiny.

Subscribers only Agencies, Operations 14.05.2026

Construction of the Eyyub Sultan Mosque in Strasbourg, France, on 10 October 2021.

France
Government pushes lawmakers to approve messaging app backdoors

The French government hopes to persuade senators to withdraw a proposed ban of backdoors on messaging apps in proposed legislation on infrastructure resilience and cybersecurity.

Subscribers only Agencies, Cybersecurity, Contractors 13.05.2026

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez at the National Assembly in Paris, 14 April 2026.

France
French services to track tax fraudsters

France's National Assembly last week passed a bill to fight social welfare and tax fraud that means administrative surveillance can be carried out on suspected fraudsters.

Subscribers only Agencies 11.05.2026

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

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.

France
French finance ministry sounds out Palantir

French finance minister Roland Lescure's teams have held talks with the US tech giant Palantir. The firm already counts France's DGSI domestic intelligence agency and Airbus among its clients.

Subscribers only Agencies, Contractors 14.04.2026

Roland Lescure, French finance minister, during a meeting at the French finance ministry, in Paris, France, on 9 April 2026.

Spotlight | United States
White House blocks appointment of Arctic ambassador

President Donald Trump refuses to use the diplomatic tools provided by Congress to expand US influence in the Arctic region. Meanwhile, the January crisis sparked by his threats to annex Greenland continues to cast a shadow over transatlantic relations in the region.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 13.04.2026

Maine Senator Angus King (centre left) and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (centre right) at a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, on 9 February 2026.

Spotlight | China, North Korea, United States
Beijing's nuclear headache as Xi Jinping fears losing grip on Kim-Trump mediation

The North Korean issue has become a strategic dilemma for Beijing, whose attempts to mediate between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump remain in limbo, while Moscow waits in the wings to take over.

Subscribers only Defence, Back-Door Diplomacy 09.04.2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, on 8 April 2026.

Philippines, United States
US Marine contractors flock to Philippines bonanza

US defence contractors already operating in Hawaii and Okinawa are scrambling for the windfall promised by the creation of a new US base in the Philippines.

Subscribers only Defence, Contractors 27.03.2026

Philippine and US Marines aboard a US vessel at Subic Bay base.

The Agencies' Gazette
Portland loses Doha advisory work, Veolia poaches judicial police chief, Frontex shooting training in Warsaw

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

The Agencies' Gazette
Journalist's 'prison lottery', new ODNI appointment, from Tracfin to the AFD, cybersecurity in Manila

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

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Monaco With FATF trip, Monaco holds hopes of financial crime 'grey list' removal

France Head of French anti-money laundering agency's intelligence department to step down

France Military intel warns of spying risks linked to BYD, Tesla, Strava and Tinder

Spymaster | Germany Philipp Wolff, the strategist driving Germany's intelligence overhaul

France Diplomats and DGSE Iran expert awarded Legion of Honour

United States Bill Pulte goes after Tulsi Gabbard's inner circle at ODNI

France, Russia French MEPs renew call for sanctions on pro-Putin, Bolloré media darling Xenia Fedorova

France Financial fraud investigator Tracfin looks to build crypto asset and SIGINT capabilities

France, Turkey French government turns intel focus on Turkey's Milli Gorus

France Government pushes lawmakers to approve messaging app backdoors

France French services to track tax fraudsters

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

France French finance ministry sounds out Palantir

Spotlight | United States White House blocks appointment of Arctic ambassador

Spotlight | China, North Korea, United States Beijing's nuclear headache as Xi Jinping fears losing grip on Kim-Trump mediation

Philippines, United States US Marine contractors flock to Philippines bonanza

The Agencies' Gazette Portland loses Doha advisory work, Veolia poaches judicial police chief, Frontex shooting training in Warsaw

DohaPortland relinquishes key-role in Doha after decade of service

ParisSecurity shake-up at Veolia

WarsawSpecial forces veteran wins the Frontex shooting training contract

The Agencies' Gazette Musical chairs at the ODNI, Tracfin advisers, Ukraine's GUR, Iranian Kurdish forces

USTulsi Gabbard expands legal affairs office

FranceAnti-money laundering body seeking legal adviser

UkraineOpsec issue at military intelligence

IranKurdish parties move towards a joint structure

The Agencies' Gazette Journalist's 'prison lottery', new ODNI appointment, from Tracfin to the AFD, cybersecurity in Manila

FranceAhead of his trial, journalist Alex Jordanov launches ‘prison lottery'

United StatesODNI shuffles strategic comms department

FranceFinancial intel analyst joins national development agency

PhilippinesNational cybersecurity council on Senate's agenda

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