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Intelligence from space: US Indo-Pacific cooperation in jeopardy despite ambitious announcements

The Trump administration claims that it is making military and intelligence cooperation in the Indo-Pacific a priority. But budget cuts in the US civil space sector will have a knock-on effect on some of the Pentagon's key cooperation initiatives in the region.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 10.06.2025

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on 31 May, 2025.

China, United States
Washington's plans to counter Beijing's military expansion abroad

Congress is striving to mobilise the US intelligence community, the Pentagon and the State Department to hinder the Chinese military's expansionist ambitions. This strategy is expected to put Washington's political and diplomatic clout to the test.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 27.05.2025

Soldiers from the People's Liberation Army during a military parade commemorating the army's 90th anniversary at Zhurihe Military Training Base in China's autonomous region of Inner Mongolia on 30 July 2017.

Spotlight | France, United States
CIA Paris station caught up in former employees' vulnerabilities

A previous CIA station chief in the French capital is under investigation for corruption, while another former agency employee there is embroiled in a very messy divorce. After a series of embarrassing incidents, the Langley agency's historic and strategic Paris office is trying to clean up shop.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 23.05.2025

The former entrance to CIA headquarters in Langley, near Washington DC, with the agency's seal displayed on the ground.

Spotlight | United States
US intelligence steps up surveillance of critical minerals amid tensions with Beijing

The US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency wants to develop its capabilities to track more closely developments in the critical rare earth minerals market and its supply chains, currently dominated by China.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 21.05.2025

Aerial view of the US Department of Defence headquarters, in Arlington, Virginia.

Spotlight | Syria
Syria's Great Game: despite Trump fanfare, strategic headaches remain

Despite intense US diplomatic pressure, the issues of Syria's Kurds, Russian bases and foreign fighters remain under discussion between all involved parties. Their resolution will inevitably pass via Ankara, much to the chagrin of Tel Aviv, Paris and the Gulf states.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 16.05.2025

The leader of the Syrian transition, Ahmed al-Sharaa, met US President Donald Trump in Riyadh on 14 May 2025, in the presence of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud (MbS).

France
Russian disinformation: Paris on the trail of a group of investigators close to Washington

A French report on a Russian disinformation operation dubbed Storm-1516 draws in part on investigations conducted by an anonymous account, whose publications stopped abruptly after Elon Musk's DOGE purged USAID.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 13.05.2025

Spotlight, Spy Way of Life | United States
Tonic, the former pharmacy where US diplomats head to boost their spirits

Across the globe, spies love to gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online heads to the US capital for a fix at Tonic bar and restaurant, a favourite among Department of State staffers.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 09.05.2025

Tonic bar and restaurant, in the Foggy Bottom district of Washington DC.

France
Paris and Kyiv look to further military intelligence cooperation

On top of the uptick in French-Ukrainian intelligence-sharing over the frontline against Russia, Ukraine wants to work more with France on other theatres of operations.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 06.05.2025

Jacques Langlade de Montgros, head of the French Military Intelligence Directorate (DRM).

Spotlight | Ukraine, United States
Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk explores Republican networks in Congress

While the Ukrainian businessman remains out of the public eye, his lobbyist in Washington, Donald Trump's former adviser Kellyanne Conway, is busy meeting with Republicans committed to Ukraine.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 29.04.2025

Spotlight | United States
US Congress readies for cartels battle

With the Trump administration determined to aggressively combat drug trafficking, Congress is also stepping up with a new specialised task force. Its role will be to serve as a forum for ideas, but also as a lobby faced with an executive branch that is encroaching on lawmakers' prerogatives.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 28.04.2025

Texas Republican Dan Crenshaw is fine-tuning the composition of the new parliamentary task force to combat Mexican drug cartels.

Macedonia, United States
Balkan arms manufacturer builds network of pro-Trump lobbyists

In search of US funding for its munitions production, ATS Group is not skimping on contracts with lobbying firms that are well connected to the new Trump administration.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 28.04.2025

Spotlight | United States
On Capitol Hill, hints of the future of US intelligence, from streamlining to the return of counterterrorism

The White House spies (4/4). On the twentieth anniversary of the creation of the post of US Director of National Intelligence, Intelligence Online looks back over how this prestigious role has evolved. The series' fourth and final instalment examines the prospects for change, through the plans of lawmakers responsible for parliamentary oversight.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 25.04.2025

Bulgaria, United States
Sanctioned Bulgarian businessmen eye Donald Trump Jr visit

The president's son is expected to appear in Sofia at the invitation of a crypto company. The country's former prime minister and a media mogul see his visit as an opportunity to remove sanctions.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 25.04.2025

Donald Trump Jr is due to attend a forum organised by crypto company Nexo in the Bulgarian capital on 27 April.

United States
How the Pentagon and CIA kept US intelligence director's role in check

The White House spies (3/4). On the twentieth anniversary of the creation of the post of US Director of National Intelligence, Intelligence Online looks back over how this prestigious role has evolved. The series' third instalment explores the sometimes conflictual relations between the DNI and the heavyweights of the intelligence community.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 24.04.2025

United States
Inside the US president's intelligence briefing

The White House spies (2/4). On the twentieth anniversary of the creation of the post of US Director of National Intelligence, Intelligence Online looks back over how this prestigious role has evolved. The series' second instalment examines a moment of intimacy in the exercise of power: the presentation of the President's Daily Brief.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 23.04.2025

United States
Tulsi Gabbard, the US intelligence maverick

The White House spies (1/4). On the twentieth anniversary of the creation of the post of US Director of National Intelligence, Intelligence Online looks back over how this prestigious role has evolved. The series' first instalment focuses on President Donald Trump's unusual pick for this key position.

Free access Government Intelligence 22.04.2025

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Darroch dines with Audere, Hakluyt, Iremos, ex-Optima

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

LondonKim Darroch dines with Audere

ChicagoEx-CIA officer and former Biden briefer takes seat at Hakluyt

ParisIremos purchase brings ChapsVision closer to Unibail

LondonOptima founder starts new chapter in defence sector

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 16.04.2025

Australia, China, United States
Chinese PhD students flee United States for Australia

The Chinese Communist Party had already warned its young researchers overseas to find alternatives to the US to pursue their research projects. Since Donald Trump's reelection, that trend has intensified.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 15.04.2025

United States
Storms on the horizon for Pentagon's satellite weather forecasters

Military New Space in the Trump era - part 1: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's publication in mid-March of a pre-soliciations notice for commercial satellite environmental data does not make the outlook any brighter for private US players in the sector.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 15.04.2025

Spotlight | United States
Gabbard's very political staff at ODNI

The US national intelligence director has begun staffing her office with people who share her worldview and willingness to follow the White House rhetoric. This is despite the fact that, more than two months after taking up its duties, the ODNI is still in its transitional phase.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 10.04.2025

Tulsi Gabbard, at the annual hearings held in Congress at the end of March.

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

Ukraine
Jamming wars

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

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

France
Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

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

White House

United States
Intelligence from space: US Indo-Pacific cooperation in jeopardy despite ambitious announcements

China, United States
Washington's plans to counter Beijing's military expansion abroad

Spotlight | France, United States
CIA Paris station caught up in former employees' vulnerabilities

Spotlight | United States
US intelligence steps up surveillance of critical minerals amid tensions with Beijing

Spotlight | Syria
Syria's Great Game: despite Trump fanfare, strategic headaches remain

France
Russian disinformation: Paris on the trail of a group of investigators close to Washington

Spotlight, Spy Way of Life | United States
Tonic, the former pharmacy where US diplomats head to boost their spirits

France
Paris and Kyiv look to further military intelligence cooperation

Spotlight | Ukraine, United States
Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk explores Republican networks in Congress

Spotlight | United States
US Congress readies for cartels battle

Macedonia, United States
Balkan arms manufacturer builds network of pro-Trump lobbyists

Spotlight | United States
On Capitol Hill, hints of the future of US intelligence, from streamlining to the return of counterterrorism

Bulgaria, United States
Sanctioned Bulgarian businessmen eye Donald Trump Jr visit

United States
How the Pentagon and CIA kept US intelligence director's role in check

United States
Inside the US president's intelligence briefing

United States
Tulsi Gabbard, the US intelligence maverick

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Darroch dines with Audere, Hakluyt, Iremos, ex-Optima

LondonKim Darroch dines with Audere

ChicagoEx-CIA officer and former Biden briefer takes seat at Hakluyt

ParisIremos purchase brings ChapsVision closer to Unibail

LondonOptima founder starts new chapter in defence sector

Australia, China, United States
Chinese PhD students flee United States for Australia

United States
Storms on the horizon for Pentagon's satellite weather forecasters

Spotlight | United States
Gabbard's very political staff at ODNI

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

Ukraine Jamming wars

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

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

France Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

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

White House

United States Intelligence from space: US Indo-Pacific cooperation in jeopardy despite ambitious announcements

China, United States Washington's plans to counter Beijing's military expansion abroad

Spotlight | France, United States CIA Paris station caught up in former employees' vulnerabilities

Spotlight | United States US intelligence steps up surveillance of critical minerals amid tensions with Beijing

Spotlight | Syria Syria's Great Game: despite Trump fanfare, strategic headaches remain

France Russian disinformation: Paris on the trail of a group of investigators close to Washington

Spotlight, Spy Way of Life | United States Tonic, the former pharmacy where US diplomats head to boost their spirits

France Paris and Kyiv look to further military intelligence cooperation

Spotlight | Ukraine, United States Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk explores Republican networks in Congress

Spotlight | United States US Congress readies for cartels battle

Macedonia, United States Balkan arms manufacturer builds network of pro-Trump lobbyists

Spotlight | United States On Capitol Hill, hints of the future of US intelligence, from streamlining to the return of counterterrorism

Bulgaria, United States Sanctioned Bulgarian businessmen eye Donald Trump Jr visit

United States How the Pentagon and CIA kept US intelligence director's role in check

United States Inside the US president's intelligence briefing

United States Tulsi Gabbard, the US intelligence maverick

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice Darroch dines with Audere, Hakluyt, Iremos, ex-Optima

LondonKim Darroch dines with Audere

ChicagoEx-CIA officer and former Biden briefer takes seat at Hakluyt

ParisIremos purchase brings ChapsVision closer to Unibail

LondonOptima founder starts new chapter in defence sector

Australia, China, United States Chinese PhD students flee United States for Australia

United States Storms on the horizon for Pentagon's satellite weather forecasters

Spotlight | United States Gabbard's very political staff at ODNI

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

Ukraine
Jamming wars

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

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

France
Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

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

United States
Intelligence from space: US Indo-Pacific cooperation in jeopardy despite ambitious announcements

China, United States
Washington's plans to counter Beijing's military expansion abroad

Spotlight | France, United States
CIA Paris station caught up in former employees' vulnerabilities

Spotlight | United States
US intelligence steps up surveillance of critical minerals amid tensions with Beijing

Spotlight | Syria
Syria's Great Game: despite Trump fanfare, strategic headaches remain

France
Russian disinformation: Paris on the trail of a group of investigators close to Washington

Spotlight, Spy Way of Life | United States
Tonic, the former pharmacy where US diplomats head to boost their spirits

France
Paris and Kyiv look to further military intelligence cooperation

Spotlight | Ukraine, United States
Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk explores Republican networks in Congress

Spotlight | United States
US Congress readies for cartels battle

Macedonia, United States
Balkan arms manufacturer builds network of pro-Trump lobbyists

Spotlight | United States
On Capitol Hill, hints of the future of US intelligence, from streamlining to the return of counterterrorism

Bulgaria, United States
Sanctioned Bulgarian businessmen eye Donald Trump Jr visit

United States
How the Pentagon and CIA kept US intelligence director's role in check

United States
Inside the US president's intelligence briefing

United States
Tulsi Gabbard, the US intelligence maverick

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Darroch dines with Audere, Hakluyt, Iremos, ex-Optima

Australia, China, United States
Chinese PhD students flee United States for Australia

United States
Storms on the horizon for Pentagon's satellite weather forecasters

Spotlight | United States
Gabbard's very political staff at ODNI