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      </docs><ttl>240</ttl><item><title>France/Middle East : Macron's planned Gulf tour to focus on defence</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/13/macron-s-planned-gulf-tour-to-focus-on-defence,110897836-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intelligence Online can reveal that during his planned tour of the Gulf next week, French President Emmanuel Macron should announce [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:25:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/13/macron-s-planned-gulf-tour-to-focus-on-defence,110897836-art</guid></item><item><title>Pakistan : The 'Islamabad syndrome' that poisoned relations between Western and Pakistani spies</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/13/the--islamabad-syndrome--that-poisoned-relations-between-western-and-pakistani-spies,110896842-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Little initially suggested that Jérôme (not his real name), a meticulous and reserved case officer, would find himself at the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/13/the--islamabad-syndrome--that-poisoned-relations-between-western-and-pakistani-spies,110896842-art</guid></item><item><title>China/Oman : Hong Kong government-linked fund operating in Oman Investment Authority HQ</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/13/hong-kong-government-linked-fund-operating-in-oman-investment-authority-hq,110896744-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Hong Kong buy-out group is operating an office in the headquarters of the Oman Investment Authority (OIA), Intelligence Online [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/13/hong-kong-government-linked-fund-operating-in-oman-investment-authority-hq,110896744-art</guid></item><item><title>China/United Kingdom : British peer cashed in over £500k from Chinese state entity this year</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/13/british-peer-cashed-in-over-£500k-from-chinese-state-entity-this-year,110896838-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[David Pannick, a leading British lawyer sitting in the UK's House of Lords, earned close to £600,000 in fees this [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/13/british-peer-cashed-in-over-£500k-from-chinese-state-entity-this-year,110896838-art</guid></item><item><title>Philippines : MBDA's missile deliveries for Manila's South Korean frigates lagging</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/13/mbda-s-missile-deliveries-for-manila-s-south-korean-frigates-lagging,110896917-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Philippine Navy's first Miguel Malvar-class frigates, ordered from the South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), arrived in Manila [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/13/mbda-s-missile-deliveries-for-manila-s-south-korean-frigates-lagging,110896917-art</guid></item><item><title>Germany : BND's ex-star spy Gerhard Conrad steps back from limelight</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/13/bnd-s-ex-star-spy-gerhard-conrad-steps-back-from-limelight,110896864-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gerhard Conrad, a veteran master spy of Germany's BND intelligence service who retired in 2019 and had been giving lectures at Europe’s most prestigious universities ever since, has decided to step back from the limelight.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/13/bnd-s-ex-star-spy-gerhard-conrad-steps-back-from-limelight,110896864-bre</guid></item><item><title>Europe/Russia : How AI can help European intelligence services recruit Moscow moles</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/12/how-ai-can-help-european-intelligence-services-recruit-moscow-moles,110894570-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Identity: Andrey K. Occupation: manager at the Military Training Centre (VUC) of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, a recruitment pool for the GRU, the military intelligence service. Reason for recruiting him: this individual, who has also overseen the training [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/12/how-ai-can-help-european-intelligence-services-recruit-moscow-moles,110894570-eve</guid></item><item><title>Syria : Foreign private security firms face off against Syria's new private security mogul</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/12/foreign-private-security-firms-face-off-against-syria-s-new-private-security-mogul,110894697-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Damascus is set to host its very first private security trade fair, the Syria International Security & Safety Exhibition (Fortix), [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/12/foreign-private-security-firms-face-off-against-syria-s-new-private-security-mogul,110894697-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Corporate intel firm ADIT ponders pivot toward defence and training sectors</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/12/corporate-intel-firm-adit-ponders-pivot-toward-defence-and-training-sectors,110894478-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[What new growth drivers are there to identify when you're at the helm of France's leading corporate intelligence firm, in [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/12/corporate-intel-firm-adit-ponders-pivot-toward-defence-and-training-sectors,110894478-art</guid></item><item><title>China/France/United Kingdom/United States : Avril Haines' comeback, DGSE entrance exam tips, Middle East links, China seeks AI expertise in Cairo</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/12/avril-haines--comeback-dgse-entrance-exam-tips-middle-east-links-china-seeks-ai-expertise-in-cairo,110894434-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[United States – Ex-DNI Avril Haines talks ethicsHaving kept her distance from the turmoil of the US capital for nearly [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/12/avril-haines--comeback-dgse-entrance-exam-tips-middle-east-links-china-seeks-ai-expertise-in-cairo,110894434-art</guid></item><item><title>China : Xi Jinping hands over reins of banks to Party officials</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/12/xi-jinping-hands-over-reins-of-banks-to-party-officials,110894516-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[China's leading investment bank China International Capital Corp (CICC) recently entrusted the leadership of its research department to a Chinese [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/12/xi-jinping-hands-over-reins-of-banks-to-party-officials,110894516-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : US energy department's intelligence agency struggles to find new head</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/10/12/us-energy-department-s-intelligence-agency-struggles-to-find-new-head,110894392-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy (DOE) is currently seeking a new director for its Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence (OICI). [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/10/12/us-energy-department-s-intelligence-agency-struggles-to-find-new-head,110894392-art</guid></item><item><title>United Kingdom : Old K2 'gang of three' reunited at Forward Global</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/09/old-k2--gang-of-three--reunited-at-forward-global,110893438-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A year after London investigator Charles Carr joined Forward Global as partner in the French Strategic communications firm's London office, his two former lieutenants at K2 Intelligence in London, Darren Matthews and Frédéric Maendly, are to join him.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/09/old-k2--gang-of-three--reunited-at-forward-global,110893438-art</guid></item><item><title>Georgia : Anzor Chubinidze, Ivanishvili's trusted gatekeeper amid Georgian intelligence turmoil</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/09/anzor-chubinidze-ivanishvili-s-trusted-gatekeeper-amid-georgian-intelligence-turmoil,110893369-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's a well-oiled system, as described by several former Georgian ministers and security officials. Their phone rings, number withheld: a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/09/anzor-chubinidze-ivanishvili-s-trusted-gatekeeper-amid-georgian-intelligence-turmoil,110893369-art</guid></item><item><title>Cambodia/North Korea/Russia/Ukraine : Ukraine's GUR hot on heels of Russian drone warfare experts</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/09/ukraine-s-gur-hot-on-heels-of-russian-drone-warfare-experts,110891545-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ukraine's GUR military intelligence service has for months been tracking the foreign movements of Russian drone warfare specialists. Several such [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/09/ukraine-s-gur-hot-on-heels-of-russian-drone-warfare-experts,110891545-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Germany/Taiwan : Taiwan VP's discreet committee steering Taipei's foray into Europe</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/09/taiwan-vp-s-discreet-committee-steering-taipei-s-foray-into-europe,110893464-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Taiwan's diplomatic successes in Europe are being spearheaded by a dedicated working committee chaired by Taiwan's Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim, Intelligence [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/09/taiwan-vp-s-discreet-committee-steering-taipei-s-foray-into-europe,110893464-art</guid></item><item><title>Vietnam : Space sector latest target of ministries' turf war</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/09/space-sector-latest-target-of-ministries--turf-war,110893410-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has quietly taken on new responsibilities. Over the last few months, some space [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/09/space-sector-latest-target-of-ministries--turf-war,110893410-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Chinese partner in Trump stablecoin project rues second US crypto investment</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/10/09/chinese-partner-in-trump-stablecoin-project-rues-second-us-crypto-investment,110893355-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[In late August, Aqua1 Foundation, the China-linked investor which last year put $100m into Trump family-owned crypto firm World Liberty [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/10/09/chinese-partner-in-trump-stablecoin-project-rues-second-us-crypto-investment,110893355-art</guid></item><item><title>Saudi Arabia : Richard Attias explores growth beyond Riyadh</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/08/richard-attias-explores-growth-beyond-riyadh,110892447-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[As preparations get under way for the tenth "Davos in the Desert" to be held in Riyadh from 26 to 29 October, its organiser, Richard Attias, is already thinking about what comes next. At the helm of his Richard Attias [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/08/richard-attias-explores-growth-beyond-riyadh,110892447-eve</guid></item><item><title>Germany : Hanning arrest shines light on feud with prominent German private investigator</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/08/hanning-arrest-shines-light-on-feud-with-prominent-german-private-investigator,110892474-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The high profile arrest on 6 October of August Hanning, the head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence service from 1998 [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/08/hanning-arrest-shines-light-on-feud-with-prominent-german-private-investigator,110892474-art</guid></item><item><title>European Union/Myanmar/United Kingdom : Myanmar junta attempts diplomatic comeback in London and Brussels</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/08/myanmar-junta-attempts-diplomatic-comeback-in-london-and-brussels,110892504-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[U Win Zeyar Tun, the chargé d'affaires at Myanmar's embassy in London, contacted several British MPs both before and after [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/08/myanmar-junta-attempts-diplomatic-comeback-in-london-and-brussels,110892504-art</guid></item><item><title>Philippines : Major shake-up in Philippine Coast Guard's leadership</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/08/major-shake-up-in-philippine-coast-guard-s-leadership,110892175-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Philippine government is considering transferring responsibility for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) from the transport ministry to the defence [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/08/major-shake-up-in-philippine-coast-guard-s-leadership,110892175-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : US agencies distance themselves from digital forensics firm</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/10/08/us-agencies-distance-themselves-from-digital-forensics-firm,110892314-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Multiple US government agencies are distancing themselves from the digital forensics firm Oxygen Forensics, after two of its owners were [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/10/08/us-agencies-distance-themselves-from-digital-forensics-firm,110892314-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Elysée launches 'hackathon' against disinformation</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/08/elysee-launches--hackathon--against-disinformation,110892438-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 7 October, five French presidential advisers organised a cocktail reception in Paris to present the details of an upcoming “hackathon” on disinformation and democratic sovereignty. The event itself is set to take place at the Grand Palais in the French capital from 2 to 4 December.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/08/elysee-launches--hackathon--against-disinformation,110892438-bre</guid></item><item><title>European Union/Lithuania/United States : Pressured by US, Brussels pulls out of Disinfo 2026 conference in Vilnius</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/07/pressured-by-us-brussels-pulls-out-of-disinfo-2026-conference-in-vilnius,110892477-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Several major sponsors of this year's annual conference on disinformation Disinfo 2026 held on 7-8 October in Vilnius and organised [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/07/pressured-by-us-brussels-pulls-out-of-disinfo-2026-conference-in-vilnius,110892477-art</guid></item><item><title>China/India/Pakistan : Islamabad bolsters Beijing in Karakoram to open up Iran route</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/07/islamabad-bolsters-beijing-in-karakoram-to-open-up-iran-route,110891557-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The activation of the China-Pakistan Boundary Commission, which met for the first time in Islamabad on 16 and 17 September, serves a strategic objective for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP): according to Intelligence Online sources, the aim is to turn [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/07/islamabad-bolsters-beijing-in-karakoram-to-open-up-iran-route,110891557-eve</guid></item><item><title>Pakistan/Saudi Arabia : Saudi defence industry hit by US secondary sanctions on Iran</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/07/saudi-defence-industry-hit-by-us-secondary-sanctions-on-iran,110891460-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 29 September, the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Pakistani businessman Waseem Pasha Tajammal to its [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/07/saudi-defence-industry-hit-by-us-secondary-sanctions-on-iran,110891460-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Singapore/United Kingdom : Avril Haines, Veolia veteran's comeback, Mintz Group in Singapore</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/10/07/avril-haines-veolia-veteran-s-comeback-mintz-group-in-singapore,110891598-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[London - Avril Haines at UBS banking group conferenceAvril Haines, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) from 2021 to 2025 during [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/10/07/avril-haines-veolia-veteran-s-comeback-mintz-group-in-singapore,110891598-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Intel services gets cash windfall despite tight budget</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/07/intel-services-gets-cash-windfall-despite-tight-budget,110891601-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Although the 2027 budget remains extremely tight for French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's government, the "defence" allocation has been safeguarded. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/07/intel-services-gets-cash-windfall-despite-tight-budget,110891601-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : DIA bolsters cyber threat analysis</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/10/07/dia-bolsters-cyber-threat-analysis,110891556-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) officially opened its new Cyber Intelligence Center (CIC) with a ceremony on 29 September, Intelligence [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/10/07/dia-bolsters-cyber-threat-analysis,110891556-art</guid></item><item><title>Germany : Ex-BND chief's arrest shakes Europe's private intelligence sector</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/06/ex-bnd-chief-s-arrest-shakes-europe-s-private-intelligence-sector,110891713-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The arrest of August Hanning, who headed Germany's BND foreign intelligence service, from 1998 to 2005, on 6 October on [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:33:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/06/ex-bnd-chief-s-arrest-shakes-europe-s-private-intelligence-sector,110891713-art</guid></item><item><title>Oman/Saudi Arabia : Renewed optimism for Saudi-Oman pipeline checked by doubts over western financing</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/06/renewed-optimism-for-saudi-oman-pipeline-checked-by-doubts-over-western-financing,110890710-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beware the Q&A session. Patrick Pouyanné's brief aside towards the end of TotalEnergies investor call last week in New York, alluding to the Saudi government's work "on the pipeline down to Duqm in Oman", blew the cover on a secret [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/06/renewed-optimism-for-saudi-oman-pipeline-checked-by-doubts-over-western-financing,110890710-eve</guid></item><item><title>France : Louis Vuitton's security contractor saga continued</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/06/louis-vuitton-s-security-contractor-saga-continued,110890788-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[If a storm has been brewing for several months at Louis Vuitton's security department involving some of its contractors over [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/06/louis-vuitton-s-security-contractor-saga-continued,110890788-art</guid></item><item><title>France : French military intelligence eager to provide more intel to the armed forces in the field</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/06/french-military-intelligence-eager-to-provide-more-intel-to-the-armed-forces-in-the-field,110890773-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Several of the photographs taken in the Élysée Palace's secure Vega room on 18 September, where French President Emmanuel Macron [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/06/french-military-intelligence-eager-to-provide-more-intel-to-the-armed-forces-in-the-field,110890773-art</guid></item><item><title>China/France/Indonesia/Italy : Defence contracts: Jakarta pivots towards Rome</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/06/defence-contracts-jakarta-pivots-towards-rome,110890770-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The bilateral relationship between Italy and Indonesia appears set to take a political turn following a significant industrial and financial [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/06/defence-contracts-jakarta-pivots-towards-rome,110890770-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Following Trump deal, Pentagon contractors rush to Greenland</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/10/06/following-trump-deal-pentagon-contractors-rush-to-greenland,110890777-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The agreement signed on 22 September between the United States, Denmark and Greenland on the security of the Arctic island [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/10/06/following-trump-deal-pentagon-contractors-rush-to-greenland,110890777-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Taiwan : Taipei pitches intelligence-sharing deal to Paris</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/06/taipei-pitches-intelligence-sharing-deal-to-paris,110890707-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intelligence Online has learned Taiwanese diplomats have sought to win over Paris to the idea of intelligence sharing in the Pacific.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/06/taipei-pitches-intelligence-sharing-deal-to-paris,110890707-bre</guid></item><item><title>China/United States : The trouble with assessing US financial intelligence during the time of Trump</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/10/05/the-trouble-with-assessing-us-financial-intelligence-during-the-time-of-trump,110889463-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The next plenary meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the intergovernmental organisation bringing together financial intelligence units from more than 40 countries worldwide, is due to take place in Paris on 26 October. It will be hosted by [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/10/05/the-trouble-with-assessing-us-financial-intelligence-during-the-time-of-trump,110889463-eve</guid></item><item><title>Lebanon/Monaco : Antoun Sehnaoui's Banque Richelieu Monaco caught up in Salamé affair</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/05/antoun-sehnaoui-s-banque-richelieu-monaco-caught-up-in-salame-affair,110889385-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The vice is tightening on banker Antoun Sehnaoui, majority shareholder in Lebanese bank Société Générale de Banque au Liban (SGBL). [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/05/antoun-sehnaoui-s-banque-richelieu-monaco-caught-up-in-salame-affair,110889385-art</guid></item><item><title>Australia/China/France/India/UAE/United States : ODNI general counsel, Tracfin vs child sexual abuse,  Australian-Indian dialogue, UNODC rivalry</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/10/05/odni-general-counsel-tracfin-vs-child-sexual-abuse--australian-indian-dialogue-unodc-rivalry,110889437-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[United States – Intelligence community's general counsel resignsJay Clayton's reshuffle of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/10/05/odni-general-counsel-tracfin-vs-child-sexual-abuse--australian-indian-dialogue-unodc-rivalry,110889437-art</guid></item><item><title>Belarus/Russia/Ukraine : SBU identifies Belarus as hub for FSB's clandestine networks into Europe</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/05/sbu-identifies-belarus-as-hub-for-fsb-s-clandestine-networks-into-europe,110889334-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ukraine's SBU has identified several individuals responsible for recruiting and training operatives for covert operations sponsored by Moscow. Intelligence Online [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/05/sbu-identifies-belarus-as-hub-for-fsb-s-clandestine-networks-into-europe,110889334-art</guid></item><item><title>China/European Union : Chinese diplomacy reaching out to MEPs across political board</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/05/chinese-diplomacy-reaching-out-to-meps-across-political-board,110889414-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Over the last few months, Chinese senior diplomat Ji Rong, who has been a minister-counsellor at the Chinese embassy in [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/05/chinese-diplomacy-reaching-out-to-meps-across-political-board,110889414-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Marco Rubio seeks to decentralise US counter-propaganda strategy</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/10/05/marco-rubio-seeks-to-decentralise-us-counter-propaganda-strategy,110889373-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Marco Rubio's State Department has submitted its strategy for combating foreign disinformation to Congress. According to Intelligence Online sources, the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/10/05/marco-rubio-seeks-to-decentralise-us-counter-propaganda-strategy,110889373-art</guid></item><item><title>Europe/France/Middle East : France showers intelligence allies with medal diplomacy</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/02/france-showers-intelligence-allies-with-medal-diplomacy,110888697-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Placed under house arrest last week upon her return from the Baku Security Forum (BSF, IO, 25/09/26) in Azerbaijan, Albanian intelligence chief Vlora Hyseni, had just a month earlier been awarded the French National Order of Merit. It is the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/02/france-showers-intelligence-allies-with-medal-diplomacy,110888697-eve</guid></item><item><title>France/Pakistan : Masseuses, cigars and a Pakistani funder: the new 'French Club'  in Islamabad</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/02/masseuses-cigars-and-a-pakistani-funder-the-new--french-club---in-islamabad,110888704-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wanted: masseuses with a "friendly" attitude. This requirement is one of several listed in the online job advert posted by [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/02/masseuses-cigars-and-a-pakistani-funder-the-new--french-club---in-islamabad,110888704-art</guid></item><item><title>China : Beijing reins in local authorities in wake of overseas 'secret police stations' scandal</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/02/beijing-reins-in-local-authorities-in-wake-of-overseas--secret-police-stations--scandal,110888688-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS or Gonganbu) is currently testing a new model of police cooperation in the Balkans [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/10/02/beijing-reins-in-local-authorities-in-wake-of-overseas--secret-police-stations--scandal,110888688-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Embattled CIA officer returns to consulting work after prison sentence</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/10/02/embattled-cia-officer-returns-to-consulting-work-after-prison-sentence,110888687-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Dale Bendler, a former CIA Paris station chief, has been released from prison before completing his full sentence and is [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/10/02/embattled-cia-officer-returns-to-consulting-work-after-prison-sentence,110888687-art</guid></item><item><title>Turkey : Ankara consults Paris over smugglers' speed boats</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/02/ankara-consults-paris-over-smugglers--speed-boats,110888686-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The French police earlier this month received a delegation from Turkey's Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlıgı coastguard, a military body under the interior ministry, Intelligence Online has learnt.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/10/02/ankara-consults-paris-over-smugglers--speed-boats,110888686-bre</guid></item><item><title>Dubai/United Kingdom : Dubai ruler's close adviser Mohammed Al Shaibani removed from all government roles</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/01/dubai-ruler-s-close-adviser-mohammed-al-shaibani-removed-from-all-government-roles,110888363-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The once-powerful Dubai official Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani was quietly removed from a raft of government functions this week, Intelligence Online [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:50:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/01/dubai-ruler-s-close-adviser-mohammed-al-shaibani-removed-from-all-government-roles,110888363-art</guid></item><item><title>UAE : EDGE, Calidus, Generation 5: inside Abu Dhabi's defence industry overhaul</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/01/edge-calidus-generation-5-inside-abu-dhabi-s-defence-industry-overhaul,110887740-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The UAE's newest defence entity, Generation 5 Holding (GEN5), is expected to incorporate Emirati aviation maintenance firms Global Aerospace Logistics (GAL) and Advanced Military Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Centre (AMMROC) into its portfolio, according to Intelligence Online sources.Both were previously [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/01/edge-calidus-generation-5-inside-abu-dhabi-s-defence-industry-overhaul,110887740-eve</guid></item></channel></rss>