<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dateManipulator="urn:dateManipulator" version="2.0"><channel><title>Intelligence Online : Issue</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intelligence Online RSS channel]]></description><language>en</language><copyright>Copyright 1992-2023 Indigo Publications</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:00:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>www.intelligenceonline.com/rss
      </docs><ttl>240</ttl><item><title>Iran/United Kingdom : MI6 head Blaise Metreweli, a career Iran watcher facing evolving threat from Tehran</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/22/mi6-head-blaise-metreweli-a-career-iran-watcher-facing-evolving-threat-from-tehran,110770222-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[After spending much of her career observing Iran and its proxies from Middle East stations, MI6 chief Blaise Metreweli has [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/22/mi6-head-blaise-metreweli-a-career-iran-watcher-facing-evolving-threat-from-tehran,110770222-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Intel chief Tulsi Gabbard seeks fresh momentum from World Cup</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/05/22/intel-chief-tulsi-gabbard-seeks-fresh-momentum-from-world-cup,110770223-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Despite persistent rumours of her imminent dismissal and growing tensions with the CIA under John Ratcliffe, the US Director of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/05/22/intel-chief-tulsi-gabbard-seeks-fresh-momentum-from-world-cup,110770223-art</guid></item><item><title>China/France : France risks 'long-term strategy of influence' from China, study on G7 cautions</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/05/22/france-risks--long-term-strategy-of-influence--from-china-study-on-g7-cautions,110770329-art]]></link><description><![CDATA["In France, Chinese interference is less visible in electoral processes than in a diffuse, long-term strategy of influence embedded in [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/05/22/france-risks--long-term-strategy-of-influence--from-china-study-on-g7-cautions,110770329-art</guid></item><item><title>Iran : Trump rebuffs French offer to take charge of Iran's uranium</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/05/22/trump-rebuffs-french-offer-to-take-charge-of-iran-s-uranium,110770356-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump's trip to Beijing last week ultimately failed to yield any progress on Iran's enriched uranium, one [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/05/22/trump-rebuffs-french-offer-to-take-charge-of-iran-s-uranium,110770356-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Pentagon moves to further restrict access to intelligence on Iran</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/05/21/pentagon-moves-to-further-restrict-access-to-intelligence-on-iran,110769447-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[As the war in Iran drags on, leaders at the Pentagon have increasingly moved to avoid disclosing key information that runs counter to the White House's narrative. The Department of Defense has moved to classify information related to Iran, as [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/05/21/pentagon-moves-to-further-restrict-access-to-intelligence-on-iran,110769447-eve</guid></item><item><title>France : New leader appointed for key French electronic warfare unit</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/21/new-leader-appointed-for-key-french-electronic-warfare-unit,110769474-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of the most sensitive units engaged in French electronic warfare is set to change its director this summer. Intelligence [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/21/new-leader-appointed-for-key-french-electronic-warfare-unit,110769474-art</guid></item><item><title>Russia/Ukraine : LingvaLexa, the NGO helping Kyiv pursue Russian propagandists before international courts</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/21/lingvalexa-the-ngo-helping-kyiv-pursue-russian-propagandists-before-international-courts,110769478-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko is working with the NGO LingvaLexa to prepare cases to be brought before international courts [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/21/lingvalexa-the-ngo-helping-kyiv-pursue-russian-propagandists-before-international-courts,110769478-art</guid></item><item><title>Canada/China : Chinese interference in G7 countries 'systemic', report warns</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/05/21/chinese-interference-in-g7-countries--systemic--report-warns,110769520-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Chinese interference in the world's seven leading democracies is "systemic", according to a report by Montreal Institute for Global Security [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/05/21/chinese-interference-in-g7-countries--systemic--report-warns,110769520-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Rift widens between French defence ministers amid geopolitical crises</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/21/rift-widens-between-french-defence-ministers-amid-geopolitical-crises,110769435-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Relations between the French Minister for the Armed Forces, Catherine Vautrin, and her deputy minister, Alice Rufo, are frosty, according [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/21/rift-widens-between-french-defence-ministers-amid-geopolitical-crises,110769435-art</guid></item><item><title>Russia/Ukraine : Ukraine military intelligence sees rise of Chechen Rayana battalion</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/20/ukraine-military-intelligence-sees-rise-of-chechen-rayana-battalion,110768672-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ukraine's GUR military intelligence has in recent weeks been investigating a new component of Chechen Akhmat forces fighting for Moscow, the Rayana battalion affiliated with Russia's Spetsnaz special forces. According to several Ukrainian security sources, the GRU's investigations are notably [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/20/ukraine-military-intelligence-sees-rise-of-chechen-rayana-battalion,110768672-eve</guid></item><item><title>France/Taiwan : French foreign ministry's Asia director in secret Taipei visit</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/05/20/french-foreign-ministry-s-asia-director-in-secret-taipei-visit,110768673-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[According to Intelligence Online sources, Benoît Guidée, (IO, 26/09/24), the Asia and Oceania director at the French foreign ministry, visited [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/05/20/french-foreign-ministry-s-asia-director-in-secret-taipei-visit,110768673-art</guid></item><item><title>Bulgaria/Greece/United States : US ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle pushing transatlantic LNG deal</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/05/20/us-ambassador-kimberly-guilfoyle-pushing-transatlantic-lng-deal,110768674-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Kimberly Guilfoyle, the current US ambassador to Greece and a one-time fiancee of one of President Donald Trump's sons, is [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/05/20/us-ambassador-kimberly-guilfoyle-pushing-transatlantic-lng-deal,110768674-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Syria : Macron prepares to boost ties between Paris and Damascus</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/05/20/macron-prepares-to-boost-ties-between-paris-and-damascus,110768680-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The French president's diplomatic teams are currently planning a visit for Emmanuel Macron to Syria in early July, Intelligence Online [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/05/20/macron-prepares-to-boost-ties-between-paris-and-damascus,110768680-art</guid></item><item><title>France/UAE/United States : FGS in Abu Dhabi, CIA cyber veteran launches consultancy, Saint-Gobain hiring</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/05/20/fgs-in-abu-dhabi-cia-cyber-veteran-launches-consultancy-saint-gobain-hiring,110768671-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi - Government media office engages FGS Public affairs group FGS Global was engaged in mid-May by the Abu Dhabi [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/05/20/fgs-in-abu-dhabi-cia-cyber-veteran-launches-consultancy-saint-gobain-hiring,110768671-art</guid></item><item><title>Ukraine : Ukrainian drones in Transcarpathia</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/ukrainian-drones-in-transcarpathia]]></link><description><![CDATA[. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/ukrainian-drones-in-transcarpathia</guid></item><item><title>France/United States : French services and Trump's return</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/french-services-and-trump-s-return]]></link><description><![CDATA[. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/french-services-and-trump-s-return</guid></item><item><title>France/Russia : GRU's campaign in Europe</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/gru-s-campaign-in-europe]]></link><description><![CDATA[. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/gru-s-campaign-in-europe</guid></item><item><title>Ukraine/United Kingdom : Ghost data</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/ghost-data]]></link><description><![CDATA[. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/ghost-data</guid></item><item><title>Hungary/Israel : Ehud Barak, secret correspondence</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/ehud-barak-secret-correspondence]]></link><description><![CDATA[. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/ehud-barak-secret-correspondence</guid></item><item><title>China/United States : Crypto networks</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/crypto-networks]]></link><description><![CDATA[. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/crypto-networks</guid></item><item><title>France : French services' great shift to the East</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/french-services-great-shift-to-the-east]]></link><description><![CDATA[. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/french-services-great-shift-to-the-east</guid></item><item><title>Yemen : Submarine cable war</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/submarine-cable-war]]></link><description><![CDATA[. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/submarine-cable-war</guid></item><item><title>Israel/Taiwan : Taiwan-Israel: behind the scenes of a discreet partnership</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/taiwan-israel-behind-the-scenes-of-a-discreet-partnership]]></link><description><![CDATA[. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/taiwan-israel-behind-the-scenes-of-a-discreet-partnership</guid></item><item><title>Syria : Replenishing Syria's state coffers</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/replenishing-syria-s-state-coffers]]></link><description><![CDATA[. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/replenishing-syria-s-state-coffers</guid></item><item><title>China/France : Guoanbu goes fishing for secrets</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/guoanbu-goes-fishing-for-secrets]]></link><description><![CDATA[. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/guoanbu-goes-fishing-for-secrets</guid></item><item><title>Afghanistan/China/Pakistan : Afghanistan, Pakistan: Beijing reshuffles the cards</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/afghanistan-pakistan-beijing-reshuffles-the-cards]]></link><description><![CDATA[. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/afghanistan-pakistan-beijing-reshuffles-the-cards</guid></item><item><title>China : The story behind China's latest purge</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/the-story-behind-china-s-latest-purge]]></link><description><![CDATA[. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/the-story-behind-china-s-latest-purge</guid></item><item><title>France/Philippines : Paris-Manila</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/paris-manila]]></link><description><![CDATA[. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/paris-manila</guid></item><item><title>China/United Kingdom : The Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/the-chinese-embassy-in-the-united-kingdom]]></link><description><![CDATA[. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/deepdive/the-chinese-embassy-in-the-united-kingdom</guid></item><item><title>United States : How mass layoffs have disrupted US diplomacy amid Iran war</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/05/19/how-mass-layoffs-have-disrupted-us-diplomacy-amid-iran-war,110767827-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[In early March, as the crisis unfolded in the Middle East and the US State Department found itself forced to hastily evacuate US nationals from the region, several employees facing redundancy volunteered for the Bureau of Consular Affairs. A welcome [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/05/19/how-mass-layoffs-have-disrupted-us-diplomacy-amid-iran-war,110767827-eve</guid></item><item><title>Armenia/Greece/Russia/United States : Armenia keeping tabs on Russia-linked churches ahead of elections</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/19/armenia-keeping-tabs-on-russia-linked-churches-ahead-of-elections,110767835-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The activities of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC), led by the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/19/armenia-keeping-tabs-on-russia-linked-churches-ahead-of-elections,110767835-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Paris moves to improve combat command structure</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/19/paris-moves-to-improve-combat-command-structure,110767726-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[France's chief of the defence staff (CEMA), Fabien Mandon, wants his country to have a military command ready for a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/19/paris-moves-to-improve-combat-command-structure,110767726-art</guid></item><item><title>Saudi Arabia : Saying no to MbS: top consultants take on new role reining in gigaproject excesses</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/05/19/saying-no-to-mbs-top-consultants-take-on-new-role-reining-in-gigaproject-excesses,110767788-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The role of project oversight consultants in Saudi Arabia has become increasingly critical, sector sources say, as the kingdom looks to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/05/19/saying-no-to-mbs-top-consultants-take-on-new-role-reining-in-gigaproject-excesses,110767788-art</guid></item><item><title>Vietnam : Tycoon arrested amid public security ministry crackdown on Vietnam Electricity</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/05/19/tycoon-arrested-amid-public-security-ministry-crackdown-on-vietnam-electricity,110767795-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) is conducting a discreet but relentless anti-corruption campaign, targeting Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/05/19/tycoon-arrested-amid-public-security-ministry-crackdown-on-vietnam-electricity,110767795-art</guid></item><item><title>Ukraine/United States : FBI in Kyiv helping Ukraine's SBU find children taken by Russia</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/18/fbi-in-kyiv-helping-ukraine-s-sbu-find-children-taken-by-russia,110765400-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[A joint task force bringing together the FBI and Ukraine's SBU domestic intelligence service has for the last few months been quietly working from Kyiv on a mission that has become a priority for the Ukrainian authorities and is being [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/18/fbi-in-kyiv-helping-ukraine-s-sbu-find-children-taken-by-russia,110765400-eve</guid></item><item><title>France/Italy/Turkey : Erdogan and Macron negotiate air defence mega-contract ahead of NATO summit</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/05/18/erdogan-and-macron-negotiate-air-defence-mega-contract-ahead-of-nato-summit,110765405-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The French presidential office is setting up a one-on-one meeting between head of state Emmanuel Macron and his Turkish counterpart [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/05/18/erdogan-and-macron-negotiate-air-defence-mega-contract-ahead-of-nato-summit,110765405-art</guid></item><item><title>Israel/United States : Disgruntled broker exposes secret Israeli-US intelligence contracts</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/05/18/disgruntled-broker-exposes-secret-israeli-us-intelligence-contracts,110765416-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[As the operator of a constellation of intercept satellites and a geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) data analysis platform, US leader Spire [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/05/18/disgruntled-broker-exposes-secret-israeli-us-intelligence-contracts,110765416-art</guid></item><item><title>China : Party sends experts to Global South to counter debt trap narrative</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/05/18/party-sends-experts-to-global-south-to-counter-debt-trap-narrative,110765429-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is hitting back on the debt trap narrative by involving its large universities. Small teams [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/05/18/party-sends-experts-to-global-south-to-counter-debt-trap-narrative,110765429-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Macron's final diplomatic and military nominations take shape</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/18/macron-s-final-diplomatic-and-military-nominations-take-shape,110765391-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A year before French President Emmanuel Macron is due to hand over power to his successor, his last remaining loyal [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/18/macron-s-final-diplomatic-and-military-nominations-take-shape,110765391-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Saudi Arabia/United States : New Saudi ambassador in Beirut, DGSI in Strasbourg, FIFA World Cup security, US diplo in Europe</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/05/18/new-saudi-ambassador-in-beirut-dgsi-in-strasbourg-fifa-world-cup-security-us-diplo-in-europe,110765398-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia – Diplomat with spy background to drive Riyadh's new Paris-Beirut axisSaudi Arabia's ambassador to Lebanon, Walid bin Abdullah [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/05/18/new-saudi-ambassador-in-beirut-dgsi-in-strasbourg-fifa-world-cup-security-us-diplo-in-europe,110765398-art</guid></item></channel></rss>