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      </docs><ttl>240</ttl><item><title>Denmark : Copenhagen races to equip its underwater drone carrier to protect its cables in the Baltic Sea</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/03/copenhagen-races-to-equip-its-underwater-drone-carrier-to-protect-its-cables-in-the-baltic-sea,110870342-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Danish Ministry of Defence is urgently laying the foundations for its seabed surveillance capability. Its procurement agency, the Forsvarsministeriets Materiel- og Indkøbsstyrelse (FMI), launched two direct award procedures on 25 August with Norwegian industrial group Kongsberg's marine technologies division [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/03/copenhagen-races-to-equip-its-underwater-drone-carrier-to-protect-its-cables-in-the-baltic-sea,110870342-eve</guid></item><item><title>Israel/Jordan : After Abu Dhabi, Amman reopens its doors to Israeli defence industry</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/03/after-abu-dhabi-amman-reopens-its-doors-to-israeli-defence-industry,110870390-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Israeli defence group Elbit Systems is set to make an appearance at the upcoming SOFEX special forces exhibition, scheduled to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/03/after-abu-dhabi-amman-reopens-its-doors-to-israeli-defence-industry,110870390-art</guid></item><item><title>Ukraine : NABU complains of obstacles to hiring top detectives</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/03/nabu-complains-of-obstacles-to-hiring-top-detectives,110870205-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has told Intelligence Online it believes raids by other government bodies last year [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/03/nabu-complains-of-obstacles-to-hiring-top-detectives,110870205-art</guid></item><item><title>France : In Palau, Pacific forum to select strategic partners, France hopeful</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/03/in-palau-pacific-forum-to-select-strategic-partners-france-hopeful,110870496-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[French President Emmanuel Macron dispatched his Francophonie minister Eléonore Caroit (IO, 18/03/26) to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) for precisely [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/03/in-palau-pacific-forum-to-select-strategic-partners-france-hopeful,110870496-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Cessna surveillance planes linked to US government hiding behind front companies</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/09/03/cessna-surveillance-planes-linked-to-us-government-hiding-behind-front-companies,110870360-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A series of mysterious strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats near Ecuador has drawn attention to several surveillance equipped Cessna [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/09/03/cessna-surveillance-planes-linked-to-us-government-hiding-behind-front-companies,110870360-art</guid></item><item><title>China/France : NUAA rekindling ties in Europe eight years after Xu Yanjun affair</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/02/nuaa-rekindling-ties-in-europe-eight-years-after-xu-yanjun-affair,110869465-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) is regaining a foothold in the West, starting with Europe. Following some tough years after a high-profile espionage case involving the institution in 2018, it has now been able to develop a number [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/02/nuaa-rekindling-ties-in-europe-eight-years-after-xu-yanjun-affair,110869465-eve</guid></item><item><title>Cyprus/Russia/UAE : Cross-border fraud case throws light on Moscow's global sanctions avoidance industry</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/02/cross-border-fraud-case-throws-light-on-moscow-s-global-sanctions-avoidance-industry,110869056-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[How does the family of a heavily sanctioned Russian government adviser sell European real estate? According to filings in a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/02/cross-border-fraud-case-throws-light-on-moscow-s-global-sanctions-avoidance-industry,110869056-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Indonesia/UAE/Ukraine : Ex-DGSE goes to Orasio, Alix Partners in Indonesia, strategic advisory market moves</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/09/02/ex-dgse-goes-to-orasio-alix-partners-in-indonesia-strategic-advisory-market-moves,110869501-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Paris – Ex-DGSE joins French start-up OrasioThe former deputy director of administration at France's DGSE foreign intelligence agency Laurent Pellegrin, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/09/02/ex-dgse-goes-to-orasio-alix-partners-in-indonesia-strategic-advisory-market-moves,110869501-art</guid></item><item><title>France/United Kingdom : Senior management reshuffle at OSINT Industries</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/02/senior-management-reshuffle-at-osint-industries,110869462-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intelligence Online can reveal that Tiago Ladrech, the chairman of British open-source intelligence (OSINT) firm OSINT Industries, has quietly stepped [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/02/senior-management-reshuffle-at-osint-industries,110869462-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Israel/Russia : Dual-use goods exports on the rise</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/02/dual-use-goods-exports-on-the-rise,110869366-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The French finance ministry's dual use goods department, the SBDU (Service des Biens à Double Usage), last year awarded 3,558 [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/02/dual-use-goods-exports-on-the-rise,110869366-art</guid></item><item><title>France/United States : French army's strategic dependence on a US firm laid bare at national parade</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/02/french-army-s-strategic-dependence-on-a-us-firm-laid-bare-at-national-parade,110869337-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The national Bastille Day military parade, that takes place every year on 14 July in Paris, saw armoured vehicles from [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/02/french-army-s-strategic-dependence-on-a-us-firm-laid-bare-at-national-parade,110869337-art</guid></item><item><title>Russia/Ukraine : Moscow tightens grip on Donbas's last defensive bastion</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/01/moscow-tightens-grip-on-donbas-s-last-defensive-bastion,110868347-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The order came without warning on Sunday 23 August. Soldiers from the 4th Regiment of Ukraine's special operations forces, the Rangers, who were on leave in Kyiv or training in the west of the country, were ordered to report for [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/01/moscow-tightens-grip-on-donbas-s-last-defensive-bastion,110868347-eve</guid></item><item><title>France/Pakistan : Pakistan, hostile territory for French diplomats and spies</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/01/pakistan-hostile-territory-for-french-diplomats-and-spies,110868334-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[As the French foreign ministry has done with its ambassadors, the DGSE foreign intelligence agency is currently carrying out a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/01/pakistan-hostile-territory-for-french-diplomats-and-spies,110868334-art</guid></item><item><title>Turkey : Vulnerabilities market: Turkish hackers back in business</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/01/vulnerabilities-market-turkish-hackers-back-in-business,110868260-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[ISS World Asia, a major cyber intelligence industry event held this year from 1 to 3 September in Singapore, should [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/01/vulnerabilities-market-turkish-hackers-back-in-business,110868260-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Russia : Ex-Russian ambassador's son sees French nationality bid rejected</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/01/ex-russian-ambassador-s-son-sees-french-nationality-bid-rejected,110868299-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Artem A., the son of a former Russian culture minister who served under President Dmitry Medvedev from 2008 to 2012 [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/01/ex-russian-ambassador-s-son-sees-french-nationality-bid-rejected,110868299-art</guid></item><item><title>Vietnam : Hanoi investing heavily in cyber security a year after massive hack</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/01/hanoi-investing-heavily-in-cyber-security-a-year-after-massive-hack,110868289-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A year after a massive data breach, Vietnam's finance ministry has awarded Hanoi-based National Cyber Security Corp (NCS) several contracts, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/01/hanoi-investing-heavily-in-cyber-security-a-year-after-massive-hack,110868289-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Sweden : Paris and Stockholm mean business, in intelligence too</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/31/paris-and-stockholm-mean-business-in-intelligence-too,110868313-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Franco-Swedish cooperation is going from strength to strength. On top of a €4.3bn deal for the sale of four frigates [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/31/paris-and-stockholm-mean-business-in-intelligence-too,110868313-art</guid></item><item><title>China : Xi Jinping demotes two protégés of his former VP Wang Qishan</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/08/31/xi-jinping-demotes-two-proteges-of-his-former-vp-wang-qishan,110867130-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sixth plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) was held in Beijing on Saturday 22 August. This was unusual in two respects: since the 20th Congress, the plenary sessions of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) disciplinary [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/08/31/xi-jinping-demotes-two-proteges-of-his-former-vp-wang-qishan,110867130-eve</guid></item><item><title>France/Saudi Arabia : France's struggling Saudi arms export body under administration</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/08/31/france-s-struggling-saudi-arms-export-body-under-administration,110867225-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[France's ODAS arms export body, which markets exports to the Middle East, has been placed under administration by a commercial [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/08/31/france-s-struggling-saudi-arms-export-body-under-administration,110867225-art</guid></item><item><title>Kurdistan/Norway/Russia/Vietnam : Norway and geopolitical analysis, Russia honours Kurdish spy, Keeping tabs on Vietnamese diaspora</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/08/31/norway-and-geopolitical-analysis-russia-honours-kurdish-spy-keeping-tabs-on-vietnamese-diaspora,110867131-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Norway - Police looking for geopolitical analysis providerThe Norwegian police are actively seeking a company capable of providing geopolitical intelligence [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/08/31/norway-and-geopolitical-analysis-russia-honours-kurdish-spy-keeping-tabs-on-vietnamese-diaspora,110867131-art</guid></item><item><title>Europe : ChapsVision seizes on US-Danish tensions to challenge Palantir</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/31/chapsvision-seizes-on-us-danish-tensions-to-challenge-palantir,110867153-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Several sources close to French software group ChapsVision, which enjoys Paris's support, have confirmed that the firm is currently focusing [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/31/chapsvision-seizes-on-us-danish-tensions-to-challenge-palantir,110867153-art</guid></item><item><title>European Union : Von der Leyen ally tipped to join EU Commission's defence industry directorate</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/31/von-der-leyen-ally-tipped-to-join-eu-commission-s-defence-industry-directorate,110867141-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The European External Action Service's (EEAS) current managing director for peace security and defence, Germany's Benedikta von Seherr-Thoss, looks set [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/31/von-der-leyen-ally-tipped-to-join-eu-commission-s-defence-industry-directorate,110867141-art</guid></item><item><title>Israel/United States : Barbaricum, Palantir's discreet operator helping to collect intel on Gaza</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/08/28/barbaricum-palantir-s-discreet-operator-helping-to-collect-intel-on-gaza,110866551-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[According to Intelligence Online sources, the data-processing platform used by the International Gaza Support Center (IGSC) in southern Israel is [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/08/28/barbaricum-palantir-s-discreet-operator-helping-to-collect-intel-on-gaza,110866551-art</guid></item><item><title>Belgium : The incident that alerted NATO to China's alleged espionage</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/28/the-incident-that-alerted-nato-to-china-s-alleged-espionage,110866726-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the wake of the bombshell arrest on 24 July of Claire Zhang, a suspected spy interning at NATO's Supreme [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/28/the-incident-that-alerted-nato-to-china-s-alleged-espionage,110866726-art</guid></item><item><title>Ukraine : Ukraine's new domestic intel chief Oleksandr Poklad extends web into heart of GUR</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/28/ukraine-s-new-domestic-intel-chief-oleksandr-poklad-extends-web-into-heart-of-gur,110866620-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Since 17 July, Aleksandr Poklad has headed Ukraine's SBU domestic intelligence service after President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed him without awaiting [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/28/ukraine-s-new-domestic-intel-chief-oleksandr-poklad-extends-web-into-heart-of-gur,110866620-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Ballistic and hypersonic missile detection: clear skies ahead for Nostradamus radar</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/28/ballistic-and-hypersonic-missile-detection-clear-skies-ahead-for-nostradamus-radar,110866621-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The French National Office for Aerospace Studies and Research and the defence ministry recently conducted a successful test involving the Nostradamus radar, which can detect spy balloons and ballistic and hypersonic missiles over thousands of kilometres.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/28/ballistic-and-hypersonic-missile-detection-clear-skies-ahead-for-nostradamus-radar,110866621-bre</guid></item><item><title>China : 21st Congress: Xi cracks down on leaks, launches 'official' communication channel</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/08/28/21st-congress-xi-cracks-down-on-leaks-launches--official--communication-channel,110866619-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the run-up to the 21st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, which is shaping up to be one of the most sensitive in decades, President Xi Jinping is tightening control over information flows regarding personnel changes.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/08/28/21st-congress-xi-cracks-down-on-leaks-launches--official--communication-channel,110866619-bre</guid></item><item><title>Germany : Berlin proves open to criticism on intelligence matters</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/27/berlin-proves-open-to-criticism-on-intelligence-matters,110865930-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[An academic accolade caught the attention of insiders in European security circles in mid-June, when a research paper highlighting German intelligence's serious flaws received an honourable mention from the jury at a major conference organised by Intelligence College in Europe. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/27/berlin-proves-open-to-criticism-on-intelligence-matters,110865930-eve</guid></item><item><title>France : Career academic to succeed Alain Bauer at Cnam university's top criminology chair</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/27/career-academic-to-succeed-alain-bauer-at-cnam-university-s-top-criminology-chair,110865984-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[After a search lasting many months, a successor to high-profile media consultant Alain Bauer to head the top criminology chair [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/27/career-academic-to-succeed-alain-bauer-at-cnam-university-s-top-criminology-chair,110865984-art</guid></item><item><title>China/United States : CCP muzzles narrative ahead of Xi-Trump summit</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/08/27/ccp-muzzles-narrative-ahead-of-xi-trump-summit,110865842-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The directive has been rolled out across the board since it began circulating earlier this year. According to several sources [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/08/27/ccp-muzzles-narrative-ahead-of-xi-trump-summit,110865842-art</guid></item><item><title>France : France's ADIT wins lion's share of economic intelligence contract in Nouvelle-Aquitaine</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/27/france-s-adit-wins-lion-s-share-of-economic-intelligence-contract-in-nouvelle-aquitaine,110865845-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[France's ADIT has won the most lucrative contract, worth €409,000, to implement the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region’s economic intelligence roadmap.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/27/france-s-adit-wins-lion-s-share-of-economic-intelligence-contract-in-nouvelle-aquitaine,110865845-bre</guid></item><item><title>China/Spain : Revealed: discreet police cooperation with China now paying dividends for Spanish industry</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/08/26/revealed-discreet-police-cooperation-with-china-now-paying-dividends-for-spanish-industry,110865065-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[According to Intelligence Online's sources in Beijing, Spain is proving an attractive country for Chinese investors mainly for security reasons, on top of political and economic considerations. Indeed, back in 2012 a very discreet channel was initiated in this area, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/08/26/revealed-discreet-police-cooperation-with-china-now-paying-dividends-for-spanish-industry,110865065-eve</guid></item><item><title>Oman : Gulf-based fab entrepreneur said he could help Beijing evade US-Taiwanese controls</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/08/26/gulf-based-fab-entrepreneur-said-he-could-help-beijing-evade-us-taiwanese-controls,110865070-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is a window into history: a video-call, filmed sometime in early 2023. A group of senior officials from the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/08/26/gulf-based-fab-entrepreneur-said-he-could-help-beijing-evade-us-taiwanese-controls,110865070-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Vietnam : Vietnamese strongman set to visit Paris in September</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/26/vietnamese-strongman-set-to-visit-paris-in-september,110865223-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intelligence Online understands that Vietnam's top leader, To Lam, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/26/vietnamese-strongman-set-to-visit-paris-in-september,110865223-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Digital interceptions: ANTENJ looks to protect its data</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/26/digital-interceptions-antenj-looks-to-protect-its-data,110864991-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[France's ANTENJ digital legal investigations techniques agency is looking for a private-sector solution to protect the data collected and stored in the course of investigations conducted by judges, and civilian and military police officers.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/26/digital-interceptions-antenj-looks-to-protect-its-data,110864991-bre</guid></item><item><title>China/France : Three French firms targeted by Beijing's tighter export controls for EU defence and tech</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/08/25/three-french-firms-targeted-by-beijing-s-tighter-export-controls-for-eu-defence-and-tech,110864361-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The news went unnoticed except in well-informed circles: on 24 July, Beijing added 14 European companies linked to the defence sector to its "export control" list, making any supplies from China subject to complex authorisation procedures. The list contains several [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/08/25/three-french-firms-targeted-by-beijing-s-tighter-export-controls-for-eu-defence-and-tech,110864361-eve</guid></item><item><title>Bahrain/France : Amarante International gets new Gulf-based partner</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/25/amarante-international-gets-new-gulf-based-partner,110864262-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[French security and corporate intelligence firm Amarante International, founded by Alexandre Hollander, reached a deal with Sturdy Consultancy Services (SCS), [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/25/amarante-international-gets-new-gulf-based-partner,110864262-art</guid></item><item><title>France : French lawmakers want tougher measures against industrial espionage</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/25/french-lawmakers-want-tougher-measures-against-industrial-espionage,110855516-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[French MPs Christophe Plassard of the centre-right Horizons party, Charles Rodwell of centrist Ensemble Pour la République and Jean-Louis Thiériot [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/25/french-lawmakers-want-tougher-measures-against-industrial-espionage,110855516-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Head of French anti-money laundering agency's intelligence department to step down</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/25/head-of-french-anti-money-laundering-agency-s-intelligence-department-to-step-down,110864193-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/25/head-of-french-anti-money-laundering-agency-s-intelligence-department-to-step-down,110864193-bre</guid></item><item><title>France/Ukraine/United Kingdom : MBDA, Fire Point: secret partnerships with Kyiv revealed</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/24/mbda-fire-point-secret-partnerships-with-kyiv-revealed,110864308-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Before a meeting of the "Coalition of the Willing" in Kyiv this Monday, the British Prime Minister Andy Burnham bluntly [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/24/mbda-fire-point-secret-partnerships-with-kyiv-revealed,110864308-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Russia : French and Russian spy ships' extraordinary summer encounter</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/24/french-and-russian-spy-ships--extraordinary-summer-encounter,110863104-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The French technical intelligence vessel Dupuy-de-Lôme, operating on behalf of the DRM Directorate of Military Intelligence and the DGSE foreign intelligence agency had a strategically significant encounter in the middle of summer. The event was the talk of the town [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/24/french-and-russian-spy-ships--extraordinary-summer-encounter,110863104-eve</guid></item><item><title>France/Oman/United Kingdom/United States : Allies carry out secret Strait of Hormuz mine-clearing operation</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/08/24/allies-carry-out-secret-strait-of-hormuz-mine-clearing-operation,110863103-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Teams of French, British and American combat swimmers spent part of July and early August in the troubled waters of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/08/24/allies-carry-out-secret-strait-of-hormuz-mine-clearing-operation,110863103-art</guid></item><item><title>Europe/Ukraine : EU security support mission steps up Kyiv presence</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/24/eu-security-support-mission-steps-up-kyiv-presence,110863111-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The advisory mission to Ukraine's internal security forces, known as EUAM Ukraine (European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine), is currently in [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/24/eu-security-support-mission-steps-up-kyiv-presence,110863111-art</guid></item><item><title>China/Taiwan : Taipei revives 'anti-communism' to galvanise young officers in anti-Chinese espionage fight</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/08/24/taipei-revives--anti-communism--to-galvanise-young-officers-in-anti-chinese-espionage-fight,110863097-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Our sources indicate that Taipei's security services had, several weeks in advance, identified the role that the Taiwan issue would [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/08/24/taipei-revives--anti-communism--to-galvanise-young-officers-in-anti-chinese-espionage-fight,110863097-art</guid></item><item><title>France : New strategic affairs adviser lined up for Macron's team</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/24/new-strategic-affairs-adviser-lined-up-for-macron-s-team,110863098-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The search for a successor to Emmanuel Macron’s post of strategic adviser has begun, with one candidate in particular well placed to take the role.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/24/new-strategic-affairs-adviser-lined-up-for-macron-s-team,110863098-bre</guid></item><item><title>Ukraine/United States : The influence network improving Kyiv's standing in Washington</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/21/the-influence-network-improving-kyiv-s-standing-in-washington,110862568-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The surprise visit to Kyiv by Pro-Trump commentator Laura Loomer last month has drawn attention to the wider network of pro-Ukrainian voices trying to persuade US President Donald Trump to throw his support behind the war effort against Russia. The [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/21/the-influence-network-improving-kyiv-s-standing-in-washington,110862568-eve</guid></item><item><title>France : Radio France security guard with alleged ties to Chechen Islamists has professional license reinstated</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/21/radio-france-security-guard-with-alleged-ties-to-chechen-islamists-has-professional-license-reinstated,110862597-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Paris Administrative Court of Appeal on 3 July ordered France's National Council for Private Security Activities (CNAPS) to reinstate [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/21/radio-france-security-guard-with-alleged-ties-to-chechen-islamists-has-professional-license-reinstated,110862597-art</guid></item><item><title>China/Oman/UAE : Beijing-backed mystery man scoured globe before advancing AI deals with Oman</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/08/21/beijing-backed-mystery-man-scoured-globe-before-advancing-ai-deals-with-oman,110861967-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The businessman at the heart of plans to launch a huge semiconductor manufacturing and data centre with the government of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/08/21/beijing-backed-mystery-man-scoured-globe-before-advancing-ai-deals-with-oman,110861967-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Drivers for France's DGSE to be trained in 'defence and evasion'</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/21/drivers-for-france-s-dgse-to-be-trained-in--defence-and-evasion,110862414-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[France's DGSE foreign intelligence service has issued a call for tenders for training in “defensive and evasive driving”.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/08/21/drivers-for-france-s-dgse-to-be-trained-in--defence-and-evasion,110862414-bre</guid></item><item><title>Argentina/China : Trump tightens reins on Milei in bid to drive China out of Argentina</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/08/20/trump-tightens-reins-on-milei-in-bid-to-drive-china-out-of-argentina,110862039-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Originally slated for November, Buenos Aires has brought forward to September its plans for a trip to Beijing for the Argentine foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, and the secretary-general of the presidency, Karina Milei (the Argentine president's sister) to discuss a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/08/20/trump-tightens-reins-on-milei-in-bid-to-drive-china-out-of-argentina,110862039-eve</guid></item></channel></rss>