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      </docs><ttl>240</ttl><item><title>Azerbaijan/Europe/France/Kazakhstan : Usmanov delisted, Latvia's nuclear status confirmed, a pardon:  France's intense diplomatic bartering revealed</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/23/usmanov-delisted-latvia-s-nuclear-status-confirmed-a-pardon--france-s-intense-diplomatic-bartering-revealed,110882559-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Today's announcement that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has pardoned Martin Ryan, a French citizen accused of spying for the DGSE and imprisoned in Baku since 4 December 2023, was in fact the conclusion of intense lobbying efforts that had been [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:37:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/23/usmanov-delisted-latvia-s-nuclear-status-confirmed-a-pardon--france-s-intense-diplomatic-bartering-revealed,110882559-eve</guid></item><item><title>China : Chinese military: revealing vacancies at the top suggest purges to continue</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/23/chinese-military-revealing-vacancies-at-the-top-suggest-purges-to-continue,110881870-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intelligence Online has gained access to an internal document from the Central Military Commission (CMC) that lists the 26 full-rank posts at theatre-of-operations level and above within the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the armed police. Of these positions, 20 [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/23/chinese-military-revealing-vacancies-at-the-top-suggest-purges-to-continue,110881870-eve</guid></item><item><title>Europe/Syria : EU prepares grand return to Syria under heavy security</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/23/eu-prepares-grand-return-to-syria-under-heavy-security,110881903-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The European External Action Service (EEAS) is finalising a contract eagerly awaited by private security operators, with a view to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/23/eu-prepares-grand-return-to-syria-under-heavy-security,110881903-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Middle East : Martin Chulov is back, Ex-DGSE heavyweight in local politics, G4S in Zambia</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/09/23/martin-chulov-is-back-ex-dgse-heavyweight-in-local-politics-g4s-in-zambia,110881809-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Damascus – Timios & Co brings former star Middle East journalist on board The French corporate intelligence firm Timios & Co, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/09/23/martin-chulov-is-back-ex-dgse-heavyweight-in-local-politics-g4s-in-zambia,110881809-art</guid></item><item><title>Georgia : Major security shake-up in Tbilisi</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/23/major-security-shake-up-in-tbilisi,110881786-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The head of Georgia's counter-intelligence service, Gela Geladze, suddenly announced on 14 September that he was leaving, without giving any [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/23/major-security-shake-up-in-tbilisi,110881786-art</guid></item><item><title>France : The parallel roles of Louis Vuitton's former security director</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/23/the-parallel-roles-of-louis-vuitton-s-former-security-director,110881785-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Gaël Marchand, Louis Vuitton's former global security director who founded the company Add Lumen to carry out his consultancy work [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/23/the-parallel-roles-of-louis-vuitton-s-former-security-director,110881785-art</guid></item><item><title>Colombia/United States : Washington and Bogota rapprochement extends to fight against organised crime</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/09/23/washington-and-bogota-rapprochement-extends-to-fight-against-organised-crime,110881814-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The rapprochement between the United States and Colombia is not limited to the military sphere. The Trump administration is currently [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/09/23/washington-and-bogota-rapprochement-extends-to-fight-against-organised-crime,110881814-art</guid></item><item><title>Mauritius/United Kingdom : Maldives funds lobbying effort to disrupt UK's draft Diego Garcia deal</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/22/maldives-funds-lobbying-effort-to-disrupt-uk-s-draft-diego-garcia-deal,110881157-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Seeing an opportunity in the appointment of new officials and ministers in Westminster, the Indian Ocean archipelago state of Maldives hired a public affairs firm this month to argue its long-held claim to the Chagos islands. Woodrow Communications, founded by former [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/22/maldives-funds-lobbying-effort-to-disrupt-uk-s-draft-diego-garcia-deal,110881157-eve</guid></item><item><title>Pakistan/Saudi Arabia/Turkey : Mecca defence pact takes economic turn</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/22/mecca-defence-pact-takes-economic-turn,110881134-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pakistani Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb went all out to welcome representatives of private Saudi conglomerate Asyad, headed by Omar al-Sayed, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/22/mecca-defence-pact-takes-economic-turn,110881134-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Tracfin and DGSE veteran exec struck off and investigated for alleged security breach</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/22/tracfin-and-dgse-veteran-exec-struck-off-and-investigated-for-alleged-security-breach,110881133-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A manager at the French finance ministry's anti-money laundering unit Tracfin, who was the deputy head of the technical department [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/22/tracfin-and-dgse-veteran-exec-struck-off-and-investigated-for-alleged-security-breach,110881133-art</guid></item><item><title>China/Indonesia/Russia : Defence procurement: Subianto drifts towards Beijing and Moscow</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/22/defence-procurement-subianto-drifts-towards-beijing-and-moscow,110881215-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[There was more to Indonesian Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin's trip to Beijing on 16 September than attending the Beijing Xiangshan [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/22/defence-procurement-subianto-drifts-towards-beijing-and-moscow,110881215-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : US intelligence stays mum on foreign threats as midterms loom</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/09/22/us-intelligence-stays-mum-on-foreign-threats-as-midterms-loom,110881121-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[With 42 days to go until midterm elections, the US intelligence community is keeping remarkably quiet about potential threats to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/09/22/us-intelligence-stays-mum-on-foreign-threats-as-midterms-loom,110881121-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Ukraine : French MPs on defence fact-finding visit to Kyiv</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/21/french-mps-on-defence-fact-finding-visit-to-kyiv,110880920-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A recent debate over whether France's National Rally (RN) party might cut financial aid to Ukraine should it win next [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/21/french-mps-on-defence-fact-finding-visit-to-kyiv,110880920-art</guid></item><item><title>Afghanistan/Ukraine/United States : War in Ukraine: Pentagon cracks down on CIA contractor</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/09/21/war-in-ukraine-pentagon-cracks-down-on-cia-contractor,110880397-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Washington-based lawyer David Cohen, of law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, has been engaged in a highly sensitive mission for weeks. He is tasked with convincing the relevant authorities that his client, AAL Group – a low-profile group based [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/09/21/war-in-ukraine-pentagon-cracks-down-on-cia-contractor,110880397-eve</guid></item><item><title>Middle East : Gulf top brass to be star guests at Moroccan defence expo</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/21/gulf-top-brass-to-be-star-guests-at-moroccan-defence-expo,110880342-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The chief of staff of the Emirati armed forces, Issa Saif al-Mazrouei, the commander of the Qatari air force, Mohammed [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/21/gulf-top-brass-to-be-star-guests-at-moroccan-defence-expo,110880342-art</guid></item><item><title>China/France/Philippines/United States : Viginum, CCP, Pentagon bankers, Paris-Manila military agreement</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/09/21/viginum-ccp-pentagon-bankers-paris-manila-military-agreement,110880306-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[France – Viginum boss kept Élysée in dark over exitIt is an understatement to say that some at the Élysée [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/09/21/viginum-ccp-pentagon-bankers-paris-manila-military-agreement,110880306-art</guid></item><item><title>European Union/Poland : Plans to fortify Frontex divide EU members</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/21/plans-to-fortify-frontex-divide-eu-members,110880372-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The meeting of the management board of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex, taking place on 21 and [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/21/plans-to-fortify-frontex-divide-eu-members,110880372-art</guid></item><item><title>Hungary : Hungarian services' purge extends to officers posted abroad</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/21/hungarian-services--purge-extends-to-officers-posted-abroad,110880320-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[According Intelligence Online sources, at least half a dozen Hungarian officers based in European countries and working either for the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/21/hungarian-services--purge-extends-to-officers-posted-abroad,110880320-art</guid></item><item><title>Japan/Philippines/Taiwan : Taipei hosts low-key meet of Japan, Philippines and Taiwan coastguards</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/21/taipei-hosts-low-key-meet-of-japan-philippines-and-taiwan-coastguards,110880343-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Taiwanese military's Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR) think-tank on 27 August hosted British and US researchers [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/21/taipei-hosts-low-key-meet-of-japan-philippines-and-taiwan-coastguards,110880343-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Former DGSE boss Bajolet's appeal hearing date announced</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/21/former-dgse-boss-bajolet-s-appeal-hearing-date-announced,110880406-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Having been sentenced on 8 January in France to a one-year suspended prison sentence for attempted extortion of the businessman Alain Duménil, the former head of the French DGSE foreign intelligence agency, Bernard Bajolet, now knows the date of his appeal hearing.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/21/former-dgse-boss-bajolet-s-appeal-hearing-date-announced,110880406-bre</guid></item><item><title>Saudi Arabia : From weapons to biscuits, former Saudi defence industry tsar works his network</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/18/from-weapons-to-biscuits-former-saudi-defence-industry-tsar-works-his-network,110879737-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Walid Abukhaled, who was recently appointed chairman of the board of the Saudi biscuit and confectionery manufacturer and exporter United Food Industries Corp (also known as Deemah), is better acquainted with weaponry than with sweet treats. He was already a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/18/from-weapons-to-biscuits-former-saudi-defence-industry-tsar-works-his-network,110879737-eve</guid></item><item><title>France : Havas Paris launches corporate intelligence division</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/18/havas-paris-launches-corporate-intelligence-division,110879854-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Havas Paris shows no sign of letting up in its drive to break new ground. Yannick Bolloré's communications agency, led [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/18/havas-paris-launches-corporate-intelligence-division,110879854-art</guid></item><item><title>Philippines : France and South Korea in tight race to build 30 new ships for Philippine Navy</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/18/france-and-south-korea-in-tight-race-to-build-30-new-ships-for-philippine-navy,110879748-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The tender selection process for a new batch of around 30 vessels under the Philippine Navy's Fast Attack Interdiction Craft [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/18/france-and-south-korea-in-tight-race-to-build-30-new-ships-for-philippine-navy,110879748-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : The McLean Family Restaurant, a vintage diner for ex-CIA officials</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/09/18/the-mclean-family-restaurant-a-vintage-diner-for-ex-cia-officials,110879731-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[There's a joke within the intelligence community that you need a CIA badge to get into the McLean Family Restaurant, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/09/18/the-mclean-family-restaurant-a-vintage-diner-for-ex-cia-officials,110879731-art</guid></item><item><title>France : French court ruling grants intelligence services more flexibility on unsigned memos</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/18/french-court-ruling-grants-intelligence-services-more-flexibility-on-unsigned-memos,110879822-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[A French court has ruled in favour of a more flexible use of complementary notes to the unsigned memos or notes blanches used by the French administration, and therefore the intelligence services.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/18/french-court-ruling-grants-intelligence-services-more-flexibility-on-unsigned-memos,110879822-bre</guid></item><item><title>Comoros islands/France/Russia : Russia's strategic new embassy in Moroni</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/18/russia-s-strategic-new-embassy-in-moroni,110879809-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[A new Russian embassy is set to officially open in Comoros in the coming months, but its ambassador was appointed by presidential decree in early September.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/18/russia-s-strategic-new-embassy-in-moroni,110879809-bre</guid></item><item><title>European Union : Ursula von der Leyen organises her intelligence unit and appoints its head</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/17/ursula-von-der-leyen-organises-her-intelligence-unit-and-appoints-its-head,110879104-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intelligence Online can reveal that Ilkka Salmi, the deputy head of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Human Resources, responsible for security, has just been appointed to coordinate the intelligence unit of the European Union's executive body's security council. His appointment [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/17/ursula-von-der-leyen-organises-her-intelligence-unit-and-appoints-its-head,110879104-eve</guid></item><item><title>UAE : Abu Dhabi ruffled by US sanctions as FATF anti-money laundering review looms</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/17/abu-dhabi-ruffled-by-us-sanctions-as-fatf-anti-money-laundering-review-looms,110879188-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A US Treasury proposal delivered 28 August, to withhold dollar-access from the UAE branch of Banque Misr, Egypt's second largest [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/17/abu-dhabi-ruffled-by-us-sanctions-as-fatf-anti-money-laundering-review-looms,110879188-art</guid></item><item><title>Russia/Ukraine : Ukraine struggling to power its jet interceptors</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/17/ukraine-struggling-to-power-its-jet-interceptors,110879164-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Faced with massive drone strikes from Russia, Kyiv is urgently looking to procure engines to retaliate. But with the global [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/17/ukraine-struggling-to-power-its-jet-interceptors,110879164-art</guid></item><item><title>United Kingdom : Jonathan Powell, the Cassandra of the ‘special relationship' turned Prometheus of new alliances</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/17/jonathan-powell-the-cassandra-of-the-‘special-relationship--turned-prometheus-of-new-alliances,110879090-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Kept on in the job by new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham as soon as he was appointed on 20 [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/17/jonathan-powell-the-cassandra-of-the-‘special-relationship--turned-prometheus-of-new-alliances,110879090-art</guid></item><item><title>Australia/China : Australian PM's Chinese interpreter under scrutiny for sensitive ties with China</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/17/australian-pm-s-chinese-interpreter-under-scrutiny-for-sensitive-ties-with-china,110879203-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Charles Qin, who regularly acts as an interpreter for Australian prime ministers during their meetings with Chinese leaders, has done [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/17/australian-pm-s-chinese-interpreter-under-scrutiny-for-sensitive-ties-with-china,110879203-art</guid></item><item><title>Panama/United States : Washington deploys Cellebrite's tech to fight drug trade in Panama</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/09/17/washington-deploys-cellebrite-s-tech-to-fight-drug-trade-in-panama,110879132-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The US State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is boosting its cyber capabilities, with a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/09/17/washington-deploys-cellebrite-s-tech-to-fight-drug-trade-in-panama,110879132-art</guid></item><item><title>United Kingdom : MI6: Blaise Metreweli's unbridled quest for intelligence alliances to counter US unreliability</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/16/mi6-blaise-metreweli-s-unbridled-quest-for-intelligence-alliances-to-counter-us-unreliability,110878519-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Although the document signed on 6 August 2024 between then UK defence minister John Healey and his Norwegian counterpart Tore Sandvik did not say much about intelligence cooperation, the bilateral Lunna House Agreement clearly sets out plans to drastically increase [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/16/mi6-blaise-metreweli-s-unbridled-quest-for-intelligence-alliances-to-counter-us-unreliability,110878519-eve</guid></item><item><title>Iran/United Kingdom : Franco-British Hormuz mission appoints new chief with US experience</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/16/franco-british-hormuz-mission-appoints-new-chief-with-us-experience,110878559-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intelligence Online has learned that French Vice-Admiral Jean-Emmanuel Roux de Luze has been appointed as the new operational commander of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/16/franco-british-hormuz-mission-appoints-new-chief-with-us-experience,110878559-art</guid></item><item><title>France/United Kingdom : Louis Vuitton, Risk &amp; Ops, Lamplighter, Nardello</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/16/louis-vuitton-risk--ops-lamplighter-nardello,110878554-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Paris – Louis Vuitton opts for new security providerIntelligence Online can reveal that security firm Aeneas will be responsible for [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/16/louis-vuitton-risk--ops-lamplighter-nardello,110878554-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Russia-Ukraine peace talks: Washington adjusts its teams</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/09/16/russia-ukraine-peace-talks-washington-adjusts-its-teams,110878547-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The arrival of Chris Curran as senior director for European and Russian Affairs on the National Security Council (NSC) could [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/09/16/russia-ukraine-peace-talks-washington-adjusts-its-teams,110878547-art</guid></item><item><title>South Korea/Thailand : Competitors file complaints after Hanwha Ocean wins future Royal Thai Navy frigate bid</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/16/competitors-file-complaints-after-hanwha-ocean-wins-future-royal-thai-navy-frigate-bid,110878572-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Four competing shipyards have filed a complaint following the award of the future Thai frigate contract to the South Korean shipyard Hanwha Ocean.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/16/competitors-file-complaints-after-hanwha-ocean-wins-future-royal-thai-navy-frigate-bid,110878572-bre</guid></item><item><title>United Kingdom : Louise Sandher-Jones grapples with British military intelligence's US dependence</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/15/louise-sandher-jones-grapples-with-british-military-intelligence-s-us-dependence,110877755-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The adorable doodle Nugget had got used to the quiet life, punctuated by the occasional selfie for the social media accounts of her owner, Louise Sandher-Jones, the dapper, thirty-something Labour MP for North East Derbyshire and parliamentary under-secretary for veterans, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/15/louise-sandher-jones-grapples-with-british-military-intelligence-s-us-dependence,110877755-eve</guid></item><item><title>China/UAE : Chinese defence industry cashes in on Gulf crisis</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/15/chinese-defence-industry-cashes-in-on-gulf-crisis,110877801-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Aetheron Innovation Security Systems & Equipment Trading is expanding its presence in the Middle Eastern defence markets. The company was [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/15/chinese-defence-industry-cashes-in-on-gulf-crisis,110877801-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Officer from French army general staff struck off for Nazi sympathies</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/15/officer-from-french-army-general-staff-struck-off-for-nazi-sympathies,110877814-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A lieutenant-colonel who had been dismissed from the French army as a disciplinary measure and struck off the officers' register [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/15/officer-from-french-army-general-staff-struck-off-for-nazi-sympathies,110877814-art</guid></item><item><title>China/North Korea : Xi Jinping's four contigency plans for a Kim–Trump summit</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/15/xi-jinping-s-four-contigency-plans-for-a-kim–trump-summit,110877817-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Officially, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has no specific information on potential contacts between the US and North Korea, its [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/15/xi-jinping-s-four-contigency-plans-for-a-kim–trump-summit,110877817-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : NSA recruits psychologists in bid to boost its appeal to new blood</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/09/15/nsa-recruits-psychologists-in-bid-to-boost-its-appeal-to-new-blood,110877816-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Faced with the tricky problem of how to boost its appeal to potential recruits, the National Security Agency (NSA) is [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/09/15/nsa-recruits-psychologists-in-bid-to-boost-its-appeal-to-new-blood,110877816-art</guid></item><item><title>China/United States : Xi Jinping relying on Guoanbu to juggle Trump's tactics during Washington trip</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/14/xi-jinping-relying-on-guoanbu-to-juggle-trump-s-tactics-during-washington-trip,110876585-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Much to Beijing's dismay, the White House is keeping a firm grip on the organisation of every aspect of President Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington on 24 September, from protocol and venues to public engagements. Since the conclusion of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/14/xi-jinping-relying-on-guoanbu-to-juggle-trump-s-tactics-during-washington-trip,110876585-eve</guid></item><item><title>Israel/United Kingdom : Western intelligence and populism proves key topic at IAFIE academic conference in London</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/14/western-intelligence-and-populism-proves-key-topic-at-iafie-academic-conference-in-london,110876642-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The influence of populism on Western intelligence services was a major theme at the International Association for Intelligence Education (IAFIE) [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/14/western-intelligence-and-populism-proves-key-topic-at-iafie-academic-conference-in-london,110876642-art</guid></item><item><title>China/France/United States : Former DRM's masterstroke, Chinese coursework for sale, space sensors at ODNI</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/09/14/former-drm-s-masterstroke-chinese-coursework-for-sale-space-sensors-at-odni,110876532-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[France – Wise remarks on Iran from the ex-DRM and new CEMATDid General Jacques Langlade de Montgros's foresight in February [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/09/14/former-drm-s-masterstroke-chinese-coursework-for-sale-space-sensors-at-odni,110876532-art</guid></item><item><title>Argentina/France/United Kingdom : London troubled by possible arrival of French-made subs off Falklands</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/14/london-troubled-by-possible-arrival-of-french-made-subs-off-falklands,110876638-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Concerns are beginning to emerge in the corridors of the strategic affairs department at the Foreign Office (FCDO) in London. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/14/london-troubled-by-possible-arrival-of-french-made-subs-off-falklands,110876638-art</guid></item><item><title>Germany : REPMUS sees Germany's Stark Defence and Quantum Systems get up to speed with naval drones</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/14/repmus-sees-germany-s-stark-defence-and-quantum-systems-get-up-to-speed-with-naval-drones,110876544-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[NATO's military exercise REPMUS (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping with Maritime Unmanned Systems) organised by the Portuguese Navy in Troia and [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/14/repmus-sees-germany-s-stark-defence-and-quantum-systems-get-up-to-speed-with-naval-drones,110876544-art</guid></item><item><title>China/Europe : The Swiss loophole: how the EU struggles to protect sensitive space research from Beijing</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/14/the-swiss-loophole-how-the-eu-struggles-to-protect-sensitive-space-research-from-beijing,110876543-art]]></link><description><![CDATA["All Swiss, all European," touts the website of Argus Space AG, a Swiss firm registered in the Erlenbach commercial register [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/14/the-swiss-loophole-how-the-eu-struggles-to-protect-sensitive-space-research-from-beijing,110876543-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Indonesia : French Republican Guard on equestrian diplomacy mission in Jakarta</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/11/french-republican-guard-on-equestrian-diplomacy-mission-in-jakarta,110875514-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[According to our sources, cooperation is currently being established between units of France's Republican Guard and Indonesia's mounted guard, the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/09/11/french-republican-guard-on-equestrian-diplomacy-mission-in-jakarta,110875514-art</guid></item><item><title>China : What's behind the summer lull in Chinese ballistic missile tests?</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/11/what-s-behind-the-summer-lull-in-chinese-ballistic-missile-tests,110875585-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A pause in Chinese ballistic missile tests was observed during July and August once again this year by Intelligence Online [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/09/11/what-s-behind-the-summer-lull-in-chinese-ballistic-missile-tests,110875585-art</guid></item></channel></rss>