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      </docs><ttl>240</ttl><item><title>Saudi Arabia : Saudi football clubs expect wave of player lawsuits after budgets slashed</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/13/saudi-football-clubs-expect-wave-of-player-lawsuits-after-budgets-slashed,110839130-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The boards of several clubs in football's Saudi Pro League (SPL) are already bracing themselves for a wave of contractual legal disputes during the 2026–2027 season, according to Intelligence Online sources. This is because the clubs will be unable to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/13/saudi-football-clubs-expect-wave-of-player-lawsuits-after-budgets-slashed,110839130-eve</guid></item><item><title>Cambodia/China/France/Syria : Syria's Paris embassy, Cambodian 'researchers', China's ideology, Interpol</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/13/syria-s-paris-embassy-cambodian--researchers--china-s-ideology-interpol,110839131-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[France/Syria – Paris embassy still awaiting new ambassador During Emmanuel Macron's 6 July visit to Damascus (IO, 03/07/26), the French president [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/13/syria-s-paris-embassy-cambodian--researchers--china-s-ideology-interpol,110839131-art</guid></item><item><title>Ukraine : Ukraine air defences struggle against Russia's jet-powered drones</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/13/ukraine-air-defences-struggle-against-russia-s-jet-powered-drones,110839087-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Russia's jet-powered Geran-5 drones have become a formidable presence in the skies over Kyiv in recent days. Faster than previous [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/13/ukraine-air-defences-struggle-against-russia-s-jet-powered-drones,110839087-art</guid></item><item><title>Russia : Russian shadow fleet getting bolder</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/13/russian-shadow-fleet-getting-bolder,110839038-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[After setting sail from the Russian enclave of Kalingrad on 19 June, the Mikhail Britnev, a Russian-flagged cargo ship under [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/13/russian-shadow-fleet-getting-bolder,110839038-art</guid></item><item><title>China/Myanmar : Beijing ties cyber fraud clampdown in South-East Asia to regional support</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/13/beijing-ties-cyber-fraud-clampdown-in-south-east-asia-to-regional-support,110839148-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Beijing is going into overdrive to crack down on online fraud in Myanmar. Wang Dongbin, Director of Public Security for [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/13/beijing-ties-cyber-fraud-clampdown-in-south-east-asia-to-regional-support,110839148-art</guid></item><item><title>China/United States : In Beijing, US recruiting 'top secret' electrician</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/13/in-beijing-us-recruiting--top-secret--electrician,110839139-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The US Embassy in China is looking for a new electrician. Recruitment for this highly sensitive post will be carried out by Midi Enterprises LLC, a trusted contractor of the US Department of State.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/13/in-beijing-us-recruiting--top-secret--electrician,110839139-bre</guid></item><item><title>Baltic States/Denmark/Sweden/Ukraine : BlueBird Tech, the Ukrainian start-up filling diplomatic pouches out of Kyiv</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/10/bluebird-tech-the-ukrainian-start-up-filling-diplomatic-pouches-out-of-kyiv,110838646-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Within Ukraine's drone ecosystem, BlueBird Tech has not yet fully grasped the extent of its success. Its products are no longer only used by brigades, drone assembly workshops and front line units. They are also being procured by the intelligence [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/10/bluebird-tech-the-ukrainian-start-up-filling-diplomatic-pouches-out-of-kyiv,110838646-eve</guid></item><item><title>Russia : Friendly and 'unfriendly' master spies meet in Moscow for major security forum</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/10/friendly-and--unfriendly--master-spies-meet-in-moscow-for-major-security-forum,110838649-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Russia held its "14th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues" in Moscow in late May. The Russian Security [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/10/friendly-and--unfriendly--master-spies-meet-in-moscow-for-major-security-forum,110838649-art</guid></item><item><title>France : The Suzanne Lenglen stadium in Paris, a training ground for future Chinese spies?</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/10/the-suzanne-lenglen-stadium-in-paris-a-training-ground-for-future-chinese-spies,110838645-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[For how much longer will they be able to play football at lunch time? In these times of rampant espionage, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/10/the-suzanne-lenglen-stadium-in-paris-a-training-ground-for-future-chinese-spies,110838645-art</guid></item><item><title>China : In PLA purges, Xi Jinping 'spares' three of his close associates</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/10/in-pla-purges-xi-jinping--spares--three-of-his-close-associates,110838644-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been navigating one of the most turbulent periods in its recent history for [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/10/in-pla-purges-xi-jinping--spares--three-of-his-close-associates,110838644-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Israel : Israel's national day celebration in Paris well attended despite claims of diplomatic isolation</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/10/israel-s-national-day-celebration-in-paris-well-attended-despite-claims-of-diplomatic-isolation,110838639-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The party organised under very tight security on 6 July by the Israeli embassy in the capital to mark Independence Day had all the hallmarks of a diplomatic and military show of force.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/10/israel-s-national-day-celebration-in-paris-well-attended-despite-claims-of-diplomatic-isolation,110838639-bre</guid></item><item><title>Australia/France : Five years after AUKUS, Canberra extends cautious hand to French defence</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/10/five-years-after-aukus-canberra-extends-cautious-hand-to-french-defence,110838654-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[At a meeting of the defence mission at the French Embassy in Canberra, two senior officials from the Australian defence ministry assured French industry representatives of future opportunities, particularly in the shipbuilding sector.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/10/five-years-after-aukus-canberra-extends-cautious-hand-to-french-defence,110838654-bre</guid></item><item><title>Australia/China : Beijing slams 'hyped falsehoods' as Australia weighs intelligence priorities</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/09/beijing-slams--hyped-falsehoods--as-australia-weighs-intelligence-priorities,110837981-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO, IO, 28/03/24), Mike Burgess, has faced a sustained offensive from Chinese diplomats since presenting his Annual Threat Assessment in Canberra on 25 June. The attacks are aimed at influencing the heated [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/09/beijing-slams--hyped-falsehoods--as-australia-weighs-intelligence-priorities,110837981-eve</guid></item><item><title>France : From UAE to Kosovo, French ambassadorial transfers in full swing</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/09/from-uae-to-kosovo-french-ambassadorial-transfers-in-full-swing,110838103-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intelligence Online can reveal that several changes are set to take place this summer at the helm of key French [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/09/from-uae-to-kosovo-french-ambassadorial-transfers-in-full-swing,110838103-art</guid></item><item><title>Africa/France : Police memo warning against Wagner defector seeking asylum in France fuels ongoing administrative battle</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/09/police-memo-warning-against-wagner-defector-seeking-asylum-in-france-fuels-ongoing-administrative-battle,110838105-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[In 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron asked the state security services to help exfiltrate a man who had collaborated with [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/09/police-memo-warning-against-wagner-defector-seeking-asylum-in-france-fuels-ongoing-administrative-battle,110838105-art</guid></item><item><title>Russia/Ukraine : Black Spark, leading Kyiv's sabotage operations in Russia</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/09/black-spark-leading-kyiv-s-sabotage-operations-in-russia,110838104-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Kyiv is relying on Russian and Ukrainian saboteurs and sympathisers in Russia to carry out its campaign against the Kremlin's [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/09/black-spark-leading-kyiv-s-sabotage-operations-in-russia,110838104-art</guid></item><item><title>Indonesia : London advisory firms approached in campaign to free former minister Nadiem Makarim</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/09/london-advisory-firms-approached-in-campaign-to-free-former-minister-nadiem-makarim,110837982-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Former Indonesian education minister Nadiem Makarim told reporters on 30 June he would appeal his conviction for procurement-related corruption, after a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/09/london-advisory-firms-approached-in-campaign-to-free-former-minister-nadiem-makarim,110837982-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : World View spy balloons helping US rise above Tehran and Beijing</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/08/world-view-spy-balloons-helping-us-rise-above-tehran-and-beijing,110837451-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[What was once a showcase for US space tourism has taken on a more serious role. World View's stratospheric balloons were recently integrated into Washington's ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance) architectures during the Iran crisis, two sources in US security [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/08/world-view-spy-balloons-helping-us-rise-above-tehran-and-beijing,110837451-eve</guid></item><item><title>China/Oman/Taiwan : Muscat's chip foundry plans falter amid doubts over Chinese links</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/08/muscat-s-chip-foundry-plans-falter-amid-doubts-over-chinese-links,110837448-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[An advanced chip manufacturing project championed last year by Oman's communications ministry is facing delays in securing outside financing, Intelligence [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/08/muscat-s-chip-foundry-plans-falter-amid-doubts-over-chinese-links,110837448-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Lebanon/United Kingdom : International SOS strikes big, Michael Oatley dies, OSINT in Beirut</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/08/international-sos-strikes-big-michael-oatley-dies-osint-in-beirut,110837506-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Paris – Defence ministry senior official joins International SOSA French defence ministry heavyweight Thierry Genriès, who previously headed separate departments [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/08/international-sos-strikes-big-michael-oatley-dies-osint-in-beirut,110837506-art</guid></item><item><title>China : As the Party tightens its grip on foreign affairs, a new guard emerges</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/08/as-the-party-tightens-its-grip-on-foreign-affairs-a-new-guard-emerges,110837441-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Li Qian, the former vice minister of the Ministry of State Security (China's intelligence service also called Guoanbu), was appointed [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/08/as-the-party-tightens-its-grip-on-foreign-affairs-a-new-guard-emerges,110837441-art</guid></item><item><title>France/United Kingdom : French WWII spy service to be commemorated in London, DGSE chief expected</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/08/french-wwii-spy-service-to-be-commemorated-in-london-dgse-chief-expected,110837507-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[A commemorative plaque honouring the Free French Forces’ special service during WWII, the BCRA, will be unveiled in a ceremony at the French institute in South Kensington in London at the end of the year.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/08/french-wwii-spy-service-to-be-commemorated-in-london-dgse-chief-expected,110837507-bre</guid></item><item><title>United Kingdom : Measures to combat disinformation in UK hinging on new PM</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/07/measures-to-combat-disinformation-in-uk-hinging-on-new-pm,110836832-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[However inexperienced he may be on matters of national security, the next British prime minister, Andy Burnham, will have to quickly set about resolving a power struggle simmering within the British intelligence community: how should the fight against foreign information [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/07/measures-to-combat-disinformation-in-uk-hinging-on-new-pm,110836832-eve</guid></item><item><title>Pakistan : Asim Munir's army at heart of country's artificial privatisation</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/07/asim-munir-s-army-at-heart-of-country-s-artificial-privatisation,110836572-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is an announcement that allows Islamabad to prove its credentials to its creditors. On 30 June, the Pakistani government [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/07/asim-munir-s-army-at-heart-of-country-s-artificial-privatisation,110836572-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Missile maker MBDA fires couple over husband's overseas trips and resulting 'vulnerabilities'</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/07/missile-maker-mbda-fires-couple-over-husband-s-overseas-trips-and-resulting--vulnerabilities,110836828-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A French administrative court in Cergy-Pontoise dismissed on 18 June the appeals lodged by two French employees of the European [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/07/missile-maker-mbda-fires-couple-over-husband-s-overseas-trips-and-resulting--vulnerabilities,110836828-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Vietnam : At Eurosatory defence fair, Vietnamese delegation snubs French firms but browses Israeli offers</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/07/at-eurosatory-defence-fair-vietnamese-delegation-snubs-french-firms-but-browses-israeli-offers,110836787-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Vietnamese delegation visiting Paris for the Eurosatory defence and security trade fair, which took place from 15 to 18 [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/07/at-eurosatory-defence-fair-vietnamese-delegation-snubs-french-firms-but-browses-israeli-offers,110836787-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Taiwan : French-Taiwanese business links in drone sector take off</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/07/french-taiwanese-business-links-in-drone-sector-take-off,110836751-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A visit by executives from the French manufacturer of jet-powered reconnaissance and attack drones, I-SEE Group is planned for Taipei [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/07/french-taiwanese-business-links-in-drone-sector-take-off,110836751-art</guid></item><item><title>Germany : BND's new diplomat-VP embodies spy service's sweeping reform drive</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/06/bnd-s-new-diplomat-vp-embodies-spy-service-s-sweeping-reform-drive,110835491-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[It's not an obvious match, especially in Germany. But on 1 July,  it was indeed a diplomat, one who enjoys the company of spies, who was appointed vice-president of Germany's BND foreign intelligence service. In his new role, Maximilian Rasch [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/06/bnd-s-new-diplomat-vp-embodies-spy-service-s-sweeping-reform-drive,110835491-eve</guid></item><item><title>China/France/Russia/Vietnam : French spy's daughter and SVR, French combat swimming facilities, Hanoi and French security archives, CCP and rare earths</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/06/french-spy-s-daughter-and-svr-french-combat-swimming-facilities-hanoi-and-french-security-archives-ccp-and-rare-earths,110835499-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Russia – Georges Pâques's daughter guest of honour at CIS intelligence vets' reunionThe daughter of Georges Pâques (IO, 16/06/25), the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/06/french-spy-s-daughter-and-svr-french-combat-swimming-facilities-hanoi-and-french-security-archives-ccp-and-rare-earths,110835499-art</guid></item><item><title>China : Beijing's spies recruiting foreign intermediaries for LinkedIn operations</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/06/beijing-s-spies-recruiting-foreign-intermediaries-for-linkedin-operations,110835476-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fact that an operational procedure is made public – and, moreover, by five intelligence agencies at once – often [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/06/beijing-s-spies-recruiting-foreign-intermediaries-for-linkedin-operations,110835476-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Russia/Ukraine : Silver Eye, the PR firm helping Ukrainian tycoon Vadim Iermolaiev after Monaco attack</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/06/silver-eye-the-pr-firm-helping-ukrainian-tycoon-vadim-iermolaiev-after-monaco-attack,110835541-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The crisis communications and reputation monitoring specialist Silver Eye has been approached by the family of Ukrainian oligarch Vadim Iermolaiev following the attack on him on 29 June in Monaco.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/06/silver-eye-the-pr-firm-helping-ukrainian-tycoon-vadim-iermolaiev-after-monaco-attack,110835541-bre</guid></item><item><title>France/Syria : Several CAC 40 leaders set to join Macron in Damascus</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/03/several-cac-40-leaders-set-to-join-macron-in-damascus,110835436-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Several French business heavyweights will join the French delegation heading to Damascus with French President Emmanuel Macron next week. Those [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:35:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/03/several-cac-40-leaders-set-to-join-macron-in-damascus,110835436-art</guid></item><item><title>Yemen : Behind the launch of the new Houthi militia styled after Iran's Basij</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/03/behind-the-launch-of-the-new-houthi-militia-styled-after-iran-s-basij,110834929-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[To stem simmering discontent among their ranks, the Houthis announced the launch on 24 June of a new internal body, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/03/behind-the-launch-of-the-new-houthi-militia-styled-after-iran-s-basij,110834929-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Pro-Russian officer names himself head of France's army history centre</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/03/pro-russian-officer-names-himself-head-of-france-s-army-history-centre,110834922-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is some confusion within the French military. The French army is in the middle of reorganising its historical research [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/03/pro-russian-officer-names-himself-head-of-france-s-army-history-centre,110834922-art</guid></item><item><title>Australia/China : Canberra reviews funding for defence think-tank ASPI, Beijing's bête noire</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/03/canberra-reviews-funding-for-defence-think-tank-aspi-beijing-s-bete-noire,110834870-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intelligence Online has gained insights into the consequences of the Australian defence ministry's funding review for leading defence think-tank Australian [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/03/canberra-reviews-funding-for-defence-think-tank-aspi-beijing-s-bete-noire,110834870-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Joshua Rudd, US special forces officer nursing NSA back to health</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/03/joshua-rudd-us-special-forces-officer-nursing-nsa-back-to-health,110834923-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Since taking up his posts as both head of the National Security Agency (NSA) and of the US Cyber Command [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/03/joshua-rudd-us-special-forces-officer-nursing-nsa-back-to-health,110834923-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Head of PM's military cabinet set for General Inspectorate of the Armed Forces?</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/03/head-of-pm-s-military-cabinet-set-for-general-inspectorate-of-the-armed-forces,110834907-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[General Jean-Christophe Béchon, head of the French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s military cabinet is widely tipped to be appointed to the General Inspectorate of the Armed Forces (IGA).]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/03/head-of-pm-s-military-cabinet-set-for-general-inspectorate-of-the-armed-forces,110834907-bre</guid></item><item><title>Saudi Arabia : US-Saudi strategic rare earths project stalled pending resolution of regional tensions</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/02/us-saudi-strategic-rare-earths-project-stalled-pending-resolution-of-regional-tensions,110834099-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[US-Saudi plans to build a rare earth metals refinery in Saudi Arabia, part of strategic efforts by Washington to re-order [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/02/us-saudi-strategic-rare-earths-project-stalled-pending-resolution-of-regional-tensions,110834099-art</guid></item><item><title>France : French services' former dark web champion Aleph Networks on the market</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/02/french-services--former-dark-web-champion-aleph-networks-on-the-market,110834109-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The commercial court of Villefranche-Tarare in the French department of Rhône will rule on 9 July as to who will [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/02/french-services--former-dark-web-champion-aleph-networks-on-the-market,110834109-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Paris to appoint clutch of new security attachés in coming months</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/02/paris-to-appoint-clutch-of-new-security-attaches-in-coming-months,110834100-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[New French internal security attachés will be appointed this summer in Spain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China and Uzbekistan. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/02/paris-to-appoint-clutch-of-new-security-attaches-in-coming-months,110834100-art</guid></item><item><title>Indonesia/Malaysia/Philippines : Frontline losses force Russian military to hunt for soldiers in Southeast Asia</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/02/frontline-losses-force-russian-military-to-hunt-for-soldiers-in-southeast-asia,110834076-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Recruitment ads for Russian armed forces have been proliferating on Malaysian and Indonesian social media over the past few months. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/02/frontline-losses-force-russian-military-to-hunt-for-soldiers-in-southeast-asia,110834076-art</guid></item><item><title>Bangladesh/Myanmar : Sittwe siege sparks diplomatic manoeuvring around rebel Arakan Army</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/02/sittwe-siege-sparks-diplomatic-manoeuvring-around-rebel-arakan-army,110834106-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bangladesh's National Security Intelligence (NSI) agency is looking for a place to host the commander of the rebel Arakan Army [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/02/sittwe-siege-sparks-diplomatic-manoeuvring-around-rebel-arakan-army,110834106-art</guid></item><item><title>China : Beijing starts recomposing Central Military Commission</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/01/beijing-starts-recomposing-central-military-commission,110833865-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The concert held on 29 June in Beijing for the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) also marked the start of negotiations concerning appointments to the Central Military Commission (CMC). Four senior figures led the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:25:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/01/beijing-starts-recomposing-central-military-commission,110833865-eve</guid></item><item><title>Australia : Canberra's internal debate over AUKUS laid bare at ASPI Defence Conference</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/01/canberra-s-internal-debate-over-aukus-laid-bare-at-aspi-defence-conference,110833320-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA["AUKUS is happening." Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles repeated this phrase no fewer than four times at the latest Defence Conference organised by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) on 25 June. But Marles' utterance seemed more like an attempt to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/01/canberra-s-internal-debate-over-aukus-laid-bare-at-aspi-defence-conference,110833320-eve</guid></item><item><title>Taiwan/United Kingdom/United States : Alvarez &amp; Marsal build sports practice, Turkish-UK embassy hires lobbyist, Taiwan aims for US Congress</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/01/alvarez--marsal-build-sports-practice-turkish-uk-embassy-hires-lobbyist-taiwan-aims-for-us-congress,110833250-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[London – Alvarez & Marsal poaches sports investigators from Ankura Alvarez & Marsal has poached London-based sports investigations specialists Felix Vetter [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/01/alvarez--marsal-build-sports-practice-turkish-uk-embassy-hires-lobbyist-taiwan-aims-for-us-congress,110833250-art</guid></item><item><title>Ukraine : Ukraine's SBU investigates claims that pro-Russian oligarchs funded  Navalny's NGO</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/01/ukraine-s-sbu-investigates-claims-that-pro-russian-oligarchs-funded--navalny-s-ngo,110833336-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ukraine's SBU is investigating whether or not a member of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF), founded by Russia's most famous opposition [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/01/ukraine-s-sbu-investigates-claims-that-pro-russian-oligarchs-funded--navalny-s-ngo,110833336-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Thanks to Trump, CIA boss Ratcliffe expands hold on US intelligence</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/01/thanks-to-trump-cia-boss-ratcliffe-expands-hold-on-us-intelligence,110833315-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Eighteen months after taking over at the helm of the CIA, John Ratcliffe has managed largely to sideline the director [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/01/thanks-to-trump-cia-boss-ratcliffe-expands-hold-on-us-intelligence,110833315-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Former DGSE boss preps new French ambassadors</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/01/former-dgse-boss-preps-new-french-ambassadors,110833294-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Freshly-appointed ambassadors, who will shortly be stepping into their new role for the first time, were invited to the French foreign ministry on 29 June to hear a speech by a distinguished former diplomat.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/01/former-dgse-boss-preps-new-french-ambassadors,110833294-bre</guid></item><item><title>France/Russia : French billionaire's Russian media darling played in film glorifying FSB</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/30/french-billionaire-s-russian-media-darling-played-in-film-glorifying-fsb,110830728-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Under the name Ksenia Borchik, the former head of RT France television channel, Xenia Fedorova, is credited with a role – albeit a minor one – in the 2004 Russian film "Countdown". The film centres on a hero in the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/06/30/french-billionaire-s-russian-media-darling-played-in-film-glorifying-fsb,110830728-eve</guid></item><item><title>France/Iran/United States : Paris secures a seat at Iran-US negotiating table</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/30/paris-secures-a-seat-at-iran-us-negotiating-table,110832459-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The US negotiating team led by Vice-President JD Vance, and the Iranian team headed by Mohammad Qalibaf, are due to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/30/paris-secures-a-seat-at-iran-us-negotiating-table,110832459-art</guid></item></channel></rss>