» How the U.S. Humanitarian Pier in Gaza Will Work
27/04/24 12:55 from United States Defense and Military Forces
A pier operation being assembled by U.S. service members will involve an elaborate process to provide Gazans with just a portion of the aid they need.

» U.S. Builds Web of Arms, Ships and Bases in the Pacific to Deter China
27/04/24 11:34 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
With missiles, submarines and alliances, the Biden administration has built a presence in the region to rein in Beijing’s expansionist goals.

» Why Does the U.S. Arm Ukraine With Fanfare and Israel in Secret?
27/04/24 10:48 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
The Biden administration should be more transparent about weapons sent to Israel.

» Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Apr. 21-27)
27/04/24 10:20 from Just Security
Israel-Hamas War • Symposium: International Law in Face of Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine • Trump trials • American democracy • Cybersecurity • U.S. sanctions / Diplomacy • United Nations • Podcast: Gender-based violence The post Digest ...

» AIR DEFENSE: EAGLS and APKWS
26/04/24 20:18 from StrategyPage.com

» LOGISTICS: Ukraine Connects With European Railroads
26/04/24 20:16 from StrategyPage.com

» SPECIAL OPERATIONS: Russia Lost It's Subversion Skills
26/04/24 20:12 from StrategyPage.com

» Lisa Page, Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer Who Criticized Trump, Says Bureau Failed to Warn Her of Stalker
26/04/24 18:16 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
A man who pleaded guilty to stalking the lawyer, Lisa Page, had been discharged from the Marines after expressing an obsession with her as well as mass shootings, information that was shared with the F.B.I.

» Losing a Foot Never Held Her Back, Until She Tried to Join the Military
26/04/24 12:16 from United States Defense and Military Forces
Amputees who try to join the U.S. armed forces are rejected, no matter how capable they are. Hannah Cvancara wants to change that.

» The D Brief: Houthis renew ship attacks; More ATACMS to Ukraine; Gaza pier update; Changes at SOF school; And a bit more.
26/04/24 11:20 from Defense One - All Content

» 5 Takeaways from David Pecker’s Testimony in Trump’s Hush-Money Trial
26/04/24 10:32 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
David Pecker told jurors of a universe in which favors for celebrities were demanded and dispensed. His cross-examination will continue Friday.

» An Oversight Model for AI in National Security: The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
26/04/24 08:56 from Just Security
Congress must create an AI oversight authority with the mandate and resources to build safeguards into these systems from the outset. The post An Oversight Model for AI in National Security: The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Boar...

» The Just Security Podcast: Harm to Women in War Goes Beyond Sexual Violence: `Obstetric Violence’ Neglected
26/04/24 08:09 from Just Security
Around the world `obstetric violence' remains entirely at the sidelines of global political conversations.  The post The Just Security Podcast: Harm to Women in War Goes Beyond Sexual Violence: `Obstetric Violence’ Neglected appear...

» Early Edition: April 26, 2024
26/04/24 07:53 from Just Security
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR Israel’s war cabinet met yesterday to discuss hostage deal negoti...

» Trump Trials Clearinghouse
26/04/24 06:00 from Just Security
Welcome to this all-source, public resource for analysts, researchers, investigators, journalists, educators, and the public at large. The post Trump Trials Clearinghouse appeared first on Just Security .

» Clearinghouse: January 6th Election Interference Case – District of Columbia
26/04/24 05:25 from Just Security
This repository contains a collection of information for researchers, journalists, educators, scholars, and the public at large. This particular repository is part of a much larger collection – the Trump Trials Clearinghouse – which cont...

» Clearinghouse: Georgia Election Interference Case
26/04/24 05:25 from Just Security
Repository containing information about Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis's election interference case against Donald Trump. The post Clearinghouse: Georgia Election Interference Case appeared first on Just Security .

» Clearinghouse: Mar-a-Lago Documents Case – Southern District of Florida
26/04/24 05:25 from Just Security
Repository containing a collection of information about Special Counsel Jack Smith's classified documents case against Donald Trump. The post Clearinghouse: Mar-a-Lago Documents Case – Southern District of Florida appeared first on...

» Clearinghouse: New York Attorney General Corporate Fraud Case
26/04/24 05:25 from Just Security
Repository containing a collection of information about New York Attorney General Letitia James's corporate fraud case against Donald Trump. The post Clearinghouse: New York Attorney General Corporate Fraud Case appeared first on Just Se...

» Clearinghouse: 2016 Election Interference Case – Manhattan District Attorney
26/04/24 05:25 from Just Security
Repository containing a collection of information about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case against Donald Trump. The post Clearinghouse: 2016 Election Interference Case – Manhattan District Attorney appeared first on Ju...

» US will ‘continue to provide” ATACMS for Ukraine, National Security Advisor says
25/04/24 22:29 from Defense One - All Content
Months of work to build up stocks means the U.S. can give Ukraine more of the sought-after long-range weapon.

» US will ‘continue to provide' ATACMS for Ukraine, National Security Advisor says
25/04/24 22:29 from Defense One - All Content
Months of work to build up stocks means the U.S. can give Ukraine more of the sought-after long-range weapon.

» US will ‘continue to provide' ATACMS to Ukraine, national security advisor says
25/04/24 22:29 from Defense One - All Content
Months of work to build up stocks means the U.S. can give Ukraine more of the sought-after long-range weapon.

» MORALE: Desperate Soldiers With Nowhere To Go
25/04/24 20:16 from StrategyPage.com

» SPACE: A SpaceX Falcon Does Twenty
25/04/24 20:14 from StrategyPage.com

» ATTRITION: Russia Regenerates Its Forces in Ukraine
25/04/24 20:10 from StrategyPage.com

» At Army’s special-ops school, the biggest changes in a generation
25/04/24 17:46 from Defense One - All Content
Ukraine, robotics, and more are driving a six-year plan to improve training in irregular warfare, technology, and psyops.

» Pentagon canceled Northrop’s classified satellite program due to ‘budgetary concerns’
25/04/24 15:44 from Defense One - All Content
Its CEO also said the company won’t compete to build cheap, non-survivable drones.

» U.S. to Withdraw Troops From Chad
25/04/24 13:56 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
The departure of U.S. military personnel in Chad and Niger comes as both countries are turning away from years of cooperation with the United States and forming partnerships with Russia.

» In Ukraine, New American Technology Won the Day. Until It Was Overwhelmed.
25/04/24 13:47 from United States Defense and Military Forces
Project Maven was meant to revolutionize modern warfare. But the conflict in Ukraine has underscored how difficult it is to get 21st-century data into 19th-century trenches.

» The D Brief: Aid heads to Ukraine; Army’s 100K goal; Niger pullout talks; Pentagon test recuses himself; And a bit more.
25/04/24 11:05 from Defense One - All Content

» Software Backdoor is a Wakeup Call for Cybersecurity
25/04/24 08:50 from Just Security
As shown by the xz backdoor, relying on luck is not a sustainable cybersecurity strategy when much of the world depends on secure software. The post Software Backdoor is a Wakeup Call for Cybersecurity appeared first on Just Security .

» Early Edition: April 25, 2024
25/04/24 07:53 from Just Security
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR A top Hamas official said the group would lay down its weapons if...

» Why Trump Will Likely be Held in Contempt and What Then
25/04/24 01:01 from Just Security
Explaining former President Donald Trump's gag order in his New York criminal trial, the alleged violations, and the legal framework. The post Why Trump Will Likely be Held in Contempt and What Then appeared first on Just Security .

» Blinken’s Visit to China: What to Know
25/04/24 00:46 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is in China this week as tensions have risen over trade, security, Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Middle East crisis.

» Justice Dept. Reaches $138.7 Million Settlement Over FBI’s Failures in Nassar Case
24/04/24 20:53 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
The settlement likely signifies the end of a yearslong effort by U.S. Olympic gymnasts to seek justice for early failures by the F.B.I. to investigate Lawrence G. Nassar, the team’s doctor.

» Arizona Election Interference Indictment- Conspicuous Absences
24/04/24 19:51 from Just Security
Analysis of Breaking News that an Arizona grand jury has indicted Trump associates for efforts to over 2020 presidential election. The post Arizona Election Interference Indictment- Conspicuous Absences appeared first on Just Security .

» Arizona Election Interference Indictment – Conspicuous Absences
24/04/24 19:51 from Just Security
Analysis of Breaking News that an Arizona grand jury has indicted Trump associates for efforts to over 2020 presidential election. The post Arizona Election Interference Indictment – Conspicuous Absences appeared first on Just Secu...

» ON POINT: Ukraine's Battle for the Black Sea -- And Free Europe
24/04/24 19:06 from StrategyPage.com

» Jury Weighs Claims of Abuse at Abu Ghraib Prison Against Contractor, 20 Years Later
24/04/24 17:56 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
Three men who were detained at the notorious prison in Iraq are suing a defense contractor, saying its interrogators told U.S. soldiers to “soften up” prisoners.

» Anduril, General Atomics win more USAF money to develop robot wingmen
24/04/24 17:37 from Defense One - All Content
But the giants they beat out are welcome to pitch self-developed drones for production contracts.

» Prepositioned stocks will get new aid to Ukraine quickly, top US officer says
24/04/24 16:55 from Defense One - All Content
Aircraft are likely “already flying” material toward the beleaguered country, senior official says.

» NATO Puts on a Show of Force in the Shadow of Russia’s War
24/04/24 15:02 from United States Defense and Military Forces
The alliance’s largest exercises offer a preview of what the opening of a Great Power conflict could look like. How it ends is a different story.

» Report of the Independent Task Force on National Security Memorandum-20 Regarding Israel
24/04/24 14:17 from Just Security
It is our hope the Task Force's work facilitates drafting efforts currently under way within the administration to meet the reporting requirements of NSM-20, resulting in the overdue enforcement of applicable U.S. law. The post Report of...

» The goal of 100K artillery shells per month is in sight, Army says
24/04/24 14:13 from Defense One - All Content
The new supplemental will continue a push to boost production sixfold since Russia’s Ukraine invasion.

» The goal of 100K artillery shells per month is back in sight, Army says
24/04/24 14:13 from Defense One - All Content
The new supplemental renews the push to boost production sixfold since Russia’s Ukraine invasion.

» Olimpiadas de París: el equipo de ciberseguridad espera ataques
24/04/24 12:21 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
“Seremos atacados”, dijo el responsable de la lucha contra las ciberamenazas. Para prepararse, los organizadores pagan recompensas a los “hackers” que descubren vulnerabilidades.

» The D Brief: Aid bill heads to Biden; UK also boosts funding; How will Kyiv use it?; Foreign-policy poll; And a bit more.
24/04/24 11:13 from Defense One - All Content

» America’s Sanctions Habit is Hurting Peacemaking
24/04/24 09:05 from Just Security
Without reforms to blunt sanctions’ negative consequences for peacemaking, their effectiveness will be limited. Far greater effort is needed to ensure that this instrument of American power is better deployed in the service of peace and ...

» American Autocracy Threat Tracker
24/04/24 08:57 from Just Security
A comprehensive catalog based on former President Donald Trump and his associates’ autocratic plans, promises, and propositions. The post American Autocracy Threat Tracker appeared first on Just Security .

» Early Edition: 24 April, 2024
24/04/24 08:05 from Just Security
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi said yesterday “there wi...

» Early Edition: April 24, 2024
24/04/24 08:05 from Just Security
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi said yesterday “there wi...

» BOOK REVIEW: The Philadelphia Campaign, 1777 (Casemate Illustrated)
23/04/24 21:02 from StrategyPage.com

» AIR DEFENSE: Switzerland Joins European Sky Shield
23/04/24 20:04 from StrategyPage.com

» AIR WEAPONS: Iranian UAV Killer
23/04/24 20:03 from StrategyPage.com

» Army’s 100-day plan to find obstacles to adopting AI
23/04/24 18:54 from Defense One - All Content
The effort includes a look at risks to large-scale adoption across the service.

» The Army is trying to identify all the obstacles to adopting AI in 100 days
23/04/24 18:54 from Defense One - All Content
Launched in March, the effort is looking at poisoned datasets, adversarial attacks, Trojans, and more.

» How will Ukraine spend its new US aid?
23/04/24 17:20 from Defense One - All Content
It’s a fraught question amid Russian gains, uncertain long-term U.S. support, and Kyiv’s eventual need to end the war.

» RTX moves away from competing as a prime for space contracts
23/04/24 17:19 from Defense One - All Content
COO: “We've got some other strengths in some of the key components that go in the prime satellites and buses.”

» 20 Years Later, a Jury Weighs Claims of Abuse at Abu Ghraib
23/04/24 17:13 from United States Defense and Military Forces
Three men who were detained at the notorious prison in Iraq are suing a defense contractor, saying its interrogators told U.S. soldiers to “soften up” prisoners.

» Russia exploits Western vacuum in Africa’s Sahel
23/04/24 15:00 from Defense One - All Content
Niger’s rejection of democratic ties coincides starkly with its embrace of Russian military assistance since the July 2023 military coup.

» The D Brief: Israel’s next move; Floating-pier progress; China’s stealth bomber; Asia’s climate threat; And a bit more.
23/04/24 11:17 from Defense One - All Content

» The U.N. Security Council Must Treat All Victims of Sexual Violence Equally
23/04/24 09:31 from Just Security
When it comes to addressing Conflict Related Sexual Violence, States must commit to the equality of all victims. The post The U.N. Security Council Must Treat All Victims of Sexual Violence Equally appeared first on Just Security .

» Sanctions Against Russia: The Coalition Can Do Better – for Ukraine and Global Order
23/04/24 08:57 from Just Security
The international community must strengthen and expand its sanctions on Russia to achieve the intended aims of curbing its assault on Ukraine and on the international order. The post Sanctions Against Russia: The Coalition Can Do Better ...

» Early Edition: April 23, 2024
23/04/24 08:18 from Just Security
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT Satellite photos suggest Friday’s apparent Israeli strike on ...

» Human rights violations rising in several countries, State Department says
22/04/24 22:10 from Defense One - All Content
Russian-occupied Ukraine was home to some of the worst abuses, according to new report.

» Human-rights violations rising in several countries, State Department says
22/04/24 22:10 from Defense One - All Content
Russian-occupied Ukraine was home to some of the worst abuses, according to new report.

» AIR DEFENSE: Israeli C-Dome Shoots Back
22/04/24 20:40 from StrategyPage.com

» PROCUREMENT: Norway Arms Itself for War
22/04/24 20:38 from StrategyPage.com

» Controversial surveillance program gets 2-year extension
22/04/24 19:00 from Defense One - All Content
Biden signed a law that extends Section 702 authorities into 2026—and lacks proposed limits on intelligence agencies' right to gather and search Americans' communications.

» Trump Was Warned to Return Records to Archives, Unsealed Documents Say
22/04/24 18:55 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
“Don’t give them a noble reason to indict you, because they will,” an unnamed associate told Donald J. Trump, according to an interview the person gave the F.B.I. in the classified documents case.

» ‘Election Fraud, Pure and Simple’: Trump’s Prosecutors Move Beyond Stormy Daniels in Wide-Lens Trial Opening
22/04/24 18:39 from Just Security
Prosecutors widen the aperture on the historic case against former President Trump through a sweeping narrative about election influence that went beyond any single hush-money scheme. The post ‘Election Fraud, Pure and Simple’: Trump’s P...

» Doctors prefer Pentagon's old health-records system to its new one
22/04/24 18:00 from Defense One - All Content
User satisfaction "increased minimally" last year for MHS Genesis, the electronic-records system installed under a 2015 contract, a GAO survey found.

» China’s new stealth bomber ‘nowhere near as good’ as US’s, intel official says
22/04/24 17:42 from Defense One - All Content
U.S. could win a war with China today, but would suffer heavy losses, the official told reporters.

» Deal will allow military spouses to telework from overseas
22/04/24 17:00 from Defense One - All Content
An agreement between the departments of Defense and State aims to ease unemployment among the spouses of servicemembers—and increase military families' quality of life.

» Australia got a new sub drone far faster than the US Navy could have, company says
22/04/24 12:29 from Defense One - All Content
Anduril says its Ghost Shark proves that UUVs can be designed and built quickly.

» The Beginning of the End for PFAS, or ‘Forever Chemicals’
22/04/24 12:10 from United States Defense and Military Forces
To reduce the risk PFAS pose, we need far more comprehensive mandates that test, monitor and limit the entire class of chemicals.

» The D Brief: House OKs aid; Likely stateside impact; US to withdraw from Niger; AI-powered dogfight; And a bit more.
22/04/24 11:22 from Defense One - All Content

» History Shows the Supreme Court Knows How to Move Quickly, as it Should With the Trump Immunity Case
22/04/24 08:50 from Just Security
History shows the Supreme Court can come to a decision soon after oral arguments. It must do so on the question of presidential immunity. The post History Shows the Supreme Court Knows How to Move Quickly, as it Should With the Trump Imm...

» Questions the Supreme Court Should Ask at Thursday’s Oral Argument on Presidential Immunity
22/04/24 08:35 from Just Security
"We suggest questions that Justices might ask the parties at oral argument, questions that can help clarify key issues at hand and force the parties to set out their reasoning." The post Questions the Supreme Court Should Ask at Thursday...

» Early Edition: April 22, 2024
22/04/24 08:29 from Just Security
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT Israel had planned a bigger attack on Iran, but after intense press...

» France : Intelligence services keep watch as pro-Russia French fighters return from Donbas
22/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Mickael Takahashi is fond of leaving Google reviews of the bars, restaurants and gyms he visits. For the past five months, the thirty-year-old, one of the first French nationals to have gone to fight for Russia during Moscow's invasion of

» China/UAE : Chinese Uspace zooms in on Middle East to expand its Earth Observation business
22/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Chinese commercial space company Uspace Technology Group, coveted by Beijing, is planning to step up its sales effort in

» UAE : AI, 6G, UAV, weapons system: Abu Dhabi's spymasters structure their tech research tools
22/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The 16 April announcement of a $1.5bn investment by Microsoft in artificial intelligence (AI) company Group 42 (G42) and the

» Russia/Ukraine : Wagner recruits drone experts for Central African Republic
22/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
On 12 April, the Wagner militia in Africa urgently began recruiting people with experience using drones, who are prepared for immediate departure.

» United Kingdom : Former MI6 chief John Sawers returns to intelligence via private sector
22/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Investigative consultancy Good Governance Group (G3) has hired former Secret Intelligence Service (aka MI6) director John Sawers to chair its

» Top Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Banned Drug, Then Won Olympic Gold
21/04/24 21:29 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
The case, involving multiple swimmers who seven months later won medals at the 2021 Games, prompted accusations of a cover-up and concerns over why antidoping regulators chose not to intervene.

» ARMOR: Barbeque and Bubbles for Tanks
21/04/24 20:12 from StrategyPage.com

» WARPLANES: American Combat Aircraft Reserve
21/04/24 20:10 from StrategyPage.com

» Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Apr. 14-20)
21/04/24 10:44 from Just Security
Israel-Iran hostilities • Israel-Hamas war • Russia-Ukraine war • FISA reform • Supreme Court ethics • Trump trials • Immunity from international crimes • United Nations - Srebrenica genocide • Podcast: Presidential immunity The post Dig...

» We Regulate a Tiny Fraction of the 12,000 ‘Forever Chemicals.’ There’s a Better Way.
21/04/24 09:00 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
To reduce the risk PFAS post, we need far more comprehensive mandates that test, monitor and limit the entire class of chemicals.

» PROCUREMENT: Ukraine War Related Shortages
20/04/24 20:14 from StrategyPage.com

» FORCES: Iranian Proxy Network
20/04/24 20:13 from StrategyPage.com

» House passes long-awaited aid for Ukraine, Israel, Indo-Pacific
20/04/24 18:03 from Defense One - All Content
Two months after the Senate acted, the lower house responds to an increasingly desperate Kyiv.

» Do Tanks Have a Place in 21st-Century Warfare?
20/04/24 00:02 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
As explosive drones gain battlefield prominence, even the mighty U.S. Abrams tank is increasingly vulnerable.

» PROCUREMENT: The American Arms Pipeline to Israel
19/04/24 20:34 from StrategyPage.com

» FORCES: Israeli Haredi Riots
19/04/24 20:32 from StrategyPage.com

» An AI took on a human pilot in a DARPA-sponsored dogfight
19/04/24 16:53 from Defense One - All Content
Last September's tests are informing the Air Force’s effort to build autonomous drones.

» Army SOF's new drone course teaches gamer and maker skills
19/04/24 16:15 from Defense One - All Content
By graduation, the students will know how to build their own drones and teach foreign partners on tactics.

» Book Review: ‘Four Shots in the Night,’ by Henry Hemming; ‘Tripped,’ by Norman Ohler; ‘Hell Put to Shame,’ by Earl Swift
19/04/24 05:01 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
Three books describe the work of government investigators who want to uncover or bury the truth.

» Israel : New Israeli operator moves into commercial advertising intelligence
19/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
In early April, the multi-faceted entrepreneur Guy Gildor stepped down from the board of OpenD, an Israeli firm that specialises in

» Ukraine : Ukrainian army banks on miniaturisation for electronic warfare supremacy
19/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
In recent weeks, the Ukrainian electronic warfare specialist Infozahyst has been working on a compact new signals interception and jamming

» Vietnam : Chinese internet control specialist Beyondsoft opens Ho Chi Minh City office
19/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Big data and cybersecurity specialist Beyondsoft Technology, which also helps censure content online in China, opened a subsidiary in Vietnam

» Yemen : Security and Intelligence Service chief Abdul Hakim Al Khaiwani jostles for position in Houthi hierarchy
19/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The subject did not make the front pages like the missile exchanges between the Houthis and the 20-country, US-led coalition

» United States : Lawyer in BTA Bank vs Ablyazov case leaves to focus on new legal AI company
19/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
As the hunt for billions of dollars in looted money from Kazakhstan's BTA Bank continues to play out in New

» Major Delays at Sacramento Airport After AT&T Cable Is Slashed
18/04/24 21:35 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
The authorities said the cable had been cut intentionally, halting check-in services for at least two major airlines for several hours.

» No Bias Found in F.B.I. Report on Catholic Extremists
18/04/24 20:30 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
Republicans claimed the bureau’s memo was evidence of an anti-conservative strain among F.B.I. ranks, but an internal investigation failed to uncover any “malicious intent.”

» SPECIAL OPERATIONS: Ukrainian Improvised Air-Defense Network
18/04/24 20:20 from StrategyPage.com

» AIR DEFENSE: Where the Patriot Missile Batteries Are
18/04/24 20:18 from StrategyPage.com

» Surveillance Bill Clears Key Hurdle in Senate Ahead of Friday Expiration
18/04/24 14:44 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
Republicans and Democrats voted to advance a measure to extend a warrantless surveillance law, but skeptics in both parties were still pushing to make substantial changes before a final vote.

» France/Malaysia/Turkey : Turkish networks overtake Europe in Malaysia's defence sector
18/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
According to our sources, Turkey's parastatal shipyard Savunma Teknolojieri Muhendiskil (STM) is to supply its Combat Management System (CMS) for the second batch of littoral mission ships that Ankara is selling to the Malaysian navy, be...

» UAE : How Abu Dhabi is carving out a place for itself in 6G
18/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Abu Dhabi is accelerating its development of the new 6G telecoms norms, according to Intelligence Online sources, thanks to the

» United States : Cohen Group works to boost US defence groups in Ukraine
18/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
British general Tim Radford was NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe until last year and a few weeks ago finalised

» United Kingdom : Joint Expeditionary Force to strengthen influence of UK military intelligence
18/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The United Kingdom, faced with the threat of a decline in its international influence, sees the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF)

» Ukraine/United Kingdom/United States : Zinc Network, key UK and US partner in information warfare support to Kyiv
18/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Strategic communications firm Zinc Network is finalising its latest report on Russian disinformation campaigns in Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania, which

» AIR DEFENSE: Never Enough Air Defense Missiles
17/04/24 20:20 from StrategyPage.com

» SUBMARINES: US Colombia SSBNs Behind Schedule
17/04/24 20:18 from StrategyPage.com

» Justice Dept. Nears $100 Million Settlement to Larry Nassar Victims Over FBI Failures
17/04/24 19:11 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
The deal, which could be announced in coming weeks, would bring an end to one of the last major cases stemming from a horrific sports scandal.

» China Could Threaten Critical Infrastructure in a Conflict, N.S.A. Chief Says
17/04/24 17:35 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
Gen. Timothy Haugh, who is also the head of the U.S. military’s Cyber Command, said Beijing was “sending a pretty clear signal.”

» ON POINT: Israel's Airspace Defense Victory: Credit Reagan's SDI
17/04/24 13:00 from StrategyPage.com

» BOOK REVIEW: Such a Clash of Arms: The Maryland Campaign, September 1862 (Casemate Illustrated)
17/04/24 12:54 from StrategyPage.com

» The 2024 Paris Olympics Prepares For Cyberattacks
17/04/24 00:07 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
“We will be attacked,” the official responsible for fending off cyberthreats said. To prepare, organizers have been hosting war games and paying “bug bounties” to hackers.

» France/Qatar/Switzerland/Tahiti : French corruption probe into 2022 World Cup zooms in on controversial consultant
17/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The judge in charge of the Paris Judicial Court's financial division, Serge Tournaire, has Qatar's emir, Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, in his sights. The probe launched nearly nine years ago into Qatar's alleged purchase of votes from the ex...

» Ukraine : Ukraine deploys its new Vega drone imaging software
17/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
It goes under the name of Vega (Bexa in Cyrillic script) and is a word which Ukrainian drone operators are

» United States : APTelecom consultants at heart of US Indo-Pacific subsea cable strategy
17/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
US telecommunications services provider and consultancy APTelecom appears to be a key contractor of Google and Australian firm Telstra's Pacific

» United Kingdom : Stuart Leach Associates, bolstered by former Bell Pottinger staff, strengthens its investigations capacities
17/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Public relations and communications firm Stuart Leach Associates (SLA), which was set up in late 2022 by reputation management litigation

» China/Italy : After Italy's exit from Belt and Road Initiative, Meloni hopes to renew ties with Xi
17/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Just a few months have gone by between Italy's withdrawal from China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in December (IO,

» PROCUREMENT: Neutral Switzerland Upgrades Its Military
16/04/24 20:24 from StrategyPage.com

» CHINA: China April 2024 Update
16/04/24 20:22 from StrategyPage.com

» Americans Are More Vulnerable to Foreign Propaganda, Senator Warns
16/04/24 15:56 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
Senator Mark Warner, the chairman of the Intelligence Committee, said the United States was more susceptible to Russian influence operations than it was during the 2020 elections.

» Bulgaria/Ukraine : Arsenal JSC, Kyiv's Bulgarian arms hub, part 1: From Soviet equipment broker to combat drone supplier
16/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Russian open source (OSINT) Telegram channels have been blowing up over the past few weeks. As Intelligence Online was able to confirm with Ukrainian security sources, the Bulgarian company Hades Defense Systems is designing a suicide dr...

» UAE : Abu Dhabi's CPX-Core42 merger plans have cyber providers worried
16/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Emirati cyber intelligence provider CPX is to soon become part of Core42, the new entity of national artificial intelligence specialist

» Bulgaria/United States : Arsenal JSC, Kyiv's Bulgarian arms hub, part 2: A Soviet-era equipment broker's networks with the Pentagon
16/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Bulgaria's biggest private defence company, Arsenal JSC, has recently hired Florida-based weapon distributor Manticore Defense to support its operations in

» Canada : Ottawa strengthens Arctic intelligence capacity to meet US expectations
16/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
As part of the federal budget presentation to parliament on 16 April, Justin Trudeau's government presented a 36-page defence policy

» France : ADIT reshuffles line-up after Défense Conseil International acquisition
16/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
In the two weeks since acquiring Défense Conseil International (DCI) from the French state (IO, 22/03/24), corporate intelligence firm ADIT

» SUBMARINES: New Submarines for Norway
15/04/24 20:12 from StrategyPage.com

» WEAPONS: Russia Running Out of Antique Weapons
15/04/24 20:11 from StrategyPage.com

» France/Poland/Ukraine : Upset over secret French-Ukraine imagery deal
15/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The bilateral security deal signed by French president Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in mid-February contains, according to our information, a secret component: Paris committed to provide more satellite image...

» Norway/Russia : Russian electronic warfare threat in Arctic spurs Norway into action
15/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Russia's deployment of new electronic warfare means in the Kola Peninsula has the Norwegian Electronic Warfare Centre (NEWC) worried. The

» France/Indonesia/Saudi Arabia/Ukraine : Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Ukraine to star at Eurosatory defence fair
15/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Eurosatory defence fair, which is due to take place at Villepinte in the Paris suburbs on 17 and 21

» Africa/Hungary : Well-connected cop on track to be Hungary's consul in Chad
15/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Hungarian government is considering appointing Zoltán Pataki, a veteran of international security missions in Africa, to open the Hungarian

» Ukraine : Homegrown Ukrainian corporate intelligence aims for big league
15/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Ukrainian corporate intelligence firm Cosa celebrated its tenth birthday on 20 March. It was an opportunity for the small company

» France/UAE : Abu Dhabi deploys charm offensive at Paris Book Fair
15/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Paris Book Fair, held this past weekend, was the setting for an Emirati influence offensive, wherein representatives of a research centre distributed brochures in English and Arabic attacking the Muslim Brotherhood.

» SOMALIA: Somalia April 2024
14/04/24 20:04 from StrategyPage.com

» ARTILLERY: New Iranian Weapons
14/04/24 20:01 from StrategyPage.com

» INTELLIGENCE: NATO Suspects a Threat
13/04/24 20:06 from StrategyPage.com

» ATTRITION: Russia fires on Ukrainian Fakes
13/04/24 20:03 from StrategyPage.com

» PHOTO: Kicking Up Dirt
13/04/24 17:23 from StrategyPage.com

» BOOK REVIEW: Conquer We Must: A Military History of Britain, 1914-1945
13/04/24 16:33 from StrategyPage.com

» Election Workers Face Flood of Threats, but Charges Are Few
13/04/24 12:22 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Justice Department has a task force focused on the thousands of threats against state and local officials who oversee voting, but most are protected by the First Amendment.

» NAVAL AIR: Tritons Assemble
12/04/24 20:12 from StrategyPage.com

» WEAPONS: South Korean Arms Exports to the Middle East
12/04/24 20:10 from StrategyPage.com

» Russia/Ukraine : Ukrainian military intelligence innovates to thwart Russian war effort
12/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Ukraine's military intelligence service, the GUR, is mobilising the country's drone manufacturing industry to produce new systems able to strike

» France/Ukraine : Bidders compete for Ukrainian military training contract following turbulent tender process
12/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
After a series of mishaps, candidates keen to bid on the French ministry of armed forces' restricted tender for the

» Armenia : The Blue Mosque, a rare Iranian diplomatic haven in the heart of Yerevan
12/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Armenian capital is not merely a place where Western powers rub shoulders uneasily with Russia and Azerbaijan. It is

» France/Moldova : Chisinau counts on Paris to help combat information attacks
12/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
A few weeks after signing a defence cooperation deal on 7 March, France and Moldova's security relations are at an

» Cambodia/Vietnam : Hun Manith, a security prince of moderate spying means
12/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The low-profile Hun Manith is not often seen outside Phnom Penh's political circles, except for the rare diner at a

» Israel/United States : Ex-Mossad officer goes undercover in online political ad agency battles
12/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
A former Mossad agent has provided compromising information to targeted ad agency AIDIgital against two of its former employees.

» LIBYA: Libya April Update
11/04/24 20:32 from StrategyPage.com

» ARTILLERY: Russia Bombards Ukraine With North Korean Missiles
11/04/24 20:05 from StrategyPage.com

» France/United States : Race to find 5G interception openings hots up
11/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Interception specialists are pursuing their efforts to find ways of helping the intelligence services get round the security protocols used by 5G cellular telephone networks in Standalone access (SA) mode. They are looking for ways to at...

» Lithuania/Russia/United Kingdom : Vilnius buys from Aaronia, Illuminate in UK, VREC speeds up production
11/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Vilnius - Border guard buys German drone detection systemThe Lithiuanian border guard continues to increase its tool kit for controlling

» Saudi Arabia : NCMS to play key role in Saudi R&D defence drive
11/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Saudi Arabia's National Company for Mechanical Systems (NCMS) looks to be in the process of setting up a division devoted

» France/Morocco/Netherlands/United States : French spy agency blocks security clearance for anti-EU job applicant
11/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
An administrative court in Versailles on 14 March upheld the decision to refuse the candidate the "top secret" clearance required

» United States : Robotics hacking dispute with Chinese links ropes in domain companies
11/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
A dispute between a Pittsburg-based robotics company and a former employee has roped in two internet domain companies, according to

» Armenia/Europe/France : Former NATO secretary-general lobbying for Yerevan
11/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Ex-NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen penned an op-ed in support of Armenia in Le Monde on 4 April, but his article failed to mention that his firm has lobbied for Yerevan since last year.

» WARPLANES: South Korea's Troubled KF-21 Jet Fighter Project
10/04/24 20:22 from StrategyPage.com

» AIR WEAPONS: Drones Dominate Ukrainian Battlefield
10/04/24 20:21 from StrategyPage.com

» ON POINT: As Israel Crushes Hamas, Aid Ukraine and Secure American Borders
10/04/24 13:14 from StrategyPage.com

» China/France/Hungary/Serbia : Budapest, Belgrade, Paris: a glimpse inside Xi Jinping's upcoming European tour
10/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The date has been set for several weeks but - to the dismay of Chinese negotiators who usually like to have a precise agenda set six to eight weeks in advance - the content of the talks is still to

» France/United States : OSINT specialist Social Links launches revamp
10/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Open source intelligence (OSINT) specialist Social Links has been busy restructuring. The company was co-founded by Ivan Shkvarun and Andrey

» Australia/Philippines/United States : Google set to clinch deal with SubCom over Indo-Pacific submarine cables
10/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Google Cloud and US submarine fibre optic cable specialist SubCom are currently negotiating a 10-year commercial agreement, Intelligence Online has

» Saudi Arabia/United States : Saudi defence R&D zooms in on Boston's innovation ecosystem
10/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Mishary bin Saad Al Ghunaim is one of several VIP consultants to have joined the General Authority for Defense Development

» Ukraine : Kyiv faced with inter-agency spats over information warfare
10/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Ukrainian bodies responsible for strategic communications - stratcom - are still struggling to get their act together. That is

» Turkey/United Kingdom/United States : Kimmel in Istanbul, McArdle leaves Wallbrook, former Lebanese intelligence veteran in Washington
10/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Istanbul - Investigations veteran Stephen Kimmel joins law firmLong based in Istanbul, the independent private investigator Stephen Kimmel has joined

» United States : Trump Super PAC receives consulting and research help from mysterious Florida company
10/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Super PAC supporting Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign has doled out millions of dollars to a mysterious limited liability

» SUBMARINES: Ukraine Obtains Anti-Submarine Weapons
09/04/24 20:04 from StrategyPage.com

» BOOK REVIEW: John T. Wilder: Union General, Southern Industrialist
09/04/24 17:49 from StrategyPage.com

» UAE : Abu Dhabi spymaster puts his stamp on Emirati space sector remodelling
09/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Last December's announcement of plans to set up the parastatal space conglomerate, Space42, was just the prelude. According to our information, which is based on internal documents, the Emirates intend to use the new body to develop UAE ...

» Saudi Arabia : Abdullah bin Amer Al Swaha, at the heart of the forthcoming Saudi-made 'DARPA'
09/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Although usually keen to publicise its every new defence creation, Riyadh is trying to keep a veil of modesty over

» China/Ecuador/Serbia/United States : Intel agencies fret over Chinese migrants arriving in US via strange new routes
09/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Ecuador, Serbia and the Northern Mariana Islands are just some of the countries and territories that have been visited by

» United States : New CIA deputy digital innovation lead accelerates shift to AI
09/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
After five years as the CIA's deputy director for digital innovation, Jennifer Ewbank officially stepped down on 1 April, leaving

» France : Paris premiere of French secret service documentary draws intelligence crème de la crème
09/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The head of the French foreign intelligence service DGSE, Nicolas Lerner, and his predecessor, diplomat Bernard Emié, both attended the

» Serbia/United Kingdom : Belgrade-based British sleuths seek to create corporate intelligence hub in Serbia
09/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Investigators Jason MacCarthy and Jelena Griffiths are scouting for new researchers to bolster the team of their newly formed association

» Russia/Ukraine : Kyiv could ban Telegram, a key digital battleground in Russia-Ukraine war
09/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Russian-made messaging application Telegram has everyone talking in Kyiv. Intelligence Online understands that the Ukrainian government could soon ban

» France Bracing for Cyberattacks During Summer Olympics
08/04/24 15:58 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
French officials are visiting Washington for cybersecurity consultations as President Emmanuel Macron predicts Moscow will try to target the Games.

» Armenia/Azerbaijan/France/Israel : NSO Group embroiled in Paris-Baku information wars
08/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
A screenshot of a data extraction platform, seen by Intelligence Online, brings a third party into the fray of the information wars waging between France and Azerbaijan. The screenshot suggests that data extraction software was used on t...

» United States : New Space intelligence troubles worry Pentagon agencies
08/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The same day geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) firm Planet published its results, 28 March, its president of product and business, Kevin

» Taiwan/United States : How Taipei slammed brakes on US-led private special forces project
08/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
As details emerge from lawsuits filed by private service providers in the US, it appears that a project to train

» Hungary : Budapest boosts its soft-power arsenal
08/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Hungarian government has acquired yet another tool for political influence abroad by setting up the John Lukacs Institute within

» United States : Havana syndrome's origins worsen strategic headache for US intelligence
08/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
In reaction to the latest media revelations about Russia's possible involvement in the mysterious "Havana syndrome", the US's Office of

» France/Moldova/Ukraine : Tension in Kyiv's defence ministry, France's DGRIS report due, Chisinau audit
08/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Ukraine: Bad atmosphere at defence ministryIntelligence Online has learned that the atmosphere in the corridors of Ukraine's defence ministry is

» Albania/Kosovo/Macedonia/United Kingdom : London reinforces its investigative training provider in the Balkans
08/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The meeting on 20 March between the Secretary General of the Kosovo Prosecutor's Office, Sami Istrefi, and representatives of the

» BOOK REVIEW: Battle for the Island Kingdom: England's Destiny 1000-1066
06/04/24 12:41 from StrategyPage.com

» Senior Tory MP William Wragg Admits Sharing Colleagues’ Private Data on Grindr
05/04/24 15:21 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
William Wragg said he had been scared that a man he met on the Grindr dating app had “compromising things” on him, and apologized for causing “hurt.”

» China/Japan/North Korea : Chinese and US manoeuvres behind aborted meeting between Fumio Kishida and Kim Yo-Jong
05/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
A subtle game of four-player chess between Beijing and Pyongyang on the one side and Washington and Tokyo on the other was played out against the backdrop of an aborted meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Kim Yo-Jong,

» France : Electronic warfare: France's strategic air forces ready to play Russian-refined Poker
05/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
France's Strategic Air Forces (FAS), one of the national air force's nuclear deterrent units, will this week launch their large-scale,

» Russia : Russia's FSO takes its slice of wayward oligarchs' assets
05/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The wave of "deprivatisation" of profitable assets in favour of securocrats close to Vladimir Putin (IO, 24/11/23 and 20/04/23) continues.

» Belarus : Dmitri Pavlichenko, Lukashenko's special forces 'influencer'
05/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Aged 58, Dmitri Pavlichenko these days devotes some of his free time to the veterans' association Chest ('honour' in Russian),

» France/Uzbekistan : Boukhara restaurants, home away from home for Uzbek officials in Paris
05/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Should they get bored of French cuisine while in Paris, officers from Uzbekistan's national security service (SGB) can easily find

» United States/Venezuela : Venezuela's PDVSA hires lobbying help as asset battle heats up
05/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Embroiled in a fierce lobbying saga in the United States, the ad-hoc board of embattled Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA

» Poland/Ukraine : Poland's Nil unit providing Kyiv intelligence with drones and training
04/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Torn between public opinion that is increasingly hostile to Ukraine and the threat posed by Moscow on its eastern border, Warsaw has been discreetly supplying drones and training to Ukrainian artillery reconnaissance teams since the begi...

» Canada/European Union/France : ChapsVision and TRM Labs on crypto probes, ENISA threat intelligence, Canada's digital counter-intelligence probes
04/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Paris - ChapsVision and TRM Labs favourites to win interior ministry's main crypto investigation contractThe French big data analytics specialist

» Saudi Arabia/United Kingdom : Sales rep to Pakistani navy, Ali Alwabel, trades in on Newcastle-Riyadh connections
04/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Ali Alwabel, head of the consultancy Saudi Business Links (SBL), is a busy man. He has been representing Karachi Shipyard

» China/Hungary : CCP takes BRI a step further with Global Security Initiative
04/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) envoys have asked first Bhutan, then Hungary, Serbia and several Pacific island nations to go beyond

» China/Taiwan : State Security agenda for Xi's meeting with former Taiwanese president
04/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Intelligence Online understands that the Chinese Ministry of State Security, or Guoanbu, has pushed for President Xi Jinping to accept

» China/Taiwan/United States : ODNI farms out study into Chinese aggression
04/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), headed by Avril Haines, has commissioned an external research centre to

» France : Antoine Creux steps down as Société Générale security chief, with no designated successor
04/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Antoine Creux will step down as head of security at Société Générale at the end of this week, according to

» BOOK REVIEW: Fallen Leaders: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War (Emerging Civil War Anniversary Series)
03/04/24 19:18 from StrategyPage.com

» ON POINT: 21st-Century Chinese "Cabbage" Warfare: Fake Maps And Water Cannon Supporting Military Threat
03/04/24 18:33 from StrategyPage.com

» China/Colombia/France/Vietnam : French domestic spy agency's role in citizenship applications under judicial scrutiny
03/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Julien Zanatta, the lawyer for a Chinese national whose application to become a French citizen was rejected by an administrative court in Nantes in February (IO, 14/03/24), confirmed to Intelligence Online that he has appealed the ruling...

» Ukraine : How threat intelligence has become a commodity between Kyiv and its allies
03/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Western governments supporting Ukrainian cyber defence favour strengthening the country's threat intelligence capabilities, as Cyber Capacity Building programmes come with

» Georgia/United States : Pentagon contractors return to Georgia, on the front line against Russia
03/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The US defence services group Amentum is stepping up its recruitment drive in Tbilisi, as new Pentagon funds are released

» Thailand : Defence networks in flux
03/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Datagate and RV Connex are striving to update their networks in Bangkok. As partners of Western defence groups, the two

» China/France : Differences over Ukraine cloud Xi's trip to France
03/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
China's special envoy for Ukraine Li Hui's mission to Europe from 3 to 11 March has thrown a spanner in

» United Kingdom/United States : CT Group sees Russian litigation funder's hand behind legal woes
03/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Strategic communications provider and private investigator CT Group must have let out a sigh of relief on 28 March when

» Brazil/France/United Kingdom/United States : Audere, CLP Risk Management, SITE in Riyadh, Prisme Intelligence
03/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
London/New York - Audere expands into US with Glenn JohnstonThe British investigations and private security provider Audere Group has brought

» Strike in Damascus Escalates Israel’s Undeclared War With Iran
02/04/24 12:12 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
Tehran promises major retaliation, and the danger of a miscalculation is ever-present. But neither side wants a major shooting war, given the stakes.

» France/Israel/Palestine/United States : Inside Fogbow's floating pier operation to resupply Gaza
02/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Countries wanting to ease the Israeli blockade of Gaza have for weeks been taken by the private initiative of fledgling company Fogbow. The brand-new extreme logistics company is currently touring the world's capitals to present its priv...

» France/Poland : France trains Warsaw's geospatial intelligence experts
02/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
French experts have for the past few days been training around 10 Polish image interpreters in satellite imagery at France's

» UAE : The networks surrounding Abu Dhabi's new strategic airport operator
02/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Air services conglomerate Terminals Holding was until very recently virtually unknown in Abu Dhabi. But after recently signing a flurry

» France/Vietnam : Leadership change leaves France hanging over bilateral presidential visits
02/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The president of Vietnam is booked for an official visit to France in October for the Francophonie Summit in Villers-Cotterêts.

» Canada : Eyeing reform, intelligence services scrutinise foreign interference investigations
02/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The resumption on 27 March of the foreign interference commission chaired by Quebec judge Marie-Josée Hogue appears to be a

» Germany : Corporate Intelligence firm System 360's ex-spymasters split off after exposure
02/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Intelligence Online has learned that a group of former System 360 senior managers have opened a new intelligence firm in

» Kazakhstan/United Kingdom : Bekenov connects ex-Kazakh president's foundations with UK business circles
02/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Businessman Gani Bekenov had a front row seat at the Warwick Qazaq Ball, a Kazakh community event hosted by the

» Armenia/Azerbaijan/France : Paris keeps close eye on Baku after disinformation campaigns
01/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The intensification of reputational attacks against French interests in Armenia, targeting in particular the ambassador in Yerevan, Olivier Decottignies (IO, 22/03/24), who has received death threats, is being closely monitored by the Fr...

» Europe/Ukraine/United States : Ukrainian company at vanguard of NATO's information wars
01/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Ukrainian start-up Osavul, which specialises in fighting disinformation, has just won a NATO contract to counter influence operations in the

» Japan/Saudi Arabia : Essam Al Bukhary, the man behind Dragon Ball theme park and central cog of Saudi-Japanese networks
01/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
On 22 March, the Saudi monarchy announced the construction of a theme park devoted to the famed Japanese animated series

» Hungary : PM Orban's young adviser Balazs Orban rearranges his foreign policy tools
01/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (HIIA), formerly the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (IFAT), also known by its

» Ukraine : Kyiv reshuffle: military intelligence expertise to revitalise foreign spy agency
01/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The round of new security appointments in Kyiv in late March is testament to the Ukrainian executive power's drive to

» China/France/Italy/Russia : DGSE drama, career officer for Leningrad, Italy-China dialogue
01/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
France - DGSE, DGSI and DRM reshuffle drama in parliament recountedThe minutes published on 21 March of last year's parliamentary

» United States : Palantir employee seeking to ban TikTok emerges as large Trump donor
01/04/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The super PAC supporting former president Donald Trump's 2024 run was given a cash infusion from a key employee of

» BOOK REVIEW: Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army
31/03/24 16:52 from StrategyPage.com

» As Space Threats Mount, U.S. Lags in Protecting GPS Services
30/03/24 00:18 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
Threats are mounting in space. GPS signals are vulnerable to attack. Their time-keeping is essential for stock trading, power transmission and more.

» Europe/Russia : Western intelligence concerned over Russia's military build-up near Baltic states
29/03/24 01:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Satellites from the French Optical Space Component (CSO), operated by the French Military Intelligence Directorate (DRM), have for several days been monitoring the build-up of Russian forces in Belarus, while Washington has been deployin...

» Russia/Ukraine : Hotel President, the Moscow setting for a Ukrainian hi-tech intelligence op
29/03/24 01:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Overlooking the Moskva river, the Russian capital's imposing President Hotel was the setting for a recent successful human intelligence operation

» UAE : Abu Dhabi influence lever Terminals Holding seeks work with own military
29/03/24 01:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Terminals Holding, an Emirati aeronautical services provider that has been managing airports in Afghanistan via subsidiary GAAC since 2021, in

» Pakistan : Zaheer Ahmed Baber, a steady pilot for Pakistan's increasingly busy air force
29/03/24 01:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Pakistani Prime Minister Shebhaz Sharif on 17 March granted Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu a one-year extension to head

» United States : FBI takes interest in suspected hacking of robotics company
29/03/24 01:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The FBI is probing the hacking of a Pittsburgh-based robotics company, which was allegedly committed by a former employee, Intelligence

» United States : In trouble over Russian links, oil trader Niels Troost hires ex-Biden aide to fend off sanctions
29/03/24 01:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Dutch oil trader Niels Troost has hired a former Joe Biden aide to lobby for him in Washington as he

» BOOK REVIEW: The Routledge Atlas of the First World War (Routledge Historical Atlases) 4th Edition
28/03/24 14:08 from StrategyPage.com

» ON POINT: Key Bridge Catastrophe Exposes America's Fragile Transport System
28/03/24 14:05 from StrategyPage.com

» France/United States : OSINT specialists turn to 'no-auth' to investigate on social networks
28/03/24 01:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The French interior ministry has awarded the three lots dedicated to open source intelligence (OSINT) in its Cyber III major four-year investment plan. While two of them stipulate the need for an avatar management platform for virtual hu...

» Africa/France/Israel/Russia/UAE : Presight picks Anton Kharitonov, DCI's ISR drones, Falkor and Epieos
28/03/24 01:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Abu Dhabi: Russian OSINT expert heads Presight's intelligence teamsEmirati artificial intelligence specialist Group 42 (G42) may have hit the headlines

» Kazakhstan/United Kingdom : Astra Mining aims to lead UK rare earths exploration drive in Kazakhstan
28/03/24 01:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The British government, in an effort to meet its need for rare metals as quickly as possible, has recently been

» Armenia/United States : Ghosts of the American private military company Mozart Group haunt Yerevan
28/03/24 01:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
A year after it ceased activity, the American volunteer company Mozart Group, which operated like a private military company but

» France/Indonesia : Naval Group makes headway in Jakarta on submarine contract
28/03/24 01:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
According to sources in both Paris and Jakarta, French shipping company Naval Group is about to sign an agreement with Indonesian firm PT PAL.

» Australia : Intelligence chiefs at odds with Albanese government over foreign interference
28/03/24 01:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Two days before Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi's visit to Canberra on 20 March, news that the National Security Committee

» United States : Fired Kroll top executive hits back with lawsuit
27/03/24 01:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The corporate intelligence firm Kroll LLC and one of its former top employees are involved in a legal battle following her dismissal for allegedly taking confidential information home with her. Anna Povinelli, formerly a managing directo...

» Armenia : Erevan moves to reinforce its cyber defences
27/03/24 01:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Discussions are currently in full flow in the Armenian parliament regarding the future cyber defence law, which is seen as