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    Deep Dive | United States
    From Smurfs' Village to Flight Simulator: the European game developers helping US intelligence up its game

    Part 1 Gaming, the new frontier of intelligence (1/2).
    Gaming, the new frontier of intelligence (1/2). © Stéphane Oiry

    Strategic US technology is increasingly being developed by video game experts, and the conflict in Iran has shown their value. The European devs behind Microsoft Flight Simulator and Smurfs' Village are now at the vanguard making AI tools for intelligence.

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    United States
    DHS facing uncertain future in intelligence as prospect of reform looms

    Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin attends his first cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on 26 March 2026.
    Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin attends his first cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on 26 March 2026. © Jim Watson/AFP

    Several Department of Homeland Security intelligence reform proposals are on the table, ranging from streamlining to greater political oversight and closer cooperation with local authorities. These potential measures come as the department is looking to turn the page of its controversial heavy-handed crackdown on illegal immigration.

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    Indonesia, United States
    From Washington to Paris, the influential spin doctor behind Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund PR push

    Headquarters of Danantara, the Indonesian sovereign wealth fund created by Prabowo Subianto on 24 February 2025.
    Headquarters of Danantara, the Indonesian sovereign wealth fund created by Prabowo Subianto on 24 February 2025. © Bay Ismoyo/AFP

    Romanian entrepreneur and spin doctor Lucien Despoiu, who has the Indonesian president's ears, has enlisted the services of a US public relations firm to market Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund whilst at the same time making strategic use of his own investments in Paris.

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    Azerbaijan, France
    Behind the scenes of Paris-Baku negotiations, with London, to release French nationals held there

    French President Emmanuel Macron and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Copenhagen, on 2 October 2025.
    French President Emmanuel Macron and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Copenhagen, on 2 October 2025. © Ludovic Marin/AFP

    Against the backdrop of the war in Iran, the recent diplomatic thaw between France and Azerbaijan could signal the resumption of talks to release French nationals held in Baku. Intelligence Online can reveal what's at stake in this new round of negotiations.

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