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SGDSN anniversary watch, ODNI military adviser, Kyiv's Africa plan

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceBespoke watches for SGDSN's 120th anniversary

USTulsi Gabbard's new military adviser is a Marine

UkraineA plan for Kyiv's return to Africa

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Backed by Washington, Caribbean intelligence chiefs to meet in Barbados

The annual US-backed Caribbean Community intelligence summit, aimed at fostering intelligence cooperation within the 15-country bloc, helps to offset the erosion of Washington's soft power in this region plagued by major security challenges.

Beijing increasingly distanced from International Energy Agency as US stamps its authority

China is one of 13 association countries which have historically sent energy analysts to work at the IEA and delegates to attend events. But its relationship with the Paris-based body has begun to fray.

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Iran war exposes vulnerabilities in US counterterrorism in light of security priorities shift

The switch in Washington's security priorities, marked by a pivot to counternarcotics and Latin America, has largely been at the expense of the fight against terrorism.

US special forces rally their contractors to prepare for next phase in Iran

The Trump administration is weighing up whether to deploy its special forces to storm strategic Iranian facilities. In a subtle but unmistakable sign of its possible intention, the US Special Operations Command has been rushing to fill key positions needed for such a move.

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How Tehran cobbles together targeting intelligence

As war rages in the Middle East, the Pentagon fears Tehran may be acquiring US imagery from third parties. For Iran, gathering high-quality intelligence to plan its targeting operations is a key military challenge of the conflict.

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Trump shifts position on key surveillance law as debate heats up in Congress

As an April deadline on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act approaches, the Trump administration wants to extend the law, while some US Senators are pushing for changes to ensure Americans more privacy.

Deep Dive
Transatlantic tensions test US intelligence diplomacy

'America First' diplomacy (4/4) – From Marco Rubio to Charles Kushner, a deep dive into the State Department's radical transformation under Donald Trump. This final episode explores the role of intelligence as a diplomatic tool for Washington in a rapidly changing international landscape.

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Congress to question Trump's intelligence chiefs next week

Iran, Venezuela and the major changes that have shaken the US intelligence community over the past year will be on the agenda for this eagerly awaited public hearing of Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe and Kash Patel.

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From Paris to Washington: the new faces of 'America First' diplomacy

"America First" diplomacy (3/4) – From Marco Rubio to Charles Kushner, a deep dive into the radical transformation of the State Department under Donald Trump. This third episode looks at the new guard of diplomats spreading MAGA ideology in Washington and around the world.

The intriguing Gabriel Scheinmann, a grandson of French spies now shaping US diplomacy in Paris

Charles Kushner's chief of staff, Gabriel Scheinmann, is the driving force and architect of some of the US embassy in Paris's most strident actions over the past year. He is also the descendant of a family deeply rooted in the world of French espionage.

Deep Dive
'A career killer': US diplomacy's U-turn on disinformation

"America First" diplomacy (2/4) – From Marco Rubio to Charles Kushner, a deep dive into the State Department's radical transformation under Donald Trump. This second episode looks back at Washington's about-turn on the fight against disinformation, abandoned in favour of "freedom of expression".

Deep Dive
'America First' diplomacy

As Washington returns to war in the Middle East, Intelligence Online explores the radical transformation in the State Department since Donald Trump's return to power. From Marco Rubio to Charles Kushner, from the fight against disinformation to intelligence partnerships, we take a deep dive into "America First" diplomacy.