On @Intstrategist's Radar...
A selection of recent finds found during 17-24 August 2025
‘Intelligence’ = ‘Understanding’ + ‘Influence’. // Rationale: There is plenty of ‘chatter’ relating to contemporary developments. Drawing on 'Intelligence Engineering' (IE) - www.intstrategist.com/intelligence-engineering-book - this Substack 'post' provides a distilled and curated series of quickly scrollable headlines that especially relate to 'intelligence' topics and further offer: (i) informed insight as to where we are presently; and (ii), at least beginning, foresight into future directions that are opening up. Feedback, discussion & debate is welcomed. //
Source headlines listed as follows:
100 arrests ahead of Notting Hill Carnival in 'intelligence-led interventions', Met Police say | UK News | Sky News
Companies and militaries look to artificial intelligence to improve support of equipment | Shephard
What Gabbard’s ODNI cuts mean for U.S. intelligence agencies | PBS News
Mali arrests French intelligence officer despite diplomatic immunity | Le Monde
Soldier with far-right links becomes first convicted spy in New Zealand history | intelNews.org
Neither US nor China ready for a sea drone fight - Asia Times
Gabbard barred sharing intelligence on Russia-Ukraine negotiations with "Five Eyes" partners - CBS News
Iran seeks Belarus help to restore air defense systems, Ukraine's intelligence says | Kyiv Independent
The Intelligence Community’s Politicization: Dueling to Discredit | Council on Foreign Relations
Pete Hegseth fires intelligence boss over assessment of damage from Iran strikes - ABC News
Is the Pentagon Slowing Artificial Intelligence Adoption? | Council on Foreign Relations
LATEST: US Treasury consultation examines using AI to stop criminals using stablecoins - AML Intelligence
Unlocking Justice: A Policy Roadmap for Victims of Spyware | Just Security
Is AI a “Normal Technology”? – O’Reilly
8/22/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Ex-Israeli intelligence chief said 50 Palestinians must die for every 7 October victim | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian
Boards are spending too much time looking backwards, survey of UK and US governance professionals finds | Governance Intelligence
Ecuadorian Court to analyze challenges to the Intelligence Law - Prensa Latina
Norwegian dam compromised by Russian hackers claims Norway’s intelligence service | IceNews - Daily News
PLA details UAV intelligence operations to track foreign warships | Jane's
US Navy increases P-8 Poseidon patrols near Venezuela as Washington seeks to curb cartel trafficking | via MSN
Terror threat level: NZ Security Intelligence Service spy agency warns Kiwis need to step up to combat terror - NZ Herald
How Big Tech Sets the Agenda in Trump’s America | The New Yorker
Jihadi Use of Artificial Intelligence: A Growing Threat in the Digital Age | ORF
Russia strengthens hand in potential peace talks with steady advances in Donbas | Kyiv Independent
AI: History shows a bubble burst is coming for artificial intelligence boom | Australian Financial Review
German Navy risk stretching too far to safeguard several theatres - Naval Technology
U.S. Could Leverage Intelligence Sharing to Press for Deal | WSJ
F.B.I. Searches Home and Office of John Bolton, Ex-Trump Adviser - The New York Times
The choices facing Britain’s next MI6 chief | The Economist
UK ‘agrees to drop’ demand over Apple iCloud encryption, US intelligence head claims | The Record from Recorded Future News
Putin will be popping champagne over Trump intelligence purge, says Biden CIA director | The Daily Telegraph (UK)
Smuggling for the Motherland? Using Ukraine’s Criminal Organizations Against Russia | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
8/23/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Canada to announce new foreign interference watchdog to fight transnational repression - ICIJ
Military Laser Systems - Driving Innovation in Modern Defense
Air support for Ukraine? Trump floats security guarantee | The Hill
Bolton Investigation Linked to Overseas Intelligence - The New York Times
Trump news at a glance: Gabbard strips security clearance from dozens of intelligence officials | Trump administration | The Guardian
AI = Asian Intelligence? Chinese talent powers American AI now, but for how long? | The Straits Times
U.S. Navy sailor convicted of espionage after selling secrets to Chinese intelligence officer | NBC News
Boosting Trade in Least Developed Countries: Power of Technology | Inter Press Service
Chips made Taiwan indispensable. AI can make it unstoppable. | Lowy Institute (Australia)
In latest purge, Hegseth removes head of Pentagon intelligence agency, other senior officials | Reuters