On @Intstrategist's Radar...
A selection of recent finds found during 18-25 May 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:
China/France/United States: DGSE hits French TV, Beijing influencing Putin on Pyongyang, US's Arctic diplomacy, Tracfin departure | Intelligence Online
What the UNDP Human Development Report Means for Caribbean | Inter Press Service
The Real Stakes of Trump’s Middle East Diplomacy | Just Security
How ‘Daniel’ Led Our Reporters to an Assembly Line for Russian Spies - The New York Times
Counterterrorism nominee Joe Kent under scrutiny as emails show he pushed for edits to intelligence assessment - CBS News
Can Sam Altman Be Trusted with the Future? | The New Yorker
The Future of Terrorism Detection and Analysis | Just Security
Disrupting Lumma Stealer Malware – Microsoft Leads Global Action - SOCRadar® Cyber Intelligence Inc.
Chinese crew caught trying to break into US city utilities • The Register
DVIDS - Video - B-Roll: US, multinational partners conduct intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance training during African Lion 2025
China-linked ‘Silk Typhoon’ hackers accessed Commvault cloud environments, person familiar says - Nextgov/FCW
News - Do you know your MI5 from your MI6? New study sheds light on UK Intelligence and public knowledge - University of Nottingham
US official's email on gang assessment sparks concern in intelligence agencies | Reuters
SANS 2025 Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Survey: Navigating Uncertainty in Today's Threat Landscape - SOCRadar® Cyber Intelligence Inc.
Israeli PM says new intelligence chief to take office next month | Reuters
Army unit to mature electromagnetic deception tools | DefenseScoop
Three Israelis Indicted for Espionage in Service of Iranian Intelligence Last Week | Israel Defense
Africa: AI and Data Policy in Africa - A Call for Sovereign Innovation - allAfrica.com
Artificial Intelligence: Use and Oversight in Financial Services | U.S. GAO
Same suspected Chinese spies again attacking Ivanti bugs • The Register
Gabbard signals shift in U.S. intelligence collection priorities - SpaceNews
Russian hackers target Western firms shipping aid to Ukraine, US intelligence says - ABC News
Aviva and CyberCube Partner to Harness AI for Cyber Threat Actor Intelligence and Advanced Portfolio Risk Management - Aviva plc
French Intelligence Rejects Durov Allegation Of Romanian Election Meddling | Radio Free Europe
SANS Institute to Present 2025 Cyber Threat Intelligence | Globalnewswire
Accenture and SAP Join Forces to Help Companies Enable Connected Intelligence Across the Enterprise to Drive Speed and Agility in the AI Era | Accenture
The Pacific needs to upgrade regional intelligence cooperation | The Strategist
5/21/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Nine Critical Lessons from Israel’s October 7 War and What They Mean for SOF | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Official Pushed to Rewrite Intelligence So It Could Not Be ‘Used Against’ Trump - The New York Times
What the UNDP Human Development Report Means for Caribbean | Inter Press Service
AI Mode in Google Search: Updates from Google I/O 2025 | Google
Judicial Deference & Presidential Power under Alien Enemies Act | Just Security
Africa Day - Why Data Sovereignty is Africa's Next Liberation Struggle - allAfrica.com
Air Power in an Age of Strategic Uncertainty: The Perspective of General Moseley - Second Line of Defense
Russia’s military capabilities strained as war in Ukraine continues, says Defence Intelligence Agency | Defence Industry (EU)
5/24/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
New York Times: How Russia’s intelligence services turned Brazil into a ‘spy factory’ - Press Review | France24
Defending the Frontlines: Proactive Cybersecurity in Local Government | DarkTrace
Nihilistic Violent Extremism and American Counterterrorism | Just Security
SWJ El Centro Book Review – Mexico’s Drug War and Criminal Networks: The Dark Side of Social Media | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
The use and promise of artificial intelligence in GNSS PNT - GPS World
Strong Growth Ahead: Vertical Take-Off And Landing (VTOL) UAV | OpenPR
Russia accused of trying to hack border security cameras to disrupt Ukraine aid | Russia | The Guardian
India's Wake-Up Call: Why US Defense Reform Must Match the Speed of Modern War | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Managing Population-Level Supernatural Reactions When AI Finally Attains Artificial General Intelligence | Forbes
Airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Market | OpenPR
Israel/Japan/United States: Tokyo feels the heat from Washington and Mossad amid GCAP jet programme developments | Intelligence Online
5 things to know about Donald Trump's Golden Dome proposal | The Hill
Space Force and NGA move to end turf disputes with new intelligence agreement - SpaceNews
Turkish intelligence chief meets with Syrian president in Damascus | aa.com.tr
US intelligence warns North Korea in ‘strongest strategic position in decades’ | NK News
Military intelligence show to be housed in London Blitz tunnels | BBC News
UK and allies expose Russian intelligence campaign... - NCSC.GOV.UK
France/United States: CIA Paris station caught up in former employees' vulnerabilities | Intelligence Online
Geospatial intelligence agency urges faster AI deployment - SpaceNews
Commentary: Ukraine has shown you can now buy an intelligence agency off the shelf | The Daily Telegraph (UK)
We know what Russia is doing and how it does it, EU intelligence centre chief tells Euronews | Euronews
Navy wants AI tools to boost data processing, resource distribution | Defense News
JFK Files Detail Close Intelligence Collaboration Between CIA and Mexico | National Security Archive
Doug Cossa Named Intelligence Community CIO at ODNI | HS Today
GEOINT 2025: Navigating intelligence in a shifting world - SpaceNews
Indian IT giant investigates M&S cyber-attack link | BBC News
DVIDS - Video - Interview: U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Travis Huff speaks about conducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance training during African Lion 2025
Too big to conceal: North Korea fesses up to botched warship launch – Radio Free Asia
Vietnam: Strengthening Cyber Defences Amid Rising Threats – OpenGov Asia
Netanyahu Names Maj. Gen. David Zini as New Domestic Spy Chief - The New York Times
Ex-Finnish intelligence chief under suspicion of treason | Daily Sabah
Storytelling and the Search for Meaning | Psychology Today
Florida Company Modernizes US Army Spy Plane Training | The Defense Post
L3Harris and Airbus integrate systems on new helicopter drone | UK Defence Journal
Reuniting ASIO and the AFP under Home Affairs is the right move to address intensifying threats | The Strategist
Home secretary pledges new powers to target foreign intelligence agencies seeking to recruit 'criminals and misfits' | UK News | Sky News
Entanglement meets artificial intelligence in quantum sensors | Nature Physics
North Korean warship tough to salvage after launch failure, analysts say – Radio Free Asia