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A new Pelican observation satellite, built by Planet Labs and which began operations a few days ago, will shortly be fully handed over to Sweden's military intelligence and security service (MUST), after the final weeks of fine-tuning. MUST expects to [...]

A group of military advisers contracted by the Pentagon is expected to arrive in Baghdad shortly to bolster some of [...]

Two Pratt & Whitney PW127 aircraft engines, belonging to Russian-Thai company Siam Aero Repair (SAR, IO, 30/04/26), have been impounded [...]

The head of Switzerland's new Space Command, Ludovic Monnerat, made no secret of his country's ambitions for the Alpstar geospatial [...]

The promotion of Martin Heinemann to the newly created position of communications director of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency on [...]

While rumours swirl in Washington over who will replace Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned from her role as Director of National [...]

In an inconspicuous bar in Miami's Wynwood neighbourhood, far from the offices of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Intelligence Online met with two figures operating behind the scenes in Washington's covert war on the Chinese brokers fuelling the global fentanyl [...]

A Paris court on 16 April dismissed a French diplomat's bid to overturn a foreign ministry decision refusing her "secret" [...]

A series of revelations concerning the covert participation of Gulf states in the Iran war has prompted speculation over rival [...]

While a question mark hangs over whether US President Donald Trump will resume hostilities against Iran, several US embassies in [...]

US – State Department plans to boost fight against online disinformationPublic diplomacy head Sarah Rogers is looking to buy tools [...]

The Latvian State Police announced on 21 May the arrest [...]

According to reports, the downed object may belong to the UAE.

I could be wrong, but based on the available footage, it appears to possibly be a Rafale fighter jet.

However, there is no official confirmation at this stage. https://t.co/SxDH8xuatQ pic.twitter.com/QTgF9uvv0X

— Defence Index (@Defence_Index) May 23, 2026 THIS BEARS WATCHING! I HAVE NOT BEEN IMPRESSED BY THE AIRMANSHIP OF UAE AVIATORS BUT TO BE SHOT DOWN BY A DRONE????

Those caught up in West Africa's Ebola outbreak a decade ago on how best to tackle the current epidemic.

Instagram can be one huge joke but this one is verified. Wonder what else the Catholic Church is hiding? View this post on Instagram

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IPI, in partnership with the United Nations Department of Peace Operations, McGill University’s Max Bell School of Public Policy, the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA), the Challenges Forum for Peace Operations, and the Permanent Missions of Canada and the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations, co-hosted a closed-door hybrid workshop, “Keeping Protection in Focus: Emerging Research on Protection and Peace Operations,” on May 22nd.

Over more than two and a half decades, there has been significant normative and operational progress in protecting civilians through UN peace operations. There is a wide range of policies, guidance, and good practice to support mandate implementation, as well as a rich body of evidence indicating the effectiveness that peace operations can have in preventing and responding to violence against civilians. At the same time, changes and uncertainty in the global peace and security landscape are challenging the nature of collective security more broadly, with implications for UN peace operations and their ability to protect civilians. Against this backdrop, and amidst an ongoing review on the future of all forms of peace operations, prior assumptions and approaches need to be tested to ensure their continued applicability, and new ways of working need to be considered.

This interactive workshop will present the findings of a series of policy briefs published by IPI, covering a diverse range of issues on how to strengthen protection by UN and UN-supported peace operations. This workshop will feature presentations by some of the authors and an interactive exchange with respondents. Participants for the event will be member state delegates, UN and AU officials, civil society representatives, and other scholars, researchers, and experts. The event will be hybrid and held under the Chatham House rule of non-attribution.

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After spending much of her career observing Iran and its proxies from Middle East stations, MI6 chief Blaise Metreweli has [...]