France
Ex-intelligence officers infiltrate soldiers' opinion page

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Burton moves to Nardello, Sene sanction confirmed, Crystal Blockchain sets up in London, Kikkar debuts in asset recovery, Avisa expands in DC

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to New York, London, Paris and Washington.

New York/LondonJenna Burton switches from Raedas to Nardello.

ParisFrench armed forces ministry sanction against corporate intelligence consultant confirmed

LondonCrystal Blockchain opens up in the UK

LondonKikkar Advisory opens up for asset recovery

Paris/WashingtonUnder fire in France, Avisa expands in Washington

France
Tighter controls on the way over defence and intelligence officials switching to the private sector

Among the many legislative reforms to be put forward in France's future revised military planning law, there is a proposal to keep tighter control of armed forces ministry officials looking to move into the private sector.

Russia
KGB-FSB veterans who attacked the Kremlin have since gone into business

An open letter which criticised the Kremlin over its handling of the parliamentary elections in September, the country's standard of living and the decline in patriotism was published by the Russian Communist Party in early November.

France, Russia
Former French generals' think-tank touts anti-NATO stance

An open letter was published in the French media repeating arguments put forward by the Kremlin to attack the "NATO 2030" reform initiative.

France
Emmanuel Macron launches anti-fake news task force Honfleur

France's main intelligence services have been roped into a project coordinated by its Secretariat-General for National Defence and Security (SGDSN), which will identify private companies which could help tackle disinformation.

France
Make-over at DRSD

A decree issued on Dec. 4 on how France's Direction [...]

Paris manoeuvres to persuade Trump to limit his disengagement

For the last month, Washington has been playing a game of bluff with its allies in the Sahel by dangling the threat of withdrawal as it did a year ago.