France
DGSE gets its marching orders on gender equality

France, Ukraine
Leader of French military's Task Force Ukraine decamping to private sector

Nicolas Le Nen's mission as the head of Task Force Ukraine within France's ministry of armed forces will soon end, and he's already eyeing up work away from the public sector.

Germany
German budget crisis puts strain on intelligence recruitment

With the German authorities still trying to reach agreement on the 2024 budget, the BND is struggling to recruit, due to a lack of financial visibility, and the government's increasingly stringent gender policy requirements.

The Intelligence Gazette
MbS in London, the UK FARA, Rome between Beijing and Delhi, DGSE ethics

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

Saudi Arabia/UKDate set for MbS London visit

United KingdomBritish FARA not up to scratch

ItalyRome split between ties with China or India

FranceDGSE bolsters ethics

France
DGSE takes on economic sovereignty

The French external intelligence agency has opened a mission centre dedicated to economic interests. The new unit will aim to detect economic predation, support French business and help patch over certain failures, at the risk of doubling up on the work of other centres.

United States
Efforts to improve diversity and equality in intelligence community not paying off

Minorities and women are still under-represented in the US intelligence community, perpetuating its image as a closed administration, despite the priority given to diversification, seen as a gage of efficiency.

France, Iran, Israel
French intelligence missions hone in on Tehran

Two of the DGSE's new mission centres have turned their focus to Iran, following Tehran's public support of Hamas and greater involvement in the Middle East since the current crisis.

Spotlight | France
DGSE reform: The DR is dead, long live the DR !

The reform of France's external intelligence service, the DGSE, which was published on 16 July, looks to have signed the death warrant of its intelligence department, Direction du Renseignement (DR). Former DR executives remain as influential as ever, however, in the new structure.

France, Germany, Israel, United Kingdom, United States
Western intelligence agencies take pride in LGBTQ+ inclusion

The CIA, MI6, BND, Unit 8200, DGSE and others are moving towards greater gender quality and inclusion of LGBTQ+ minorities in the workplace as they vie for new recruits. We report on this new race for inclusion among the Western world's intelligence services.