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    Intelligence becomes diplomatic weapon at US State Department

    Brett Holmgren, Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research), in Washington, DC, 18 May 2021.
    Brett Holmgren, Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research), in Washington, DC, 18 May 2021. © Rod Lamkey-CNP/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect

    The head of the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Brett Holmgren, will take part in the Annual Threat Assessment hearings. It's a clear sign of his service's growing power at a time when the Biden administration is seeking to develop its use of intelligence as a diplomatic tool.

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    France
    Insider tipped to head French anti-terrorism prosecutor's office

    Olivier Christen, currently director of criminal affairs and pardons (DGAC), is in pole position to head France's anti-terrorism prosecutor's office.
    Olivier Christen, currently director of criminal affairs and pardons (DGAC), is in pole position to head France's anti-terrorism prosecutor's office. © Jérémy Paoloni/Abacapress.com/Reuters

    Olivier Christen, a close associate of the French justice minister, is in pole position to succeed Jean-François Ricard as head of the national anti-terrorism prosecutor's office, the judicial partner of the DGSI domestic intelligence agency.

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    Albania, France, Iran, United States
    Lobbyist Robert Joseph seeks to win backing for National Council of Resistance in Iran, a favourite of US right

    Lobbyist Robert Joseph.
    Lobbyist Robert Joseph. © Images North America/Getty Images via AFP

    An ex-NSC and State Department official, Joseph has been pressing his client's case with elected officials and US diplomats. Joseph, who's now with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, allegedly promoted bogus evidence when at the NSC that helped pave the way for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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