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General Philippe C., known as JAD13, the late spymaster who masterminded the DGSE's strong-arm operation against businessman Alain Duménil.
General Philippe C., known as JAD13, the late spymaster who masterminded the DGSE's strong-arm operation against businessman Alain Duménil.

Spymaster | France
The secrets of general ‘JAD13', the man behind the DGSE's most sensitive missions

The former director of France's DGSE foreign intelligence agency, Bernard Bajolet, is to stand trial on 6 and 7 November for his service's "pressure tactics" against businessman Alain Duménil. But the man who masterminded the strong-arm operation, the late spymaster deeply involved with the DGSE's most secret activities, will be glaringly absent.

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Russia, Ukraine, United States
Concern mounts over Moscow's repurposing of Western open source tools

Ukrainian military intelligence units are concerned by the use of the US OpenAthena geolocation application for drones by Russian reconnaissance units. The controlled use of this freely available type of solution may allow Moscow to gain ground in some technological fields, which is a major worry for the General Staff in Kyiv.

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