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Markic makes his mark at INTCEN, China expert joins FSR, US diplomacy and cyber, Beijing sole option for EU-China summit

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

BelgiumMarkic makes his mark at INTCEN

FranceFoundation for Strategic Research to study Taiwan's National Security Council

United StatesState Department to beef up cybersecurity amid restructuring

China/EuropeUrsula von der Leyen summoned to Beijing

French army contractor employee denied security clearance and fired over ties with Vietnam

A technical manager at French company Ineo Défense lost his job after failing to obtain security clearance to access classified documents from France's defence procurement agency. His links with Vietnam apparently made him vulnerable.

Prominent French think tank Institut Montaigne ramps up focus on economic security

The Paris-based think tank will take on a new director for its Europe division next month and intends to further boost its research on economic security.

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Japan expert joins Naval Group, Protectas to guard EU sites, ex-Rio Tinto investigator launches own firm

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

ParisJapan expert joins Naval Group's safety department

GenevaProtectas awarded contract to secure three EU sites in Switzerland

LondonEx-Rio Tinto consultant enters private investigation market

TotalEnergies poaches new head of public affairs from Amazon France

The French oil giant has picked a former senior civil servant working for Amazon France to succeed Claire Legras as head of public affairs.

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Ex-US intel chief denounces purges, OFAST recruits in Marseille, China boosts Taiwan office, Frontex boss visits Paris

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

United StatesDonald Trump's ex-counter-espionage chief raises alarm over Elon Musk's purges

FranceAnti-drug office recruits in Marseille after agents prosecuted

ChinaTrusted recruits sought for Taiwan Affairs Office

FranceFrontex boss to visit Paris

Paris in search of cheap, off-the-shelf, kamikaze drones

Terminal Autonomy, a start-up providing kamikaze drones to the Ukrainian military, is sending representatives to Paris next week to present its models. Behind in the field, the French armed forces are urgently exploring the Ukraine battleground in an attempt to catch up.

US' Palantir to stay part of French intelligence until end of Macron presidency?

It will be months, perhaps even years, before the OTDH data fusion system at the DGSI, the French domestic intelligence service, is fully operational. US group Palantir therefore looks set to have a presence in the service for some time.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Darroch dines with Audere, Hakluyt, Iremos, ex-Optima

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

LondonKim Darroch dines with Audere

ChicagoEx-CIA officer and former Biden briefer takes seat at Hakluyt

ParisIremos purchase brings ChapsVision closer to Unibail

LondonOptima founder starts new chapter in defence sector

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DGSE screening, US naval intelligence, China's anti-corruption drive, Paris-Moscow skirmish

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

FranceDGSE speeds up clearance procedures to boost recruitment

USThink-tank with US Navy ties mulls potential clash with Beijing

ChinaAcademy of Social Sciences targeted by anti-corruption drive

RussiaDiplomatic tussle between Paris and Moscow