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Bigger role for DGSE strategy chief

Under its new director Christophe Bigot, the DGSE's strategy department may be given new powers.

Subscribers only 22.01.2014

Lebanon: Paris plays down Saudi gift

Since Saudi Arabia announced that it was going to fund French equipment for the Lebanese army to the tune of $3 billion, Paris has been trying to reassure Hezbollah, which opposes the arrangement.

Subscribers only 22.01.2014

Ex-agent Soulié wins against Thales

After a long drawn-out arbitration process, Thales has been ordered to pay €30 million to Frenchman Jean-Paul Soulié, a former [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 22.01.2014

Patrick Pailloux

Patrick Pailloux, the director of France's computer security authority, the [...]

Subscribers only 22.01.2014

Le Drian's Rafale reminder

The two-hour working meeting attended by French defence minister Jean-Yves [...]

Subscribers only Defence 22.01.2014

Airbus' China agents angry

Hesham Syllan, a Turkish businessman who is active in China, [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 22.01.2014

Spotlight
Military intelligence overhaul underway

One of recently-appointed new French military intelligence chief General Pierre de Villiers' major tasks is to reform military intelligence within the armed forces, an area whose weaknesses came to light during France's Operations Serval and Harmattan in Mali and Libya.

Subscribers only Defence 22.01.2014

DGSE monopolises special funds

Once again this year, the DGSE will take the lion's share of the French government's secret fund for intelligence.

Subscribers only 08.01.2014

Gomart reforms the DRM

To bring new dynamism to the Direction du Renseignement Militaire (DRM), General Christophe Gomart, the head of France's military intelligence [...]

Subscribers only Defence 08.01.2014

COS busy in northern Mali

Counter-terrorism operations conducted by the French air force and the special forces, the Commandement des Opérations Spéciales (COS), in November [...]

Subscribers only Defence 08.01.2014

Hollande returns empty-handed from Riyadh

The spectacular rapprochement between France's Socialist government and Saudi Arabia (IOL 695) has yet to translate into actual business deals.

Subscribers only 08.01.2014

Mohamed Bin Laden

Mohamed Bin Laden, the Saudi business lawyer who was awarded [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 08.01.2014

David Petraeus

David Petraeus, the former director of the CIA who is [...]

Subscribers only 08.01.2014

Saad Hariri

Saad Hariri, the head of Lebanon's Future Movement, was invited [...]

Subscribers only 08.01.2014

Bernard Barbier

Bernard Barbier, the technical director of the DGSE, officially stepped [...]

Subscribers only 08.01.2014

DGSE technology slot in play

There is no shortage of candidates to replace Bernard Barbier as head of the DGSE's well-endowed technology department.

Subscribers only 18.12.2013

Artemis on hunt for contracts

Financed by former oil industry executives and headed by French special forces veterans, new private security company Artemis is hoping to carve a place for itself in an overcrowded market.

Subscribers only 18.12.2013

Tom Hartley

Tom Hartley is expected to officially announce his departure as [...]

Subscribers only 18.12.2013

Jean-Claude Cousseran

Jean-Claude Cousseran, who headed the DGSE in 2000-2002, during Jacques [...]

Subscribers only 18.12.2013

Christian Lothion

Christian Lothion, 61, is to join the French banking federation [...]

Subscribers only 18.12.2013

Bernard Bajolet

Bernard Bajolet, the director of the DGSE, says has not [...]

Subscribers only 18.12.2013

Brittany goes cyber

Perhaps it is because of French defence minister Jean-Yves Le [...]

Subscribers only Defence 18.12.2013

Renault helps find bolt hole for Husson

"Renault, nid d'espions"- "Renault, nest of Spies" - published by [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 18.12.2013

Total's corporate monitor moves in

As Intelligence Online anticipated (IOL 700), Jean-François Théodore, the former [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 18.12.2013

Laurent Jacquet

Laurent Jacquet, the former managing editor of the Moniteur du [...]

Subscribers only 18.12.2013

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All articles - France

Bigger role for DGSE strategy chief

Lebanon: Paris plays down Saudi gift

Ex-agent Soulié wins against Thales

Patrick Pailloux

Le Drian's Rafale reminder

Airbus' China agents angry

Spotlight
Military intelligence overhaul underway

DGSE monopolises special funds

Gomart reforms the DRM

COS busy in northern Mali

Hollande returns empty-handed from Riyadh

Mohamed Bin Laden

David Petraeus

Saad Hariri

Bernard Barbier

DGSE technology slot in play

Artemis on hunt for contracts

Tom Hartley

Jean-Claude Cousseran

Christian Lothion

Bernard Bajolet

Brittany goes cyber

Renault helps find bolt hole for Husson

Total's corporate monitor moves in

Laurent Jacquet

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Bigger role for DGSE strategy chief

Lebanon: Paris plays down Saudi gift

Ex-agent Soulié wins against Thales

Patrick Pailloux

Le Drian's Rafale reminder

Airbus' China agents angry

Spotlight Military intelligence overhaul underway

DGSE monopolises special funds

Gomart reforms the DRM

COS busy in northern Mali

Hollande returns empty-handed from Riyadh

Mohamed Bin Laden

David Petraeus

Saad Hariri

Bernard Barbier

DGSE technology slot in play

Artemis on hunt for contracts

Tom Hartley

Jean-Claude Cousseran

Christian Lothion

Bernard Bajolet

Brittany goes cyber

Renault helps find bolt hole for Husson

Total's corporate monitor moves in

Laurent Jacquet

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