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A Tekever AR3 EVO drone on display at the company's stand at the Grand Palais during the Adopt AI summit in Paris on 25 November 2025. © Bruno Levesque/IP3 Press/MaxPPP

Paris turns to Portuguese dronemaker after Patroller programme stalls

Forced to abandon its flailing drone Patroller programme, the French defence ministry is looking elsewhere for an alternative and has begun prospecting in Portugal.

Subscribers only Defence, Contractors 18.12.2025

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. © Yves Herman/Reuters

How Beijing turned down EU's von de Leyen on French president's recent China trip

Paris had hoped the EU commission chief would accompany the French president to China earlier this month. Beijing turned down its request a few days before, and has been criticising the EU behind closed doors ever since, breaking with China's relatively pro-European stance of the last few decades.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 16.12.2025

Career changes and job diversification under ethical scrutiny at France's DGSI

A recent French interior ministry report shows that ethics are improving at the DGSI domestic intelligence service.

Subscribers only Agencies 16.12.2025

French navy boosts anti-drone systems to counter growing threats

The company MC2 Technologies specialises in anti-drone systems. Its products range from frequency-jamming rifles to 300-kg onboard systems for frigates. © Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP

Subscribers only Defence, Contractors 15.12.2025

Macrons' US private investigators set up shop in Paris

President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron with his wife and First Lady Brigitte Macron in the courtyard of the Élysee Palace in Paris, 29 October 2025. © Xose Bouzas/Hans Lucas via AFP

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 12.12.2025

French consultant Renouard de Vallière loses long-running dispute with UAE

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has brought an end to a long-running dispute between French consultant Pascal Renouard de Vallière and the United Arab Emirates.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 12.12.2025

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Veleda, Mintz, Sarah Knafo at ADIT

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Florida / DubaiJay Newman joins new boutique advisory Veleda

AsiaMintz begins headhunting blitz in South Asia

ParisSarah Knafo invited to Next Step Influence-ADIT's Club 31 in January

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 17.12.2025

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US health intelligence, French intel report, China-Japan rivalry, Tracfin

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United StatesRobert Kennedy Jr looking to boost health ministry's intel

FranceParliamentary intelligence delegation report published in Q1 of 2026

ChinaRethinking Ryukyu: Beijing ropes in academics to push archipelago's independence

FranceTracfin interested in humint

Subscribers only 15.12.2025

French interior minister reopens debate on access to encrypted messages

A fresh legislative battle in France looks set to unfold regarding intelligence techniques. The French interior minister has said he wants to revisit the issue, which includes potentially extending geolocation and access to encrypted messaging services.

Subscribers only Agencies, Cybersecurity 11.12.2025

Ex-head of French military intelligence torpedoes Lafarge's Syria alibi

Called as a witness in Lafarge's trial for allegedly financing terrorism in Syria, the former head of French military intelligence, General Christophe Gomart, confirmed he had obtained information through one of the cement manufacturer's employees, but denied knowing about its payments to jihadists.

Subscribers only Operations 10.12.2025

The former head of France's DRM military intelligence Christophe Gomart at the first day of the Paris trial of French cement group Lafarge, on 4 November 2025.

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In Lomé, Russian ship suspected of carrying uranium under high surveillance

French, US and even Chinese spy satellites have been frantically photographing Russian ship Matros Shevchenko's every move since it docked in the Togolese capital last month. The ship is suspected of being used to transport uranium to Moscow.

Subscribers only Defence 10.12.2025

The port of Lomé in Togo, on 30 May 2022, where the Russian ship Matros Shevchenko has been moored since November 2025.

Concern at France's DGSE over tightening of internal and operational security

The major overhaul of security procedures and the tightening of operational rules at France's DGSE foreign intelligence service is causing tension internally, particularly among officers working in the field.

Subscribers only Agencies 09.12.2025

The head of France's DGSE foreign intelligence agency Nicolas Lerner in Paris, on 3 April 2024.

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DGSE and DGSI's workforces, OSINT at the Pentagon, Chinese house arrest rules, SIRASCO seeks deputy

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

FranceDGSE chief reacts to DGSI's growing workforce

United StatesPentagon looks to streamline OSINT contractors

ChinaSupervised house arrest… except in cases of ‘national security'

FranceSIRASCO seeks a number two

Subscribers only 08.12.2025

Ex-French PM François Fillon heads to Gulf for Forward Global

Now an adviser to corporate intelligence firm Forward Global, the former politician is expected in Abu Dhabi next week.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 05.12.2025

Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, in Paris on 20 March 2024.

Riyadh seeking help from French intelligence to track down Hezbollah's financial networks

Pressured by Washington to do more against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Riyadh has turned to French intelligence in the hope of tapping into its expertise. A discreet meeting between the DGSE and Saudi intelligence was held last week.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 05.12.2025

US President Donald Trump and Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman in Washington, DC on 19 November 2025.

French ambassador to Indo-Pacific posted to Malaysia

Marc Abensour, who has been France's ambassador for the Indo-Pacific since October 2022, is set to succeed Alex Cruau as French ambassador in Kuala Lumpur.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 05.12.2025

Tracfin in crisis mode after damaging media reports

The French financy ministry's anti-money laundering unit, which introduced tighter security measures earlier this year, is struggling to contain the fallout from news articles published in October questioning its integrity and links with the United Arab Emirates.

Subscribers only Agencies 04.12.2025

Antoine Magnant, the head of France's anti-money laundering service Tracfin.

While Macron is in China, Beijing sends Xinjiang delegation to Paris

As the French president landed in Beijing, a Chinese delegation arrived in Paris to promote the official line of a "return to normal" in the Uyghur region, just as a political crackdown is decimating the upper echelons of power in Urumqi.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 03.12.2025

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron at Beijing International Airport on 3 December 2025.

French defence security intelligence beefs up digital tools

Having completed its move into its brand new headquarters near Paris, France's DRSD military counterintelligence service has now turned its focus to digital projects.

Subscribers only Agencies, Cybersecurity 03.12.2025

Russian military cyberspy discreetly operating in Paris

GRU's campaign in Europe (2/2) − Moscow's armed branch for spying in Western Europe, the GRU military intelligence service, relies on a discreet agent in Paris who is an expert in interceptions and on North and South Korea.

Subscribers only Operations, Cybersecurity 03.12.2025

From Stresa to Vienna, a Russian military intelligence spy's France mission revealed

GRU's campaign in Europe (1/2). Russia's feared GRU military intelligence, headed by Igor Kostyukov and tasked with spying on Western Europe, was caught red-handed trying to recruit a French soldier stationed at a NATO base in Italy.

Subscribers only Agencies, Operations 02.12.2025

LVMH: intelligence-gathering on French investigative news outlet revealed

A covert request to dig into La Lettre and its luxury sector correspondent has circulated among Paris private eyes, reviving memories of a past LVMH intelligence scandal and exposing bitter infighting at the heart of the world's biggest luxury group.

Free access Corporate Intel 01.12.2025

Frédéric and Bernard Arnault, Alexandre Benalla, Alexandre Arnault and Jean-Jacques Guiony, Bernard Arnault.

The Agencies' Gazette
DIA and narcotrafficking, French prison intel, Beijing frets about VPN use, French intel academy prize

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United StatesDIA loses drug trafficking expert

FranceInsufficient resources for prison intelligence

ChinaStricter checks for foreign websites and rumours about Russia, Taiwan and Trump

FranceFour theses in the running for French Intelligence Academy Grand Prize

Subscribers only 01.12.2025

French court slams DGSE ex-Dubai station chief's 'brutal' management

A non-commissioned officer assigned to the DGSE station in Dubai in 2017 said he endured a workplace nightmare that had serious consequences on his mental health. A French court has ordered the service to acknowledge that the station chief's behaviour was the cause.

Subscribers only Agencies 01.12.2025

DGSE tightens rules for recalling officers to Paris

The French foreign intelligence service has recently strengthened its security procedures for staff posted abroad. Over the past year, half a dozen officers have had their missions interrupted.

Subscribers only Agencies 27.11.2025

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All articles - France

Paris turns to Portuguese dronemaker after Patroller programme stalls

How Beijing turned down EU's von de Leyen on French president's recent China trip

Career changes and job diversification under ethical scrutiny at France's DGSI

French navy boosts anti-drone systems to counter growing threats

Macrons' US private investigators set up shop in Paris

French consultant Renouard de Vallière loses long-running dispute with UAE

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette Veleda, Mintz, Sarah Knafo at ADIT

Florida / DubaiJay Newman joins new boutique advisory Veleda

AsiaMintz begins headhunting blitz in South Asia

ParisSarah Knafo invited to Next Step Influence-ADIT's Club 31 in January

The Agencies' Gazette US health intelligence, French intel report, China-Japan rivalry, Tracfin

United StatesRobert Kennedy Jr looking to boost health ministry's intel

FranceParliamentary intelligence delegation report published in Q1 of 2026

ChinaRethinking Ryukyu: Beijing ropes in academics to push archipelago's independence

FranceTracfin interested in humint

French interior minister reopens debate on access to encrypted messages

Ex-head of French military intelligence torpedoes Lafarge's Syria alibi

Spotlight In Lomé, Russian ship suspected of carrying uranium under high surveillance

Concern at France's DGSE over tightening of internal and operational security

The Agencies' Gazette DGSE and DGSI's workforces, OSINT at the Pentagon, Chinese house arrest rules, SIRASCO seeks deputy

FranceDGSE chief reacts to DGSI's growing workforce

United StatesPentagon looks to streamline OSINT contractors

ChinaSupervised house arrest… except in cases of ‘national security'

FranceSIRASCO seeks a number two

Ex-French PM François Fillon heads to Gulf for Forward Global

Riyadh seeking help from French intelligence to track down Hezbollah's financial networks

French ambassador to Indo-Pacific posted to Malaysia

Tracfin in crisis mode after damaging media reports

While Macron is in China, Beijing sends Xinjiang delegation to Paris

French defence security intelligence beefs up digital tools

Russian military cyberspy discreetly operating in Paris

From Stresa to Vienna, a Russian military intelligence spy's France mission revealed

LVMH: intelligence-gathering on French investigative news outlet revealed

The Agencies' Gazette DIA and narcotrafficking, French prison intel, Beijing frets about VPN use, French intel academy prize

United StatesDIA loses drug trafficking expert

FranceInsufficient resources for prison intelligence

ChinaStricter checks for foreign websites and rumours about Russia, Taiwan and Trump

FranceFour theses in the running for French Intelligence Academy Grand Prize

French court slams DGSE ex-Dubai station chief's 'brutal' management

DGSE tightens rules for recalling officers to Paris

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In Lomé, Russian ship suspected of carrying uranium under high surveillance

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DGSE and DGSI's workforces, OSINT at the Pentagon, Chinese house arrest rules, SIRASCO seeks deputy

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DIA and narcotrafficking, French prison intel, Beijing frets about VPN use, French intel academy prize