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France-India cooperation in Indo-Pacific picks up pace with support from Australia

Talks between New Delhi and Paris late last month were part of ongoing efforts to forge a three-way alliance with Australia in the Indo-Pacific to counter Beijing's dominance in the region. France has already supplied submarines to the two countries.

Subscribers only Defence 09.11.2020

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Paris embroiled in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Bombing in Nagorno-Karabakh on 4 October 2020. © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium/MAXPPP

Subscribers only Defence 04.11.2020

Tracfin's internal reform scrutinised by partners

According to our sources, the French financial intelligence service Tracfin is preparing an internal reform it will implement in 2021. [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 04.11.2020

COS has long wait for Arquus armoured vehicles

According to our sources, France's special operations command, the COS, will not take delivery of the Arquus PLFS special forces [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 04.11.2020

Anticip circles cyber firm Bertin

Anticip, the private security firm headed by Richard Terzan and Cyrille Peguilhan, has recently explored acquiring Bertin Technologies. The cyber [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 04.11.2020

Orange goes public about spat with Barzani

Orange kept its corruption dispute with Iraqi Kurdistan's ruling Barzani clan under wraps for a long time. An application for arbitration submitted in October puts an end to the chances of an informal settlement being reached.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 04.11.2020

DGSE considers permanent contracts for private sector hires

In its advisory on the 2021 budget bill published at [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 04.11.2020

MPs squabble over intelligence budget lines

In a report on the 2021 defence budget, published on [...]

Subscribers only Defence 04.11.2020

Shringla looks to strengthen France-India cooperation in Indo-Pacific

India's foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla visited Paris on 29-31 [...]

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 04.11.2020

Bernard Galea adds new strings to bow

Former intelligence official Bernard Galea, who has been the director [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 04.11.2020

CIFAL, in receivership but still holding on

Although it is still open for business, in a turn of events that has taken the Franco-Russian business community by surprise, CIFAL, the business diplomacy firm that specialises in the former USSR countries, went into voluntary receivership on 30 September.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 28.10.2020

Jerome Cahuzac back in business with Kamal Benali

Jerome Cahuzac, the ex-French economy minister turned consultant, has recently teamed with Franco-Moroccan businessman Kamal Benali, who works for international companies in Iraq and Africa.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 27.10.2020

Former French budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac.

French absent from international cooperation that led to GRU hackers' indictment

When US prosecutors thanked allies for their help in bringing charges against six Russian military intelligence officials last week, there was no mention of France.

Subscribers only Operations 26.10.2020

Washington sends more warnings to French officials about China ambitions

The head of the US State Department's think tank delivered a new report on Beijing to high-level officials in Paris, following earlier stops in Budapest and London.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 26.10.2020

DGSI launches post-Palantir programme with OTDH

A new acronym is being whispered in the French intelligence community, Intelligence Online can reveal. OTDH, which stands for Outil [...]

Subscribers only 21.10.2020

ECJ ruling throws intelligence act into disarray

In the middle of a debate on a bill to temporarily extend the use of algorithms and the SILT Act [...]

Subscribers only Defence 21.10.2020

ODAS continues to organise its decline

In stark contrast with the way things were in ODAS' heyday, the last annual meeting of the French defence export [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 21.10.2020

Bas single-handedly pushes for parliamentary committee reform

On the sidelines of discussions on the Intelligence Act in [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 21.10.2020

Francophile Mark Bent launches Florida-based firm

Former CIA officer Mark Bent founded the corporate intelligence firm [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 21.10.2020

Sahar, Primer, ActiveFence lead Western efforts to defeat online disinformation with AI

As the spectre of disinformation resurfaces in the lead-up to the U.S. presidential election, digital influence experts are turning to commercial artificial intelligence solutions to detect hostile influence operations. The Israeli startup ActiveFence plans to distribute its platform directly to social networks.

Subscribers only Cybersecurity 15.10.2020

Eurotradia now in ADIT's hands

The French corporate intelligence firm ADIT has moved in at Eurotradia, strengthening its business diplomacy activities.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 14.10.2020

Washington keeps eye on submarine cables in France amid Huawei backlash

The US is warning France against Chinese vendors like Huawei Marine, one of the bidders for the SEA-ME-WE 6 cable that will connect Marseille to Singapore.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 13.10.2020

Budget: DGSE allocated €1bn for new premises

French budgetary documents show the intelligence community will receive a financial boost in 2021. The DGSE, in particular, is down to get more than €1bn for its real estate projects.

Subscribers only Defence 12.10.2020

Civipol finds Canadian buyer for Transtec

Civipol, a consulting firm attached to France's interior ministry, is selling its subsidiary Transtec to the Canadian group Cowater International.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 08.10.2020

Crossed lines in parliament over intelligence law review

In its annual report at the end of September, the Parliamentary Intelligence Committee recommended 59 amendments to the 2015 Intelligence Act. Some of the proposals are very different from those put forward by the MPs Larrivé-Kervran-Mis fact-finding mission in June.

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France-India cooperation in Indo-Pacific picks up pace with support from Australia

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Paris embroiled in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Tracfin's internal reform scrutinised by partners

COS has long wait for Arquus armoured vehicles

Anticip circles cyber firm Bertin

Orange goes public about spat with Barzani

DGSE considers permanent contracts for private sector hires

MPs squabble over intelligence budget lines

Shringla looks to strengthen France-India cooperation in Indo-Pacific

Bernard Galea adds new strings to bow

CIFAL, in receivership but still holding on

Jerome Cahuzac back in business with Kamal Benali

French absent from international cooperation that led to GRU hackers' indictment

Washington sends more warnings to French officials about China ambitions

DGSI launches post-Palantir programme with OTDH

ECJ ruling throws intelligence act into disarray

ODAS continues to organise its decline

Bas single-handedly pushes for parliamentary committee reform

Francophile Mark Bent launches Florida-based firm

Sahar, Primer, ActiveFence lead Western efforts to defeat online disinformation with AI

Eurotradia now in ADIT's hands

Washington keeps eye on submarine cables in France amid Huawei backlash

Budget: DGSE allocated €1bn for new premises

Civipol finds Canadian buyer for Transtec

Crossed lines in parliament over intelligence law review

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France-India cooperation in Indo-Pacific picks up pace with support from Australia

Spotlight Paris embroiled in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Tracfin's internal reform scrutinised by partners

COS has long wait for Arquus armoured vehicles

Anticip circles cyber firm Bertin

Orange goes public about spat with Barzani

DGSE considers permanent contracts for private sector hires

MPs squabble over intelligence budget lines

Shringla looks to strengthen France-India cooperation in Indo-Pacific

Bernard Galea adds new strings to bow

CIFAL, in receivership but still holding on

Jerome Cahuzac back in business with Kamal Benali

French absent from international cooperation that led to GRU hackers' indictment

Washington sends more warnings to French officials about China ambitions

DGSI launches post-Palantir programme with OTDH

ECJ ruling throws intelligence act into disarray

ODAS continues to organise its decline

Bas single-handedly pushes for parliamentary committee reform

Francophile Mark Bent launches Florida-based firm

Sahar, Primer, ActiveFence lead Western efforts to defeat online disinformation with AI

Eurotradia now in ADIT's hands

Washington keeps eye on submarine cables in France amid Huawei backlash

Budget: DGSE allocated €1bn for new premises

Civipol finds Canadian buyer for Transtec

Crossed lines in parliament over intelligence law review

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Paris embroiled in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict