Spymaster | France
Political cohabitation could prove bumpy for French intelligence coordinator Mailhos

France
With ECHR ruling in its favour, French intelligence turns focus on new national strategy

In a case that lasted a decade, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on 16 January that journalists' and lawyers' challenges to French intelligence-gathering techniques were inadmissible. While the ruling dealt a hard blow to the plaintiffs, it is a victory for the intelligence services which are now free to look ahead to the next national intelligence strategy.

France
France's intercepted intelligence data to be centralised by 2027

The French intelligence-gathering techniques watchdog CNCTR has set 2027 as the target for all data collected by intelligence techniques to be centralised and remotely accessible for controls, despite pushback from some agencies.

The Agencies' Gazette
US intel chief helps whistleblowers, BND in mourning, CNRLT's sideline, Germany's 'chaotic' Afghan exit, French Madrid embassy contested

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

US Ex-military intelligence chief to assist Pentagon whistleblowers

Germany BND opens quiet room for dead agents

France/India French intelligence coordination body's secret sideline

Germany Poor intel coordination blamed for chaotic German withdrawal from Afghanistan

France Spanish embassy post offered to DGRIS chief Alice Rufo

France
The national intelligence coordination agency tackling cross-service human resources issues

Since 2022, the CNRLT has been seeking to standardise recruitment and professional development practices across the intelligence services. One of the unspoken goals is to temper the competition between agencies that has been driving salaries up.

France | paris
Joel Bouchite

A bit behind schedule, Joel Brouchite took up his new [...]