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DGSE tightens rules for recalling officers to Paris

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Nicolas Lerner, director of France's DGSE foreign intelligence agency, in Paris, 13 November 2025.
Nicolas Lerner, director of France's DGSE foreign intelligence agency, in Paris, 13 November 2025. © Ludovic Marin/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

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.

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