Spotlight, Spy Way of Life | France
Paris 'Spy Week' and luxury hotels' geopolitical balancing act

Place de la Concorde in Paris where the Hôtel de Crillon is located.
Place de la Concorde in Paris where the Hôtel de Crillon is located. © Anzeletti/iStock
Ten days before Paris Fashion Week, the French capital hosted a memorable ‘spy week'. Ukrainians, Russians, Israelis, Syrians, Turks, Americans: the city welcomed the largest gathering of spymasters in recent memory. Luxury hotels had to accommodate different foreign security delegations, some of which were at each other's throats, in a ballet skilfully coordinated by the French authorities. [...]
Reading time 3 minutes Pierre Gastineau
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