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French foreign intel considers reducing number of overseas offices

Intelligence Online has learned that the French DGSE foreign intelligence agency will close or downsize some 10 overseas posts in mid-2026. Several of these offices are in Africa and Asia-Pacific.

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'Advanced deterrence', Beijing in Myanmar, DGSE departure, ex-AIVD head, death of NSC figure

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

France‘Advanced deterrence' under discussion since 2023

ChinaCCP sends agents to contain Myanmar rebels

FranceSenior DGSE India expert leaves for private sector

Netherlands/ItalyFormer AIVD head joins Dataflow Security board

RussiaPutin loses intelligence coordination architect
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General Ye Win Oo, commander-in-chief of the junta's armed forces, in Naypyidaw, on 30 March 2026.
Spymaster | Myanmar Ye Win Oo, Myanmar's ruthless spymaster turned military chief China, Europe, France Beijing snubs French investment gathering amid heated trade tensions with EU
French President Emmanuel Macron at the Choose France investment gathering, at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, on 1 June 2026.
Kazakhstan, Russia Alaco uncovers links between Russia's Rusal and Kazakh coal producer
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska attends the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, on 20 June 2025.
Germany Intelligences services ramp up efforts to attract new recruits
BND Headquarters, in Mitte, Berlin, on 28 June 2022.
France Algorithmic intelligence techniques gain momentum

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General Ye Win Oo, commander-in-chief of the junta's armed forces, in Naypyidaw, on 30 March 2026.
Spymaster | Myanmar Ye Win Oo, Myanmar's ruthless spymaster turned military chief China, Europe, France Beijing snubs French investment gathering amid heated trade tensions with EU
French President Emmanuel Macron at the Choose France investment gathering, at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, on 1 June 2026.
Kazakhstan, Russia Alaco uncovers links between Russia's Rusal and Kazakh coal producer
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska attends the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, on 20 June 2025.
Germany Intelligences services ramp up efforts to attract new recruits
BND Headquarters, in Mitte, Berlin, on 28 June 2022.
France Algorithmic intelligence techniques gain momentum

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