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The Agencies' Gazette
US agencies hiring, Élysée Palace foreign unit changes, Vietnam PM post between two, PNAT loses in court

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

United StatesMajor agencies resume gradual recruitment

FranceGulf ambassador gears up for Élysée Palace post

VietnamPower struggle for PM position

FranceCourt overturns refusal to grant clearance to PNAT contract worker

Published on 16/02/2026 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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France, Middle East
Prestigious Arab World Institute to pick new head after ex-minister resigns over Epstein

Following the resignation of veteran politician Jack Lang from his role as president of the Paris-based Institut du Monde Arabe on 7 February over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, a shortlist of potential candidates is being drawn up.

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French President Emmanuel Macron and the president of the Arab World Institute Jack Lang (R) in Paris, on 14 April 2025.

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New US space intelligence chief faces challenge of Trump's beloved Space Force

Three-star general Michele Bredenkamp, who has spent her career in intelligence, has taken over an agency faced with an increasingly ambitious Space Force.

Subscribers only Agencies, Space 06.02.2026

General Michele H. Bredenkamp assumed command of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), on 5 November 2025.

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Ex-DGSI exec to publish book, French court warning for DGSE, Chinese reinforcements in Pakistan

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

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Vietnam
Ministry of Public Security's latest drive for power lies behind political crisis

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's forced resignation on 17 January following a secret meeting of the Communist Party of Vietnam's politburo comes amid a Covid-19 test kit scandal. The Ministry of Public Security, which prompted his departure, has been pushing for influence at every level of government.

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France
Troubled times at Elysee Palace diplomacy unit

Turbulence at the diplomatic unit of the president's office is the hot topic of conversation right now in Parisian diplomacy [...]

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The Agencies' Gazette
US agencies hiring, Élysée Palace foreign unit changes, Vietnam PM post between two, PNAT loses in court

United StatesMajor agencies resume gradual recruitment