Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens, where they meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online explores Le Zimmer, a central Parisian cafe that makes for a handy meeting point for French foreign intelligence officers and their sources.
As the sun goes down on a long, hot July day, pundits fill the seats outside the Zimmer, a central Parisian cafe on the Place du Châtelet. Two silver-haired scriptwriters debate the ins and outs of copyright issues as they wait for filmmaker François Ozon to arrive; a lawyer agrees to a quick coffee with colleagues before dashing off to meet a patient
