France's security interceptions unit feels pinch of staff shortages

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• CHINA - Beijing uses Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to promote its vision of democracy 

• UKRAINE - Chechen opposition faction grows stronger in Kyiv 

Paris seeks to grasp the fluid concept of lawfare 

"Lawfare", defined as the instrumentalisation of the law by a state for strategic purposes, is currently the focus of France's SGDSN defence and national security secretariat, which is looking for ways to counter US and soon Chinese regulations imposed on French industry.

Administrative delays and cumbersome controls: the CNCTR calls lawmakers to account 

The CNCTR is publishing its annual report at a time when the French military appropriations' law is being reviewed, and against a backdrop of tensions between intelligence agencies over the control of their methods.

Viginum slots into France administrative counterintelligence landscape 

President Emmanuel Macron's anti-fake news unit has joined a crowded landscape where various roles overlap.

GIC struggling to find recruits as it rolls out upgrades 

The GIC, which carries out government interceptions on behalf of France's intelligence services, wants to accelerate its technological upgrades to meet an increasing workload but is finding it difficult to get the right people for the job.