France
French far right to sit on parliamentary intelligence delegation for first time

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Intelligence Academy seeks director, Abbas Ibrahim's mandate, Moscow's anti-drone battle, CIA's PCRB problem, Bulgarian intelligence

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week we look at Moscow, Washington, Paris, Sofia and Beirut.

France Intelligence Academy advertises for new director

Lebanon Berri joins push to extend Ibrahim's mandate

Russia Intelligence at forefront of fight against drones

United States CIA publication review process questioned

Bulgaria Internal security under scrutiny

France
France's security interceptions unit feels pinch of staff shortages

The inter-ministerial GIC (Groupement Interministériel de Contrôle), which operates France's security interceptions, is having trouble filling its ranks as its workload piles up.

France
French parliamentary elections set to shake up intelligence oversight

The expected rise of the far left and far right in next month's French legislative elections looks set to trigger tensions over control of the country's intelligence apparatus.

France
French Parliamentary committee on Intelligence report calls for greater collaboration between domestic intelligence services

The Parliamentary Committee on Intelligence report is set to be released this Tuesday. In particular, it will focus on the evolving terrorist threat and the ability of public services to adapt to the health crisis, and will have a particular emphasis on domestic intelligence.

France
Intelligence Academy to lose its steering committee

The French prime minister's office has been slashing expenditure on advisory boards and the Intelligence Academy's steering committee is poised to be next on the list.