France
Paris seeks to grasp the fluid concept of lawfare

France
French senators prepare business intelligence bill

After completing their economic intelligence report, French senators are now working on a cross-party bill on the subject. It should be tabled for debate in September.

France
Here, there and everywhere: National Strategic Review wants intelligence services on all fronts

As the government puts the final touches on the National Strategic Review relating to defence and national security, Intelligence Online has been able to consult the report's latest draft, which gives pride of place to intelligence.

The Intelligence Gazette
New public security director in Jordan, Susnjara candidate for DRSD, Kalinovsky Regiment goes political, sex scandal in Copenhagen

Appointments reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online reports on developments great and small in the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Amman, Paris, Minsk and Copenhagen.

JordanAbdallah II appoints new public security chief to combat drug trafficking.

FrancePhilippe Susnjara favourite to head the DRSD.

Belarus/UkraineKalinovsky Regiment goes political.

DenmarkRevelations about spy chief's sex life threaten Social Democrats

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
Anti-disinformation agency Viginum seeks to move up a gear after a year in operation

Officially launched in July 2021, Viginum counters foreign influence operations, a goal that is now a priority for the French government.

Spotlight | France
Crackdown on disinformation drives race for OSINT tools in France

Buoyed by Viginum and the cyber branch of France's military procurement agency DGA-MI's projects, several French companies are trying to develop full open source intelligence platforms, such as Predicta Lab and Corexalys.

France
France sets up 'CIA' to strengthen inter-ministerial cooperation on crisis and threat anticipation

The Comité Interministériel d'Anticipation (CIA), a little known committee overseen by France's general defence and national security secretariat, the SGDSN, has been set up to coordinate inter-ministerial forward planning on security and defence matters. It should benefit French strategic planning - but also public spending.

China, France
The Chinese state-backed magazine seeking to influence France's think tanks and political elite

Beijing's latest influence campaign in France comes in the form of Dialogue Chine-France, a glossy magazine that is edited by Chinese state-backed media and a small Paris publisher and has ties to China's leading intelligence agency.

France
Macron's aides don thinking caps to keep data from DoJ's clutches

The French government is wrestling with the scope of a planned reform to the French blocking statute so that it can protects cloud data.