Spotlight | France
Before taking stock, Emmanuel Macron's final ‘intelligence' projects

France
Documentary celebrating 10 years of French TV spy series The Bureau fails to take off

The wish of Alex Berger, long-time producer of French spy series The Bureau, to make a documentary marking the 10th anniversary of the hit Canal+ series this year, has not come to fruition.

France
Head of French army's anti-interference unit tipped for new post

Thierry Burkhard, France's Chief of the Defence Staff, is considering replacing Thierry Garreta, Deputy Chief of Operations at the Armed Forces Staff, who is leaving to join Dassault Aviation, with a senior officer from the French Foreign Legion.

The Intelligence Gazette
Sisse, Brookings Institution, Viginum, Chairman Mao revival

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

FranceNew SISSE director a man of many means

United States Brookings Institution hires Kamala Harris's former adviser

FranceDigital watchdog Viginum launches information manipulation academy

ChinaGuoanbu behind Chairman Mao revival

France
Prominent French think tank Institut Montaigne ramps up focus on economic security

The Paris-based think tank will take on a new director for its Europe division next month and intends to further boost its research on economic security.

France, Lebanon
Emmanuel Macron to travel to Beirut Friday with diplomatic adviser

The French president is due to travel to the Lebanese capital on Friday 17 January with his diplomatic adviser Emmanuel Bonne, who tendered his resignation earlier this week. Macron managed to convince the former French ambassador to Lebanon to make the trip with him.