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Spymasters in Rome, DNRED turns 90, French officer wins case, NSC purge

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

ItalyEuropean spymasters meet in Rome

FranceDNRED celebrates 90th birthday

FranceColonel posted to French embassy in Vietnam awarded over €73,000

USNSC biodefence chief returns to ODNI

Published on 02/06/2025 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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