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UNITED STATES NORTH KOREA 12/12/2018 CIA caught between White House, Intelligence collected and Pyongyang The White House's strategy on North Korea has the CIA in a tricky position. [...]
EUROPEFRANCE 12/12/2018 Paris opens European dialogue on intelligence oversight In view of cooperation initiatives that have been launched by several Five Eyes, Benelux and Northern European intelligence committees, France's CNCTR is now taking the lead on pan-European cooperation. [...]
Spotlight SAUDI ARABIA 05/12/2018 Airbus and Lockheed change guard in Riyadh Despite the international outcry over the assassination of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul in October, the Saudi defence market continues to be a magnet for foreign firms. [...]
FRANCE GERMANY 05/12/2018 DGSE BND ruminate over russia Bernard Emie, the head of the DGSE, received his German [...]
UNITED KINGDOM 05/12/2018 London and Moscow also face off over Kiev Alex Younger, the head of MI6, gave a rare speech at the University of St Andrews on December 3 in [...]
FRANCE 21/11/2018 D214, Macron's diplomatic secret weapon The Elysee Palace has established a task force made up of diplomats, military and intelligence experts to ponder the most urgent international issues. [...]
SAUDI ARABIA 07/11/2018 Arms sales: first fallout over Khashoggi affair Riyadh is varying its treatment of Western countries based on their reaction to the Khashoggi affair. [...]
FRANCE QATAR 05/12/2018 Doha Lobbyists clash Sihem Souid, the lobbyist for Qatar in France, is daggers [...]
RUSSIA 05/12/2018 GRU tries to turn page after Skripal affair Igor Kostyukov, who has been appointed the interim chief of the GRU in the wake of Igor Korobov's death on [...]
UNITED KINGDOM 05/12/2018 Home office prepares allies for Brexit Britain's Home Office began to increase its Brexit preparation staff numbers last month, taking on a growing number of IT [...]
FRANCE 05/12/2018 DGSE woos millenials with Fortnite hack The DT, the technical department of the DGSE, will launch a number of programmes in 2019 to tackle the new [...]
FRANCE 05/12/2018 Government and Senate keep closer tabs on defence startups Senators Cedric Perrin, of the Les Republicains party, and Jean-Noel Guerini, of the Socialist Party, will conduct a report next [...]
UNITED STATES 05/12/2018 Donald Trump places anti-Iran watchmen in Gulf embassies On December 4, CIA chief Gina Haspel's briefing to Senate leaders on the Jamal Khashoggi assassination was not the only [...]
FRANCE 05/12/2018 Gendarmes barred at DGSI's door Although it was approved by Laurent Nunez, the former head [...]
UNITED KINGDOM 05/12/2018 GCHQ wants to attract Manchester's brightest It is no accident that GCHQ, Britain's interceptions agency, has [...]
FRANCE 05/12/2018 SDAT cyber unit gets active The SDAT (Sous-Direction Anti-Terroriste), the anti-terrorism division of the French [...]
FRANCE 05/12/2018 DGSI commissioner receives award DGSI Commissioner Armelle L. has been awarded France's National Order [...]
RUSSIA IRAN 05/12/2018 Security trade ties strengthen Rustam Zhinganshin, who was appointed chief commercial officer at the [...]
GERMANY 05/12/2018 BND short of Turkish-speaking interpreters Faced with the shortage of Turkish-speaking candidates for careers in [...]
ISRAEL 05/12/2018 Shin Bet launches new cyber-challenge Shin Bet, or Shabak, Israel's internal security agency, has launched [...]
YEMEN 05/12/2018 Russia gets involved in peace process Ahead of the peace conference due to bring the various [...]
QATAR TURKEY 05/12/2018 Abu Dhabi in Erdogan and Al Thani's sights A recent summit between the leaders of Turkey and Qatar brought the two regional allies closer together. [...]
FRANCE 05/12/2018 Paris plays catch-up with allies, prepares new legislation on intelligence oversight Given the trend toward shared standards in intelligence oversight among Western countries, the French government has started a consulting process ahead of planned reforms in 2020. [...]
