Government Intelligence

France
Head of French financial intel checks out Corsica

The head of the French finance ministry's Tracfin anti-money laundering department, Antoine Magnant, recently visited the French island of Corsica.

Bulgaria, United States
Bulgarian foreign ministry seeks help in Washington with Republican lobbyist

The foreign ministry in Sofia has appointed Texas-based lobbyist James Frinzi to help on sanction and energy issues.

The Intelligence Gazette
Tracfin seeks deputy, CISA cyber experts quit, French intel's paranormal activities, China's fear of invisible threats

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

FranceTracfin seeks second in command

USCISA's exodus of cyber specialists persists

FranceA Corsican civil servant with a penchant for paranormal

ChinaBeijing calls for extreme caution in face of invisible threats

France
French military intelligence's Piranha programme to harness private sector expertise

A call for tenders has been issued by France's DRM military intelligence, seeking bids from a number of private service providers to enhance its geopolitical analysis. From consultancy firms to think-tanks, there are many who want to submit bids before the 7 July deadline.

China
Xi Jinping's diplomacy revamp includes authoritarian refocus

Since the start of his third term in office, Xi Jinping has led a far-reaching overhaul of China's diplomatic apparatus, which has been reinvented as a multi-faceted party force, covering climate change and AI to food safety and the international narrative.

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.