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France
DGSE's clandestine Action Service hunts for new post-presidential chief

The French foreign intelligence service is on the lookout for a new chief to head its highly strategic Action Service. Finding the right candidate ahead of the presidential election next year has become all the more crucial in light of a potential far-right National Rally win, for which the service would have to carry out its most notorious special operations.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
OSINT Industries, Hakluyt, CT Group

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

LondonOSINT Industries poaches ex-UK government investigator from rival Blackdot

WashingtonHakluyt hires former CIA officer

LondonDefence officials take up roles at Lynton Crosby's CT Group

UAE
Crypto investors claiming ties to UAE royals set up rival to Trump's USD1

Crypto networks (2/3) – A group of Emirati sheikhs has been drumming up interest in a "sovereign-asset backed" stablecoin this year. While they have drawn interest from significant investors, the project's link to the Al Nahyan and Al Maktoum families remains uncertain.