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The DGSI (Direction Générale de la Sécurité Intérieure), previously known as the DCRI, is the French internal intelligence agency. It is in particular responsible for fighting terrorism in France. It comes under the wing of the ministry of interior. It gathers what used to be France’s general intelligence services, RG (Renseignements Généraux) and the DST (Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire).
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The Agencies' Gazette
William Burns' book tour, prize-winning French spy novel, Pyongyang under Beijing's influence

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

United StatesWilliam Burns preparing book promotional tour

FranceFrench spymasters unanimous on Spy Novel Prize winner

North Korea/ChinaBetween Russia and the US, Pyongyang's diplomacy under Beijing's control
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China
Beijing reins in local authorities in wake of overseas 'secret police stations' scandal

The secret "police stations" opened by China in Europe were operated by Chinese provincial units and acted without central guidance. Following recent scandals linked to these stations, the Chinese Communist Party has taken steps to bring its apparatus into line through its own channels and is trialling a new model for maintaining contact with overseas Chinese communities.

Celebration of the Chinese National Day at the Bund in Shanghai.
LogoSubscribers only Agencies 02.10.2026

Spotlight, Deep Dive | United Kingdom
MI6: Blaise Metreweli's unbridled quest for intelligence alliances to counter US unreliability

Since becoming head of MI6 last year, the athletic Blaise Metreweli has embarked on a marathon trek in search of partnerships to reduce UK dependence on US data. While some within the security establishment may have long dreamt of foregoing the Five Eyes, the goal is now to focus on drawing as many countries as possible into the technical alliance to "dilute" the data-collection power of the US alone.

Part 2 London’s great challenge (2/3).
LogoSubscribers only Agencies 16.09.2026

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