Emmanuel Macron

France, United States
Palantir vs. French PM: behind the scenes of a tit for tat PR war

The US giant claims that its agreement with the DGSI is set to continue, even after French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's 16 June announcement that the contract in question has been awarded to Chapsvision. This PR war pitting Palantir against Paris ignores the complex practical realities.

Subscribers only Agencies, Cybersecurity, Contractors 16.06.2026

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu in Paris, on 11 June 2026.

France, Russia
French MEPs renew call for sanctions on pro-Putin, Bolloré media darling Xenia Fedorova

The Russian former head of RT France is accused of engaging in coordinated "disinformation" and regularly features across French media mogul and far-right Vincent Bolloré's platforms. She evaded punishment back in 2022, when Paris first tried to impose sanctions on her.

Subscribers only Agencies, Operations, Information Wars 11.06.2026

Xenia Fedorova at the Paris Book Fair, on 12 April 2025.

France, Italy
Paris's political and security elite flock to Italian embassy

Several senior French police officers attended celebrations on 4 June at the Italian embassy in Paris to mark the Italian Republic's 80th anniversary.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 10.06.2026

Spotlight | Europe, Middle East, Russia, Ukraine
Gulf emirs, warring presidents and discreet envoys: a G7 summit guest list fraught with tension

Several Gulf leaders as well as officials involved in the Russia-Ukraine war are set to attend the G7 summit, which opens on 15 June in France against a backdrop of heightened international tensions.

Subscribers only Defence, Back-Door Diplomacy 09.06.2026

France's President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, on 19 May 2026.

China, Europe, France
Beijing snubs French investment gathering amid heated trade tensions with EU

A spat after France's European Affairs Minister called for tougher EU trade measures against China resulted in Beijing snubbing this year's Choose France investment gathering. Behind the move, China wants to ramp up pressure on Paris ahead of key meetings this month in Brussels and at the G7 summit.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 05.06.2026

French President Emmanuel Macron at the Choose France investment gathering, at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, on 1 June 2026.

Azerbaijan, France
Baku holding cards in diplomatic game with Paris, Frenchman still in prison

President Ilham Aliyev decided not to pardon a Frenchman convicted of spying on the occasion of Azerbiajan's national day. His case has become entangled in a web of political manoeuvring and bilateral demands.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 03.06.2026

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev, in Copenhagen, on 2 October 2025.

France, Iran, United States
After Macron's angry outburst, French UN mission in president's crosshairs over Iran

A recent outburst by the French president over France's waning influence on diplomatic efforts to resolve the Iran conflict has resulted in the possible nomination of a new French ambassador to the UN. The foreign ministry is playing for time.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 02.06.2026

French President Emmanuel Macron and France’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Jérôme Bonnafont (right), arrive at the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in New York, on 22 September 2025.

Armenia, France
Paris planning for greater security cooperation with Yerevan post election

France is eager for Armenia to definitively shift to a pro-Western stance. In a bid to keep Yerevan on side, Paris is sending a new ambassador with an intelligence background, and planning for its foreign minister to visit the country shortly after the upcoming legislative elections.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 02.06.2026

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (right), in Yerevan, on 5 May 2026.

France
French leader in private intelligence ADIT looks to foreign acquisitions

A year after restructuring its shareholder base and promising strong growth, ADIT is looking to acquire companies in France and abroad. Government agency Business France could even be among its targets.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel, Contractors 27.05.2026

France
Rift widens between French defence ministers amid geopolitical crises

Relations between the French armed forces minister Catherine Vautrin, and her deputy, Alice Rufo, have been frosty since the start of the year, against a backdrop of back-to-back geopolitical crises.

Subscribers only Defence 21.05.2026

French Minister for the Armed Forces, Catherine Vautrin (left), and her deputy, Alice Rufo, in Brussels, on 15 October 2025.

France, Taiwan
French foreign ministry's Asia director in secret Taipei visit

Despite not having official diplomatic relations, Taipei and Paris have been fostering a "strategic dialogue" through a series of visits, most recently with a trip to Taipei by the top French diplomat for the Asia-Pacific region.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 20.05.2026

French ministry of foreign affairs' Asia and Oceania director Benoît Guidée, in Suzhou, China, on 14 October 2021.

France, Syria
Macron prepares to boost ties between Paris and Damascus

An opportunity may soon arise for the French president to visit Damascus, the centre of numerous regional power struggles, in a bid to mend fraught relations between France and Syria.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 20.05.2026

French President Emmanuel Macron and Syria’s interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, in Cyprus, on 24 April 2026.

France
Macron's final diplomatic and military nominations take shape

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to make a final round of military and diplomatic appointments before the end of his tenure. Some are to reward hardworking loyalists, while others are to secure positions ahead of next year's presidential election.

Subscribers only Defence, Back-Door Diplomacy 18.05.2026

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot at the Quai d'Orsay, on 9 October 2025.

France, Italy, Turkey
Erdogan and Macron negotiate air defence mega-contract ahead of NATO summit

After a long wait on the part of the Turkish leadership, plans to co-produce the French-Italian SAMP/T surface-to-air system in Turkey are taking shape. The potential deal, from its technical to its diplomatic aspects, is expected to be on the agenda at the military alliance's summit in July.

Subscribers only Defence 18.05.2026

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Gaza International Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on 13 October 2025.

France, United Kingdom
Franco-British plan to secure Strait of Hormuz not plain sailing

The joint initiative by Paris and London to ensure the free passage of ships through the sea route is taking shape at military and political levels. Whether it ever happens remains dependent on how the standoff between Tehran and Washington unfolds.

Subscribers only Defence, Back-Door Diplomacy 08.05.2026

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Paris, on 17 April 2026.

Bahrain, France
Bahrain eyes Thales' radars

To strengthen its air defence capabilities, Bahrain has its sights set on the French technology group's best-selling radars. The kingdom's planned acquisition from Thales comes on the heels of a defence agreement signed between Paris and Manama in February.

Subscribers only Defence 07.05.2026

A Ground Master Multi mission All-in-one (GM 200 MM/A) medium-range radar manufactured by Thales displayed at the 55th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France, on 18 June, 2025.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Alaco veteran departs, GSPR exec at Thales, EU security in Iraq

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

LondonAnother Alaco veteran bids farewell

ParisThales welcomes GSPR executive

BrusselsEurope gears up to re-tender its giant Iraq security contract

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Middle East
Persian Gulf crisis: shipping firms act to protect seafarers as industry waits on diplomatic talks

Following an incident on 18 April in which a CMA CGM vessel came under fire from Iranian forces, shipping companies have stepped up their security measures and are in regular contact with the US Fifth Fleet.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 22.04.2026

The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez.

France, South Korea
The limitations of the Paris-Seoul 'strategic partnership'

From the perspective of South Korean intelligence, the outcome of French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent visit to Seoul is mixed.

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 22.04.2026

France
Major reshuffle of French prefects on the horizon

Following weeks of tension at the French interior ministry, the big annual restructuring of prefects has taken on a distinctly political tone. What is set to be the last such reshuffle of Emmanuel Macron's presidency is expected to be announced at the next cabinet meeting.

Subscribers only Agencies 21.04.2026

French President Emmanuel Macron and French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez in Marseille, on 16 December 2025.

France, United States
Palantir vs. French PM: behind the scenes of a tit for tat PR war

France, Russia
French MEPs renew call for sanctions on pro-Putin, Bolloré media darling Xenia Fedorova

France, Italy
Paris's political and security elite flock to Italian embassy

Spotlight | Europe, Middle East, Russia, Ukraine
Gulf emirs, warring presidents and discreet envoys: a G7 summit guest list fraught with tension

China, Europe, France
Beijing snubs French investment gathering amid heated trade tensions with EU

Azerbaijan, France
Baku holding cards in diplomatic game with Paris, Frenchman still in prison

France, Iran, United States
After Macron's angry outburst, French UN mission in president's crosshairs over Iran

Armenia, France
Paris planning for greater security cooperation with Yerevan post election

France
French leader in private intelligence ADIT looks to foreign acquisitions

France
Rift widens between French defence ministers amid geopolitical crises

France, Taiwan
French foreign ministry's Asia director in secret Taipei visit

France, Syria
Macron prepares to boost ties between Paris and Damascus

France
Macron's final diplomatic and military nominations take shape

France, Italy, Turkey
Erdogan and Macron negotiate air defence mega-contract ahead of NATO summit

France, United Kingdom
Franco-British plan to secure Strait of Hormuz not plain sailing

Bahrain, France
Bahrain eyes Thales' radars

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Alaco veteran departs, GSPR exec at Thales, EU security in Iraq

LondonAnother Alaco veteran bids farewell

ParisThales welcomes GSPR executive

BrusselsEurope gears up to re-tender its giant Iraq security contract

Middle East
Persian Gulf crisis: shipping firms act to protect seafarers as industry waits on diplomatic talks

France, South Korea
The limitations of the Paris-Seoul 'strategic partnership'

France
Major reshuffle of French prefects on the horizon

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France, United States Palantir vs. French PM: behind the scenes of a tit for tat PR war

France, Russia French MEPs renew call for sanctions on pro-Putin, Bolloré media darling Xenia Fedorova

France, Italy Paris's political and security elite flock to Italian embassy

Spotlight | Europe, Middle East, Russia, Ukraine Gulf emirs, warring presidents and discreet envoys: a G7 summit guest list fraught with tension

China, Europe, France Beijing snubs French investment gathering amid heated trade tensions with EU

Azerbaijan, France Baku holding cards in diplomatic game with Paris, Frenchman still in prison

France, Iran, United States After Macron's angry outburst, French UN mission in president's crosshairs over Iran

Armenia, France Paris planning for greater security cooperation with Yerevan post election

France French leader in private intelligence ADIT looks to foreign acquisitions

France Rift widens between French defence ministers amid geopolitical crises

France, Taiwan French foreign ministry's Asia director in secret Taipei visit

France, Syria Macron prepares to boost ties between Paris and Damascus

France Macron's final diplomatic and military nominations take shape

France, Italy, Turkey Erdogan and Macron negotiate air defence mega-contract ahead of NATO summit

France, United Kingdom Franco-British plan to secure Strait of Hormuz not plain sailing

Bahrain, France Bahrain eyes Thales' radars

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette Alaco veteran departs, GSPR exec at Thales, EU security in Iraq

LondonAnother Alaco veteran bids farewell

ParisThales welcomes GSPR executive

BrusselsEurope gears up to re-tender its giant Iraq security contract

Middle East Persian Gulf crisis: shipping firms act to protect seafarers as industry waits on diplomatic talks

France, South Korea The limitations of the Paris-Seoul 'strategic partnership'

France Major reshuffle of French prefects on the horizon

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France, United States
Palantir vs. French PM: behind the scenes of a tit for tat PR war

France, Russia
French MEPs renew call for sanctions on pro-Putin, Bolloré media darling Xenia Fedorova

France, Italy
Paris's political and security elite flock to Italian embassy

Spotlight | Europe, Middle East, Russia, Ukraine
Gulf emirs, warring presidents and discreet envoys: a G7 summit guest list fraught with tension

China, Europe, France
Beijing snubs French investment gathering amid heated trade tensions with EU

Azerbaijan, France
Baku holding cards in diplomatic game with Paris, Frenchman still in prison

France, Iran, United States
After Macron's angry outburst, French UN mission in president's crosshairs over Iran

Armenia, France
Paris planning for greater security cooperation with Yerevan post election

France
French leader in private intelligence ADIT looks to foreign acquisitions

France
Rift widens between French defence ministers amid geopolitical crises

France, Taiwan
French foreign ministry's Asia director in secret Taipei visit

France, Syria
Macron prepares to boost ties between Paris and Damascus

France
Macron's final diplomatic and military nominations take shape

France, Italy, Turkey
Erdogan and Macron negotiate air defence mega-contract ahead of NATO summit

France, United Kingdom
Franco-British plan to secure Strait of Hormuz not plain sailing

Bahrain, France
Bahrain eyes Thales' radars

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Alaco veteran departs, GSPR exec at Thales, EU security in Iraq

Middle East
Persian Gulf crisis: shipping firms act to protect seafarers as industry waits on diplomatic talks

France, South Korea
The limitations of the Paris-Seoul 'strategic partnership'

France
Major reshuffle of French prefects on the horizon