Florence Parly

France, Italy
Former DGSE director swaps jobs with senior foreign ministry official

Intelligence Online understands that Anne-Marie Descôtes is to become France's next ambassador to Italy. She will replace Martin Briens, who in turn, will take on Descôtes' job as Secretary General of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Agencies' Gazette
Corsica and counterterrorism, Lavrov interview funds, no job at the DGSE, South Korean subs

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

FranceCorsica police commisionner wanted

France/RussiaFranco-Russian group seeks members' funding for Sergey Lavrov talk

FranceTop court upholds refusal to grant special security clearance to successful DGSE candidate

South KoreaKey step made towards submarines and nuclear autonomy

The Agencies' Gazette
DNRED's new deputy director, ex-DNI at Columbia, strategic funds in Australia, Sciences Po Paris boss heads east

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

FranceNew deputy director appointed at DNRED

United StatesFormer DNI Avril Haines returns to Columbia

United Kingdom/AustraliaCould Canberra follow example of UK's sovereign wealth fund?

FranceHead of Sciences Po Paris expected in China and Japan in October

France, Morocco
Moroccan ties cost French Navy serviceman his security clearance

The French ministry of armed forces has refused to grant secret clearance to a Navy serviceman working in Toulon since 2020 because of his Moroccan links and behaviour.

France, Vietnam
French companies hone their space intelligence business strategy in Hanoi

French firms now appear to have a well-oiled plan for selling their spy satellites to Hanoi, despite complex procurement conditions brought on by local anti-corruption investigations and the Vietnamese government's approach that is not in line with Paris.

France
Deputy head of DGSE research and operations department ponders quitting

Changes are expected in the French foreign intelligence service's top management team. The general who serves as number two in its research and operations department is preparing to leave.