Ambani is the key intermediary for the French military-industrial complex in India. ©Bloomberg FRANCE / INDIA Published on 16/08/2017 Business moghul Ambani is key partner for defence contracts between France and India
Peter Thiel has become Trump's principal technology adviser. ©Bloomberg UNITED STATES Published on 09/08/2017 Thiel is Trump's intelligence guru
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FRANCE 21/11/2018 Broker Resco increases cyber presence The French health insurance brokerage Resco is stepping up its [...]
FRANCE 26/09/2018 Benalla, Macron's former aide, explores consulting role The disgraced presidential aide who was questioned by the Senate on September 19 is thinking of carving a new career for himself in the private sector. [...]
FRANCE 25/07/2018 Forces fall out over command helicopters French army special forces chiefs are up in arms about [...]
RUSSIA 11/07/2018 Trio of internal intelligence generals in favour with the Kremlin Three internal intelligence officials have received appointments in the Russian administration recently, underscoring the rising influence of several key figures. [...]
FRANCE 27/06/2018 Stanton teams with Iremos to train former officers in private sector The French recruitment firm Stanton Wallace, which finds jobs in [...]
FRANCE 20/06/2018 Gendarmerie scrambles to retain internal intelligence role While the DGSI is reviewing its territorial presence and its coordination with the SCRT, the Gendarmerie is struggling to integrate itself into the internal intelligence apparatus. [...]
FRANCE IRAQ 13/06/2018 Laurent Wauquiez under close protection in Baghdad According to our sources, Laurent Wauquiez, the head of France's Les Republicains political party, was protected by the private security [...]
FRANCE 28/03/2018 Paris woos Delhi, keeps in with Islamabad Although Paris has recently been playing up its security cooperation with the Indian government led by Narendra Modi, a budding [...]
FRANCE 27/12/2017 Full security guard for Macron in Abidjan In addition to the Groupe de Securite de la Presidence [...]
FRANCE 13/12/2017 Ex-GIGN chief, link between Thales and Qatar's cyber body Somod Thierry Orosco, the former commander of France's GIGN elite intervention unit, is an advisor to Somod, the Qatari cybersecurity organisation that recently signed a partnership with Thales, one of whose subsidiaries Orosco also advises. [...]
FRANCE 01/11/2017 French terrestrial drones for US commandos It is only a small contract for now but it looks set to make a splash. The Navy SEALs have [...]
FRANCE 23/08/2017 Security firm skirmish : Tardy placed under formal investigation Jean-Francois Tardy, the former second in command of the GIGN [...]
FRANCE SINGAPORE 05/04/2017 Police chiefs search for tecchies at milpol The French interior ministry is going all out to upgrade [...]
FRANCE 23/11/2016 Anticip eyes Tripoli, Lagos Richard Terzian's private security company is too hemmed in in Iraq and is looking for new areas in which to develop its business. [...]
FRANCE 13/07/2016 BRI top of class, RAID last The Intervention Force Coordination Unit much beloved by French interior [...]
FRANCE IRAN 13/07/2016 Mystical Oriol goes for bilateral business Former elite French gendarme Kim Oriol touted his services as an Iran intermediary for French defence industry at the Eurosatory [...]
SWITZERLAND 04/05/2016 Ker-Meur Ker-Meur, the corporate intelligence and private security firm founded by [...]
FRANCE 13/04/2016 Cazeneuve fails to curb RAID, GIGN rivalry The new French internal security strategy by interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve will probably do little to resolve the long-standing rivalry [...]
Spotlight FRANCE INDIA 16/03/2016 Paris courts India, eyes defence contracts During French President François Hollande's visit to India in January, Dassault announced that its contract with the Indian government would be signed within four weeks. But the weeks have passed and no ink is on the page. However in Paris, [...]
FRANCE INDIA PAKISTAN 17/02/2016 GIGN elite unit switches sides Free France's GIGN elite intervention unit is to substantially increase its cooperation with India's National Security Guard (NSG). Joint exercises are [...]
