Military intelligence

Africa, Russia, Ukraine
Romanian paramilitaries swell ranks of Russian army and Africa Corps

Fighters from the paramilitary firm Asociatia RALF have been looking for new opportunities since their boss, French-Romanian former legionnaire Horațiu Potra, was arrested late last year. Dozens of them have joined the Russian armed forces.

The Agencies' Gazette
Musical chairs at the ODNI, Tracfin advisers, Ukraine's GUR, Iranian Kurdish forces

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

USTulsi Gabbard expands legal affairs office

FranceAnti-money laundering body seeking legal adviser

UkraineOpsec issue at military intelligence

IranKurdish parties move towards a joint structure

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
French business association CDSE, French judicial police

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

ParisPrestigious CDSE business association chiefs put pen to paper

ParisSenior police executive goes private

Ukraine
Battle for top job in Ukrainian foreign intelligence

The vacancy at the head of Ukraine's SZR foreign intelligence service has triggered renewed manoeuvring within Volodymyr Zelensky's entourage. Two men have emerged as potential replacements: the ex-head of SBU domestic intelligence Vasyl Malyuk and former foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba.

France
French COMCYBER appoints new second-in-command

The French COMCYBER's Chief of Staff Colonel Valérie Morcel is shortly to be promoted second-in-command of this cyber defence unit for the armed forces made up of around 3,600 cyber warriors.