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Spotlight | Sudan
FRENCH GAME, AMERICAN TRUMPS

The release of French hostages in Lebanon in 1988 was achieved by secret non-governmental networks set up by Interior Minister Charles Pasqua. But this time the kidnapping of Carlos (Ilich Ramirez Sanchez) in Sudan on 14 August was not a [...]

Published on 07/09/1994 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 6 minutes

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Albania
WESTERN SPY STAMPEDE

Albania has become a prime observation post for the U.S., British, French and Italian intelligence agencies to keep an eye [...]

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France
PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT IN OCTOBER?

A draft bill providing for parliamentary oversight of France's intelligence community is expected to be debated in France's National Assembly [...]

Subscribers only 08.04.1999

France
A "JOKER" AT ARMAMENTS BOARD?

Experts associated with France's Centre des Hautes Etudes de l'Armement (CHEAr: Center for Armaments Studies) have come up with a [...]

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France
DST TAKES TECHNICAL TACK

Named head of the Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST) in late August, Jean-Jacques Pascal has just undertaken a [...]

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United States
ROGER TAMRAZ

In suddenly popping up on the American political scene in the scandal over the financing of the Democrat Party's 1996 [...]

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Spotlight | Algeria, France
ALGERIA'S LESSONS FOR FRENCH INTELLIGENCE

Following the killing of seven French monks by Algeria's Armed Islamic Group -- GIA in its French initials -- in May intelligence circles are closely examining what was France's first failure to negotiate the release of hostages since kidnappings of [.

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France
MICHEL LACARRIERE

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Spotlight | France
CHANGES AT THE TOP IN FRENCH INTELLIGENCE

French intelligence won't suffer any major upheavals following Jacques Chirac's election as president in May. On the other hand, there is every likelihood that changes at the top of the services will occur between now and early September.

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Spotlight | France, United States
FRANCO-AMERICAN SQUABBLE

By demanding in spectacular fashion that the American authorities quickly recall five CIA agents, including the Paris station chief, the French government did nothing so much as underline its own incapacity to come to grips with American spying in France.

Subscribers only 01.03.1995

France
JEAN-PIERRE DOLAIT

Accused of spying for France's DGSE by Texas Instruments (TI), Jean-Piere Dolait probably owes his sudden exposure to the limelight [...]

Subscribers only 01.02.1995

Netherlands
COMMANDER PACO'S DEMISE

Erwin McDonald, a 43-year-old businessman of Surinamese/Dutch origin whose body was found on Oct. 17 at the Brokopondo dam south [...]

Subscribers only 30.11.1994

Spotlight | France
DGSE "STRATEGIC" PRIORITIES

The French DGSE foreign intelligence service is going to recruit 500 additional civilian personnel over the next five years. This decision went unnoticed in the midst of a wealth of measures which formed part of a military spending plan recently [.

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France
UNEASY "POWER-SHARING"

The current period of "power-sharing" between a socialist president at the end of his mandate and a conservative prime minister [...]

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France
THE DST OPENS A MOSCOW OFFICE

After posting liaison officers in several European countries (I.N. n. 228), the Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST, counter-espionage) [...]

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France
DST COUNTER-SPY POSTS ABROAD

Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE) foreign intelligence agency that answers to the defense ministry and Direction de la [...]

Subscribers only 10.11.1993

Spotlight | France
A NEW INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

On 6 October the French government appointed Philippe Parant, 61, as head of the Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST) counter-espionage agency, thus putting a final touch to the reorganization of the French intelligence community six months after Prime [.

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Spotlight | France
MIDDLE ROAD FOR THE DGSE

With the 3 June appointment of Prefect Jacques Dewatre as director of DGSE foreign intelligence, the French government has chosen a middle road which it considers to be best solution at present. Son of an officer, and himself a graduate [.

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France, United States
A "MULTIPLE WARHEAD" MESSAGE

By launching a media campaign against French industrial espionage in the United Stats a few weeks before the Paris air [...]

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France, United States
IMAGINARY SPIES

As could be expected, French DGSE foreign intelligence is really [...]

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France
PROTECTING FRANCE'S "PATRIMONY"?

Like most Western intelligence services, the DST, France's counter-espionage service, is facing a future without a major adversary and is [...]

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France
TWO MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIMENSIONS

DGSE foreign intelligence is in the midst of a major reorganization in anticipation of the probable creation within the next [...]

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Albania WESTERN SPY STAMPEDE

France PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT IN OCTOBER?

France A "JOKER" AT ARMAMENTS BOARD?

France DST TAKES TECHNICAL TACK

United States ROGER TAMRAZ

Spotlight | Algeria, France ALGERIA'S LESSONS FOR FRENCH INTELLIGENCE

France MICHEL LACARRIERE

Spotlight | France CHANGES AT THE TOP IN FRENCH INTELLIGENCE

Spotlight | France, United States FRANCO-AMERICAN SQUABBLE

France JEAN-PIERRE DOLAIT

Netherlands COMMANDER PACO'S DEMISE

Spotlight | France DGSE "STRATEGIC" PRIORITIES

France UNEASY "POWER-SHARING"

France THE DST OPENS A MOSCOW OFFICE

France DST COUNTER-SPY POSTS ABROAD

Spotlight | France A NEW INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

Spotlight | France MIDDLE ROAD FOR THE DGSE

France, United States A "MULTIPLE WARHEAD" MESSAGE

France, United States IMAGINARY SPIES

France PROTECTING FRANCE'S "PATRIMONY"?

France TWO MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIMENSIONS

Conference on US National Security Interests in Africa

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The United States fears attacks on its citizens

AL AASS IN PARIS

SECRET CONTACTS WITH PARIS

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The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Central America, China, South America
Beijing on the offensive in Washington's spheres of influence

France
Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

Ukraine
Jamming wars

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Spotlight | Sudan
FRENCH GAME, AMERICAN TRUMPS

Albania
WESTERN SPY STAMPEDE

France
PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT IN OCTOBER?

France
A "JOKER" AT ARMAMENTS BOARD?

France
DST TAKES TECHNICAL TACK

United States
ROGER TAMRAZ

Spotlight | Algeria, France
ALGERIA'S LESSONS FOR FRENCH INTELLIGENCE

France
MICHEL LACARRIERE

Spotlight | France
CHANGES AT THE TOP IN FRENCH INTELLIGENCE

Spotlight | France, United States
FRANCO-AMERICAN SQUABBLE

France
JEAN-PIERRE DOLAIT

Netherlands
COMMANDER PACO'S DEMISE

Spotlight | France
DGSE "STRATEGIC" PRIORITIES

France
UNEASY "POWER-SHARING"

France
THE DST OPENS A MOSCOW OFFICE

France
DST COUNTER-SPY POSTS ABROAD

Spotlight | France
A NEW INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

Spotlight | France
MIDDLE ROAD FOR THE DGSE

France, United States
A "MULTIPLE WARHEAD" MESSAGE

France, United States
IMAGINARY SPIES

France
PROTECTING FRANCE'S "PATRIMONY"?

France
TWO MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIMENSIONS