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French President Emmanuel Macron, in Strasbourg, eastern France, on 23 November 2024.
French President Emmanuel Macron, in Strasbourg, eastern France, on 23 November 2024.

Spotlight | France, Russia
Wagner whistleblower gives French authorities first win in war against Russian disinformation

The Élysée and French intelligence services had been dealt nothing but blows in France's information wars with Moscow. But a repentant former Wagner employee in Africa, ready to disclose what he knows about the Russian propaganda machine, provided them with an unprecedented media and political victory.

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The Agencies' Gazette
DNI hires Elon Musk buddies, Chinese think tank and censorship, DGSE applicants not up to scratch

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

United States Republican PR guru Juleanna Glover picks out intelligence consultants

ChinaThink tanks raise tone against internet censorship

FranceExternal intelligence agency underwhelmed by applicants for Russian and Arabic roles

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Albania, Estonia, United States
Defendec racks up deals with UN, Washington, with help from an Indian ex-hacking star and others

Border surveillance systems manufacturer Defendec has won a string of contracts with international organisations in the last few years, thanks to a colourful cohort of partners ranging from an Albanian medical equipment vendor to a big name in Indian cyber-intelligence.

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