France
Journalist faces criminal trial after refusing to plead guilty over DGSI book

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Journalist's 'prison lottery', new ODNI appointment, from Tracfin to the AFD, cybersecurity in Manila

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

FranceAhead of his trial, journalist Alex Jordanov launches ‘prison lottery'

United StatesODNI shuffles strategic comms department

FranceFinancial intel analyst joins national development agency

PhilippinesNational cybersecurity council on Senate's agenda

France
Cash-strapped DGSI marks tenth birthday without pizzazz

Rather than the expected lavish celebrations, staff of France's internal security service had to make do with drinks in the office to celebrate a decade of existence.

France
Author of book about France's DGSI faces trial after secret recordings found

The trial of a journalist who allegedly disclosed classified information in a book about France's domestic intelligence service is expected to begin in 2025. Secret recordings allegedly show contacts with a former agent, in a case defence lawyers say is aimed at intimidating the press.

France
Brazzaville and Malabo revive battles for influence in Paris amid coup accusations

Facing growing opposition at home, the regimes in Congo and Equatorial Guinea have accused French consultants from stirring up the unrest, a message that their lobbyists in Paris have been loudly conveying.