Jean-Noël Barrot

France
Emmanuel Macron's ex-classmates vie for strategic London embassy job

The choice of who will be France's next ambassador to London is proving to be a difficult one for President Emmanuel Macron.

France, Italy
Former DGSE director swaps jobs with senior foreign ministry official

Intelligence Online understands that Anne-Marie Descôtes is to become France's next ambassador to Italy. She will replace Martin Briens, who in turn, will take on Descôtes' job as Secretary General of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Agencies' Gazette
France's DGSE and the Americas, Pentagon, Xavier Moreau, Paris-Africa, Beijing nixes ‘G2'

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

FranceDGSE pipe dream of Americas mission centre

USPentagon seeks candidate to lead drug trafficking fight

France/RussiaFamily fund to counter EU sanctions

France/AfricaFrench spies back to Africa in 2026?

China/USBeijing seeks to veto ‘G2' label

The Agencies' Gazette
DGSE economic security changes, William Burns honoured, SVR reunion, Interference at French Assembly, Confucius contributes, SGDSN exit

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

FranceDGSE's economic security appoints new head

United StatesEx-CIA chief William Burns to pick up intelligence gong

RussiaVets of former USSR services celebrate with SVR

FranceForeign interference mobilises National Assembly

ChineConfucius joins the fight against corruption

FranceNew adviser on the horizon at SGDSN

The Agencies' Gazette
DGSI, Unrest at CIA, Taiwan and the CCP, OSINT at Quai d'Orsay

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

FranceDGSI hiring diplomatic adviser

United StatesUnrest at the CIA's OSINT office

ChinaCCP's plan to integrate Kinmen and Matsu islands moves forward

FranceQuai d'Orsay beefs up OSINT capacity

France
Russian disinformation: Paris on the trail of a group of investigators close to Washington

A French report on a Russian disinformation operation dubbed Storm-1516 draws in part on investigations conducted by an anonymous account, whose publications stopped abruptly after Elon Musk's DOGE purged USAID.

China, Europe
China mandates academics to win over Europe

The Chinese Communist Party wants to make the most of the rift forming across the Atlantic and is sending research groups to restore its reputation in Europe.