DÉFENSE ZONE
The DGSE’s Service Action: missions, recruitment and operations
The Republic’s clandestine armed wing: what is known about the DGSE’s Service Action, its missions and its recruitment.
Our review: “Espionnes” (Spies) by Marie-Laure Buisson, six portraits of exceptional women secret agents. Summary, context, why it matters and a biography of the author.
Editorial of Pro supplement #40: open source intelligence, a user’s guide
As every month, we bring you a new digital supplement to Défense Zone magazine, available in your Premium Pro & Business area If you are not yet a subscriber, click here: https://defense-zone.c...
Book review: “L’éclaireur” (The Scout) by Sergei Jirnov, inside the KGB’s spy factory
A former KGB officer who defected to the West, Sergei Jirnov describes from the inside the selection and training of Soviet spies.
Our review: the account of Pierre Martinet, a veteran of the DGSE’s Service Action. Summary, context, value and author biography.
How NATO is preparing for cyberwarfare
1,300 specialists from 29 countries gathered in Estonia for the Cyber Coalition exercise: how the Alliance is adapting its collective defence to the digital battlefield. An extract from Défense Zon...