242. Inside France's Spy World with Dr. Damien Van Puyvelde

Today Justin talks with Dr. Damien Van Puyvelde. Damien is an associate professor and head of the Intelligence and Security Group at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University, Netherlands. Before joining Leiden University, he led the Scottish Center for War Studies at the University of Glasgow. He is the author or co-author of several books, and co-editor. His work has also been featured in outlets such as Le Monde and The Washington Post . He's here to discuss his newest book, The DGSE: A Concise History of France's Foreign Intelligence Service , which is available now from Georgetown University Press. Connect with Damien: Twitter/X: @DamienVanP Bluesky: @dvanp.bsky.social LinkedIn: Damien Van Puyvelde Check out the book, The DGSE , here . Connect with Spycraft 101: Get Justin's latest book, Murder, Intrigue, and Conspiracy: Stories from the Cold War and Beyond , here . spycraft101.com IG: @spycraft101 Shop: shop.spycraft101.com Patreon: Spycraft 101 Find Justin's first book, Spyshots: Volume One , here . Check out Justin's second book, Covert Arms , here . Download the free eBook, The Clandestine Operative's Sidearm of Choice, here . Kruschiki The best surplus military goods delivered right to your door. Use code SPYCRAFT101 for 10% off! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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242. Inside France's Spy World with Dr. Damien Van Puyvelde is an episode from SPYCRAFT 101 by Justin Black.

This episode is 01:14:39 long.

This episode was published on Apr 6, 2026.

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