Parapolitics

Olivier Schmidt began publishing a newsletter on intelligence and parapolitics in 1980. First it was called "Parapolitics," but after 53 four-page issues the name was changed to "Intelligence/Parapolitics" in 1984, which appeared monthly. In 1988 the 106th issue began as an expensive fortnightly under the name "Intelligence Newsletter," published by Maurice Botbol. Schmidt was the editor until 1994, when he split from Botbol. Now there are two publications: Botbol has a new editor, while Schmidt and his associates use the name "Intelligence" and distribute it via e-mail.

The content and production quality of these newsletters have improved dramatically with each name change. They remain geared to an exclusive audience -- the intelligence analysts, international-relations news hounds, and parapolitics watchers of all nations. Each issue of IN, for example, is eight dense pages, consisting of various short items of current interest, perhaps four to a page. These are usually presented under the name of the country. Many items are plucked from the press in various countries, but the newsletter also delights in a fair number of exclusive leaks. It's ideal for the lazy analyst who needs to impress his boss, but doesn't want to peruse hundreds of publications in a dozen languages every two weeks.

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