Change at the top of Aise, the foreign secret service: new deputies appointed

Two seats change at the top of Aise, the Italian foreign secret service. The decision of Palazzo Chigi is not official but by now certain. Meloni has decided to appoint two new deputies to the director John Caravelli: will be replaced Carlo Massagli (for age limits) e Louis Della Volpeexpiring mandate.

The two new deputies in Piazza Dante will be instead Charles Zontilli, general of the army, bronze cross of merit for the commitment in Afghanistan and trusted man of Caravelli, and Nicholas Boeri, knight of the Republic, former head of the Moscow center and then head of the analysis sector. Boeri’s candidacy was directly sponsored by Elisabetta Bellonithe director of Dis (the structure to which Aise and Aisi respond).

These are therefore two choices in absolute continuity, no revolution in a very delicate sector for the country at a time of growing international tensions.

Giorgia Meloni, once she entered Palazzo Chigi, managed the services match with great attention and caution. While making someone turn up their noses at the choice to keep the delegation of services for themselves, you have decided to reconfirm the top management of the agencies, as mentioned Belloni to Dis, Caravalli to Aise and Aisi Mario Parente. The future of Carlo De Donno, Parente’s deputy, who is also about to expire, has yet to be decided.

The work of the top services represented a barrier to attempts to influence Russia, even before the invasion of Ukraine, as demonstrated by the arrest of Valter Biot, the Navy officer discovered to be selling classified information to embassy officials and the Russian services.

In the spring, however, the mandate of the general commander of the Guardia di Finanza will expire, Joseph Zafaranawhich enjoys high bipartisan esteem.