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Russian soft power ups ambitions in Central Asia for 2022
Moscow has grand plans for its networks of influence abroad over the coming year, starting with the need to maintain its declining dominance in Central Asia. [...]
The BND, the foreign intelligence service, which had already been subject to heavy parliamentary supervision, has been under the control of a new administrative control body since the beginning of the year. This body focuses on the BND's technical side. [...]
On the eve of new talks between Beirut and the International Monetary Fund, held with the aim of seeing the release of a long-awaited financial bailout, many obstacles remain. Foremost among them are the delays to crucial audits, including the one conducted by US auditor Alvarez & Marsal. [...]
The French justice ministry has chosen French companies Cerbair, KEAS and Nuances Technologies to install anti-drone systems at French prisons. Its choice of companies is not particularly surprising but will have a structuring effect on the French anti-drone market as it waits for the much bigger contract for the defence ministry's Parade programme to be awarded. [...]
The French Senate is concerned about its potential NATO candidate Joëlle Garriaud-Maylam’s friendly connections in #Russia https://t.co/KpOXhkQUKq
#Ukraine Ukrainian interceptions specialist Altair-775, which is to supply its new secure information system to Ukraine's SBU internal intelligence service, is also a leading distributor for Western companies including France's Thales group. https://t.co/4SKuAxZ2u7
US arms manufacturers have applauded the adoption of the new bilateral cooperation agreement adopted by Congress in late December with the backing of the Democrats and lobbyists from the #US's Greek community. #Greece #Cyprus #Turkey https://t.co/hqFukBkRep