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    Spotlight | Oman, Saudi Arabia
    Renewed optimism for Saudi-Oman pipeline checked by doubts over western financing

    Maintenance operation on a gas pipeline in Saudi Arabia, on September 2015.
    Maintenance operation on a gas pipeline in Saudi Arabia, on September 2015.© Richard Ashworth/Robert Harding Heritage via AFP

    Secret talks for a new Saudi-Oman infrastructure project were exposed during a TotalEnergies investor presentation last week. Mooted many times previously, but now acquiring more urgency, the scheme is said to be facing financing challenges centring on Riyadh's intransigence over repayment guarantees.

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    United States
    Following Trump deal, Pentagon contractors rush to Greenland

    US space base Pituffik in Greenland, which US Vice President JD Vance visited on 28 March 2025.
    US space base Pituffik in Greenland, which US Vice President JD Vance visited on 28 March 2025.© Jim Watson/Pool/AFP

    Tenders and recruitment are gathering pace following the signing of the new agreement between Washington and Copenhagen on the use of bases in Greenland. Several contractors, including Inuit from Alaska, are working closely with their Danish partners.

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    China, France, Indonesia, Italy
    Defence contracts: Jakarta pivots towards Rome

    Former Italian Navy aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, on 18 September 2026, ahead of its handover to the Indonesian Navy.
    Former Italian Navy aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, on 18 September 2026, ahead of its handover to the Indonesian Navy.© Satya Adhi/AFP

    Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto appears to be leaning towards Rome to top up his defence procurement after having approached Paris, Ankara, Moscow and Beijing. This trend seems to be consolidating against a backdrop of competing business networks, all wide-eyed at the prospect of these lucrative deals.

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    France
    French military intelligence eager to provide more intel to the armed forces in the field

    French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes candidates for the 2027 presidential election and party leaders to the Elysee Palace in Paris to discuss the geopolitical situation and its consequences, on 18 September 2026.
    French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes candidates for the 2027 presidential election and party leaders to the Elysee Palace in Paris to discuss the geopolitical situation and its consequences, on 18 September 2026.© Thomas Samson/AFP

    The French military intelligence directorate has focused heavily on ‘top-down' intelligence in recent years, aiming to provide information to its supervisory authorities. It now wants to provide more intelligence to the French forces directly, which may have felt neglected by the service.

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