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    Spotlight | United States
    World View spy balloons helping US rise above Tehran and Beijing

    US Army soldiers deploy a stratospheric balloon in the Philippines on 1 April 2022, as part of the joint military exercise Balikatan 22.
    US Army soldiers deploy a stratospheric balloon in the Philippines on 1 April 2022, as part of the joint military exercise Balikatan 22. © U.S. Army/ZumaPress/REA

    World View's stratospheric observation systems were discreetly integrated into Washington's ISR architecture during operations against Iran. Using Palantir, the balloons also feed GEOINT to US special operations command and support image and signals intelligence collection across the Indo-Pacific.

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    China
    As the Party tightens its grip on foreign affairs, a new guard emerges

    The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Beijing.
    The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Beijing.© Li Weijie/Best View Stock/Alamy

    Li Qian's appointment to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the latest sign that the Chinese Communist Party apparatus is tightening its grip on diplomatic affairs. A generation of leaders born in the 1960s is gradually taking up diplomatic leadership positions, ahead of the expected reshuffle between the 5th plenum, at the end of 2026, and the 21st Congress, at the end of 2027.

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