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    Spy Way of Life | Switzerland
    Geneva's InterContinental Hotel, the setting for tense US-European talks on Ukraine

    A diplomatic security officer secures the entrance of the InterContinental hotel as US and Ukrainian officials prepare for closed-door talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine.
    A diplomatic security officer secures the entrance of the InterContinental hotel as US and Ukrainian officials prepare for closed-door talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine. © Pierre Albouy/Reuters

    Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online reveals behind-the-scenes details of the secret negotiations between US, Ukrainian and European delegations which took place at the InterContinental in Geneva on 23 November.

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    Australia, European Union
    Von der Leyen pushes through with EU-Australia defence partnership

    President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a meeting with NATO's Indo-Pacific partners during the NATO summit, in Vilnius on 12 July 2023.
    President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a meeting with NATO's Indo-Pacific partners during the NATO summit, in Vilnius on 12 July 2023. © Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP

    The idea of a European security and defence partnership with Australia, launched in May by the president of the EU commission, is getting off the ground, despite France's veto earlier this year. Now lifted, negotiations are progressing with a text possibly signed in 2026.

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