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Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the UAE national security adviser (NSA).
Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the UAE national security adviser (NSA).

Spotlight | UAE
Tahnoon bin Zayed uses his financial empire to tighten grip on UAE defence sector

Determined to create super-champions in all of Abu Dhabi's strategic sectors, the national security adviser Tahnoon bin Zayed is banking on his investment funds to consolidate his control. He is reinforcing his role, in areas ranging from aeronautics to the naval sector, making himself the key pillar of President Mohammed bin Zayed's defence strategy.

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Cambodian PM Hun Sen (left) and his son, Hun Manet.
Cambodian PM Hun Sen (left) and his son, Hun Manet.

Cambodia, China, France, United States
How Hun Sen and his clans plan to keep control of key ministries in 2023

Just as Cambodia has emerged as a major player in the China-US showdown in the Indo-Pacific, Prime Minister Hun Sen is preparing his succession, which will take place next year. In order to ensure a new government loyal to his son Hun Manet, he is banking on the various loyalties created over the years, in particular in the defence and interior ministries.

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