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Taiwan, Ukraine, United States
From the Donbas to Taipei, Auterion privatising the algorithms of war

A drone equipped with an Auterion Skynode S controller, on display at a marine drone event in Yilan, Taiwan, 17 June 2025.
A drone equipped with an Auterion Skynode S controller, on display at a marine drone event in Yilan, Taiwan, 17 June 2025. © Ann Wang/Reuters

From the labs of Zurich to the battlefields of Ukraine via Taiwanese military bases, the rapid expansion of US-Swiss company Auterion's autonomous technologies under the guise of dual-use innovation is going largely unnoticed.

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Iraq, Kurdistan, United States
Revealed: Iraqi Kurdistan PM's secret attempt to purchase US spyware

The prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, on 12 February 2024.
The prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, on 12 February 2024. © Stringer/EPA/MaxPPP

A former Washington consultant has filed a case in the United States against the current prime minister of the Kurdistan regional government and two of his brothers. The compliant alleges that the clan tried to buy American spyware and also laundered money into US real estate.

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Syria
Syria's spy chief ramps up regional intelligence cooperation

Syrian spymaster and head of the Syrian General Intelligence Service (GIS), General Hussein al-Salama, on 13 August 2025 in Ankara.
Syrian spymaster and head of the Syrian General Intelligence Service (GIS), General Hussein al-Salama, on 13 August 2025 in Ankara. © Handout/Turkish Foreign Ministry/AFP

The head of Syria's General Intelligence Service is rapidly forging regional partnerships, driven both by internal security concerns, and fear of Israel's future designs. The GIS has jurisdiction over both domestic and foreign intelligence.

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