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Deep Dive | Pakistan
Despite favourable winds, Asim Munir and ISI struggle to keep India in check

Part 4 Anything goes between spies in Islamabad (4/4).
Anything goes between spies in Islamabad (4/4).© Stéphane Oiry

All-powerful at home, closer than ever to Washington, and still an ally of Beijing, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence appears to be riding high. A favourable context for the country's strongman Asim Munir to turn his full attention to the enduring existential threat from neighbouring India.

Greece, Turkey, United States
Balkans, energy: Tom Barrack bolstered by Kimberly Guilfoyle's ousting

US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack, in Ankara, on 8 July 2026.
US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack, in Ankara, on 8 July 2026.© Marek Ladzinski/ZUMA Press Wire/Reuters

The recent resignation of influential US ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, who was close to Donald Trump, has taken place as Washington continues to push two important energy deals in southeastern Europe. Her ousting is likely to play in favour of her counterpart in Ankara.

France
Airbus sets out new plans for Quarkslab

Quarkslab is part of the cybersecurity subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space. Airbus exhibition booth at the Defence and Security Equipment International trade fair in Tokyo, May 2025.
Quarkslab is part of the cybersecurity subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space. Airbus exhibition booth at the Defence and Security Equipment International trade fair in Tokyo, May 2025.© APA/PictureDesk/Alamy

The aircraft manufacturer, which has taken over the French cybersecurity firm, hopes to persuade its government clients to make greater use of its audit and reverse engineering services, which are grouped under the QLabs brand.

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