A European Cyber Situational Awareness Platform, to be built under a programme launched by the European Commission last month, will add another layer to the EU's hybrid warfare apparatus, which some big defence companies are already engaged in.
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Cybersecurity Jean-Yves Le Drian, former French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, was in Abu Dhabi at the same time as the French Minister of Culture Rima Abdul-Malak, and took part in an official event. It's proof that he is still playing a key role in the relationship between the two countries.
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Back-door diplomacy The Chinese Communist Party is looking to see if Giorgia Meloni's government will open Italy to Chinese investment again. Its overtures have been ignored for the moment but bi-lateral cooperation opportunities are real.
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Back-door diplomacy Former CIA director David Petraeus, among other retired intelligence and military officials, offered testimony in the case of Wye Oak v. Iraq. Dale Stoffel, the CEO of the US firm Wye Oak, was murdered in the country in December 2004.
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Corporate Intel Gallos, a new and rapidly rising investment company specialised in security technology, has just made its first investment. It is financially backed by major pillars in British security circles.
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Corporate Intel With the help of a few well-connected officials and consultants, China wants to secure control of the local energy market, which would allow it to move strategically throughout the region.
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Cult-like organisations have grown more and more active since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, French anti-cult agency MIVILUDES, now under the authority of the interior ministry, is increasingly collaborating with the intelligence community.
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