The Ukraine conflict has forced France, like Germany, to rethink its 2023 defence budget in order to funnel more funds into special operations and intelligence equipment. Each agency and branch of the army is compiling its list of urgent requests.
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Defence Political interpersonal skills, cultural experiences, economic arguments and financial ambitions: of all the Russian oligarchs who once settled in France, Oleg Deripaska was the one who had the sharpest strategy of establishing themselves in Paris.
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Corporate Intel Syrian spymaster Ali Mamlouk appears to be back in favour with President Bashar Al Assad, who recently sent him to Tehran to negotiate reducing the influence of Shi'ite militia groups under Iran's control. Mamlouk is also watching over the upcoming elections in Lebanon and giving a helping hand to pro-Syrians in the race.
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Despite facing difficulties on previous anti-drone programmes, CS Group and Thales have won out over their rivals to win this key contract, which will have a structuring effect on the French anti-drone market - in favour of established providers.
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Cybersecurity The European External Action Service has put up for bids the contract held since 2016 by China's Hytera group, which is close to the Gonganbu and has been banned by the United States since 2019.
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Corporate Intel Luminate and Reset are about to reveal the existence of their task force GVNIE, which is tracking fake news and hate speech in the run-up to the presidential election. Meanwhile, Viginum, the French agency dedicated to fighting foreign digital interference, is struggling to take off.
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