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    Spotlight | China, United States
    Cuts force influential US Air Force think tank on Chinese military to wind down

    General James B. Hecker, then president of Air University, during a training session co-organised with the China Aerospace Studies Institute, on 7 June 2021.
    General James B. Hecker, then president of Air University, during a training session co-organised with the China Aerospace Studies Institute, on 7 June 2021. © Operation 2021/Alamy

    Drastic staff cuts at the strategic CASI institute resulting in its near-certain closure have sent alarm bells ringing among experts in Washington and in Congress who rely on its specialist research into the Chinese military.

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    Denmark, France
    Extent of French, Dutch and Scandinavian cooperation revealed in 2027 budget

    French intelligence is increasingly cooperating with other European services, particularly with the Netherlands' AIVD, whose headquarters pictured here are located near The Hague.
    French intelligence is increasingly cooperating with other European services, particularly with the Netherlands' AIVD, whose headquarters pictured here are located near The Hague.© Robin van Lonkhuijsen/EPA/MaxPPP

    France's 2027 draft budget reveals its intelligence services' degree of technical cooperation with other European agencies. Most of their current programmes are designed to support a major shift towards Eastern and Northern Europe.

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    France
    The Freemasons' problematic 'little enquiry' launched by Louis Vuitton's ex-security chief

    A ceremony of the French Masonic Grand Lodge, held in Valence, France, in September 2025.
    A ceremony of the French Masonic Grand Lodge, held in Valence, France, in September 2025.© Nicolas Guyonnet/Hans Lucas via AFP

    The former head of security for the French luxury brand, Gaël Marchand, is also a Freemason who has steadily risen through the order's ranks. During his time at Louis Vuitton, he commissioned one of the company's consultants to carry out at least one internal investigation into the French Masonic Grand Lodge.

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