The Pakistani chief of army staff finds himself in an unexpected situation, where having built a relationship of trust with the Trump administration during the tensions with India earlier this year, he is now being asked by Washington to help with the Iranian issue.
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Back-door diplomacy Setting up so-called 'data centres in space' has become key for the US in its space race with China, as two recent events backed by the Pentagon reveal.
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Space After an exhibition of his paintings in Shanghai, the French former prime minister was the guest of honour at a major parallel diplomacy gathering on the shores of Lake Taihu, where foreign dignitaries rubbed shoulders with members of the United Front and Chinese security services.
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Back-door diplomacy Only three candidates remain to supply the Royal Thai Air Force with an air defence system after the budget was dramatically slashed.
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Defence France's DGA military procurement agency and the Military School Defence Academy in September launched five thematic committees. Bringing together the defence industry's economic intelligence community, the committees include academics and manufacturers as well as state and private players.
The former head of France's Defence Intelligence and Security Directorate, Philippe Susnjara, is next year to join a long-established company in northern France.
