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Spotlight | France, UAE
Patrick Pouyanné and Sultan Al Jaber play central role in France-UAE business ties

Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, CEO of Adnoc, and Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of TotalEnergies, at a signing ceremony before a state dinner in France on 18 July, 2022.© Romain Gaillard/Pool/Abacapress.com/Reuters

The first Franco-Emirati business council will be held in Abu Dhabi on the sidelines of French finance minister Bruno Le Maire's visit to the United Arab Emirates next week. The council was launched in July, during UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan's visit to Paris.

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Government Intelligence

Belarus, Russia
Russia accelerates use of Belarus as rear training base

The recent troop movements on Ukraine's northern border illustrate Russia's use of Belarus as a training ground for its new recruits, and its aims to influence how the Belarusian command trains its own personnel.

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China
Xi Jinping invites foreign experts into closed-door meetings on China's challenges

The Chinese Communist Party is increasingly relying on small meetings with foreign participants to tackle the country's problems. It has launched a new LinkedIn recruitment campaign with the aim of building a database of foreign experts who can be called upon at short notice when needed.

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Vietnam
Ministry of Public Security's latest drive for power lies behind political crisis

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's forced resignation on 17 January following a secret meeting of the Communist Party of Vietnam's politburo comes amid a Covid-19 test kit scandal. The Ministry of Public Security, which prompted his departure, has been pushing for influence at every level of government.

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International Dealmaking

France, Iraq
TotalEnergies, Rafale, and Baghdad metro project set to keep Iraq's al-Sudani busy in Paris

The Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani will call for more French investment in Iraq when he visits Paris on 26 January. TotalEnergies' blocked contract in the country is another key topic up for discussion.

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Corporate Intelligence

Belarus, Ukraine
Parallel private diplomacy efforts between Kyiv and Minsk secretly thriving

Kyiv has been backing Minsk in Brussels despite Belarus's involvement with Russia. Thanks largely to the actions of well-connected middlemen in the business community, the war has not frayed the diplomatic ties between the two Eastern European capitals.

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Surveillance & Interception

Israel
Former NSO cyber experts reunite in new startup Bold, backed by Israeli businessman Shlomi Fogel

In the wake of NSO Group's Pegasus woes, a number of the firm's cyberintelligence veterans have been snapped up by Bold, a startup supported by Israeli real estate magnate Shlomi Fogel, the CEO of Ampa Group.

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