While master spy Tahnoon bin Zayed retains a portfolio of strategic issues, another of MbZ's brothers, Hazza bin Zayed, is attempting to make his mark, especially when it comes to policy towards Abu Dhabi's proxies.
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Agencies In mid-September, the American president's son made a private trip to Monaco to promote the Trump family's cryptocurrency, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), to investors from Central and Eastern Europe. Donald Trump Jr. also met in secret with Prince Albert II's chief of staff.
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Corporate Intel The Chinese logistics firm has been marred by a series of incidents this year. A man linked to Anda was shot dead in Rome in April, and warehouses belonging to the company have been attacked in France, Spain and Italy.
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Operations Like other ASEAN countries, Thailand calls upon lobbying firms to identify channels for negotiation with the US administration. Some of the kingdom's former generals choose another path, making use of their private networks to advance their interests.
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Corporate Intel Behind discussions on hostages, American security and economic diplomacy is busy in Kabul, with the country's mining potential in its sights. With the White House having already expressed its wish to regain control of Bagram airbase, the Taliban government has the upper hand.
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The name of the rector of one of Russia's most prestigious universities has been blacklisted in the European Union's latest package sanctions against Moscow.
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