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    Spotlight | UAE
    Disagreements between MbZ's brothers on UAE proxies reveal shifting power balance at home

    Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 10 April 2024.
    Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 10 April 2024. © Mohamed al-Hammadi/UAE Presidential Court/Handout via Reuters

    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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    France, Italy
    Chinese mafia in France: logistics giant Anda roped in former French counter-intel spy

    The Chinese logistics and transport giant Anda has experienced a string of attacks in Europe this year.
    The Chinese logistics and transport giant Anda has experienced a string of attacks in Europe this year. © DesignToons/iStock//Intelligence Online - Montage Bénédicte Gouttebroze/Indigo Publications

    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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    Afghanistan, United States
    Washington 'one tweet away' from returning to Afghanistan

    The Taliban government's foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi greets Adam Boehler, US special envoy for hostage response, in Kabul, 13 September 2025.
    The Taliban government's foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi greets Adam Boehler, US special envoy for hostage response, in Kabul, 13 September 2025. © Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via X/Handout via Reuters

    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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