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    Cambodia, Thailand
    Border conflict generates business and secret partnerships in Bangkok and Phnom Penh

    A Royal Thai Navy drone on display at the Defence & Security exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand, on 13 November 2025.
    A Royal Thai Navy drone on display at the Defence & Security exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand, on 13 November 2025. © Adirach Toumlamoon/Zuma Press/MaxPPP

    The resumption of border hostilities on 10 November after a Cambodian mine wounded a Thai soldier provided a boost for the defence exhibition in Bangkok. China and Vietnam are meanwhile providing equipment and services to Cambodia.

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    France, Syria
    Jacob Waerness, Norwegian spy turned thorn in the side for Lafarge managers

    Former Norwegian domestic intelligence officer Jacob Waerness arriving at the Paris court on the opening day of the trial of French cement group Lafarge, on 4 November 2025.
    Former Norwegian domestic intelligence officer Jacob Waerness arriving at the Paris court on the opening day of the trial of French cement group Lafarge, on 4 November 2025. © Raphael Lafargue/Abacapress.com/Reuters

    A former agent for Norway's domestic intelligence service, Jacob Waerness was head of security at Lafarge's Syrian factory. He is an embarrassing co-defendant at the cement manufacturer's former executives' trial for financing terrorism.

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    France, Georgia
    Paris seeking arms sales with Georgia as rest of EU turns away

    The founder of the Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron.
    The founder of the Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron. © D. Mdzinarishvilip//P. Bonnière/La Voix du Nord/MaxPPP

    In what appears to be a fresh diplomatic gamble by Paris, the French defence ministry sent a military-industrial delegation to Georgia earlier this month to explore potential arms sales. The move comes as Tbilisi finds itself increasingly isolated from the rest of the EU.

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    France
    The Dupuy-de-Lôme, a French spy ship on a dual intelligence and diplomacy mission

    The French Navy intelligence ship Dupuy-de-Lôme entering the port of Varna, Bulgaria, on the Black Sea, on 15 May 2014.
    The French Navy intelligence ship Dupuy-de-Lôme entering the port of Varna, Bulgaria, on the Black Sea, on 15 May 2014. © Anton Stoyanov/AFP

    In the face of Russia's rising hostility, the French spy ship Dupuy-de-Lôme has been increasing its missions near the Arctic Circle. While the vessel's primary role is to gather intelligence, these outings also serve to demonstrate France's willingness to back the countries that welcome it.

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