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Japan
Naicho to Control Spy Satellites

Japan's current program to launch spy satellites will paradoxically see admiral Fumio Ota, head of the Defence Intelligence Headquarters (Johobu), [...]

Published on 19/09/2003 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

China, Europe
Chinese influence and interference in Western Europe

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

France
Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

Central America, China, South America
Beijing on the offensive in Washington's spheres of influence

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Japan
Naicho to Control Spy Satellites

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