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American soldiers participating in the joint US-Thailand Cobra Gold military exercise, implemented by the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM).
American soldiers participating in the joint US-Thailand Cobra Gold military exercise, implemented by the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM).© Narong Sangnak/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

France, Indonesia, Philippines, United States
French firm Cyber Test Systems expands in Asia-Pacific region and targets Africa

The success of the French company, which has recently opened its new headquarters in the Paris region, owes much to the network of one of its co-founders.
LogoSubscribers only Cybersecurity 20.08.2026
Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin.
Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin.© Klein Bruno/ABACA via Reuters Connect

Spotlight | China, France
Chinese military-linked Grandview Institution draws in high-profile EU and UK diplomats

Thrust into the spotlight in the UK last year over its links with former national security adviser Jonathan Powell, the Grandview Institution think-tank includes several former PLA officers and has hosted many distinguished European guests.
LogoSubscribers only Operations, Information Wars, Defence 18.08.2026
A Vietnamese armed forces' delegation at the French defence ministry's stand at the Eurosatory defence and security trade fair in Villepinte, on 15 June 2026.
A Vietnamese armed forces' delegation at the French defence ministry's stand at the Eurosatory defence and security trade fair in Villepinte, on 15 June 2026.© Frédéric Pétry/Hans Lucas via AFP

France, Vietnam
At Eurosatory defence fair, Vietnamese delegation snubs French firms but browses Israeli offers

The priorities of the nine Vietnamese military personnel officially invited to Paris for the Eurosatory defence and security trade fair were different to those hoped by their French partners.
LogoSubscribers only Defence 07.07.2026
Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace in Paris, on 25 May 2026.
Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace in Paris, on 25 May 2026.© Henrique Campos/Hans Lucas via AFP

France, Thailand
Macron picks married couple to spearhead plans for strategic French-Thai partnership in Bangkok

Ahead of a state visit by King Rama X to France from 28 June to 2 July, the French president has selected a married couple to help strengthen bilateral relations between France and Thailand in Bangkok as they go from strength to strength.
LogoSubscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 26.06.2026

China, Europe, Taiwan, United States
Beijing toughens stance on Taiwan and Hong Kong's non-US foreign supporters

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has capitalised on Washington's ambiguous stance on Taiwan to implement a discreet strategic overhaul. Lawmakers, journalists, and media outlets from Japan and other non-US Western democracies that express solidarity with either Taiwan or the Lai Ching-te administration are being monitored and may be barred from entering China.

LogoSubscribers only Operations, Back-Door Diplomacy 23.06.2026
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te in Taipei, Taiwan, on 9 September 2025.

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