Emmanuel Macron is to travel during the cherry blossom season to the two North-East Asian countries, long neglected by the French president. His tour will provide a catch-up session for these two relationships, where defence cooperation has been stymied.
Subscribers only Defence Paris is currently pursuing an aggressive trade diplomacy policy in Athens, while Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is also tapping into his family's cultural diplomacy skills in the French capital.
Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy France's DRSD military counterintelligence service refused an engineer access to sensitive sites at the Airbus Defence and Space site in Toulouse, where he had a job offer. The decision, based on the fact the engineer was from Turkey, a ‘country of particular sensitivity', was overturned in court.
Subscribers only Agencies Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online visits the BKK Social Club in Thai capital, a favourite haunt for international consultants.
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