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    Spotlight | United States
    Iran war exposes vulnerabilities in US counterterrorism in light of security priorities shift

    Joe Kent resigned on 17 March 2026 from his post as director of the US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), he is a fierce critic of the US-Israel war on Iran.
    Joe Kent resigned on 17 March 2026 from his post as director of the US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), he is a fierce critic of the US-Israel war on Iran. © Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo/Reuters

    The switch in Washington's security priorities, marked by a pivot to counternarcotics and Latin America, has largely been at the expense of the fight against terrorism.

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    Iran, United States
    US special forces rally their contractors to prepare for next phase in Iran

    A US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, on 8 March 2019.
    A US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, on 8 March 2019. © Scott Keeler/Tampa Bay Times via Zuma Wire

    The Trump administration is weighing up whether to deploy its special forces to storm strategic Iranian facilities. In a subtle but unmistakable sign of its possible intention, the US Special Operations Command has been rushing to fill key positions needed for such a move.

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    China, France
    Paris kicks off preparations for increasingly strategic biannual Pacific naval meet

    Senior naval officials from nearly 30 countries pose for a group photo at the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) held in Qingdao, China, on 22 April 2024.
    Senior naval officials from nearly 30 countries pose for a group photo at the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) held in Qingdao, China, on 22 April 2024. © Kyodo via Reuters Connect

    The preparatory meeting for the 20th Western Pacific Naval Symposium to be held in November in Tahiti will launch on 24 March. This year, Paris is chairing the major biannual forum which, once a purely formal affair, has taken on a more strategic dimension under Beijing's influence since the last edition in Qingdao.

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    France, Russia
    French-Russian national courted by Russian diplomats loses post at French embassy in Kinshasa

    The courtyard of the French embassy in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    The courtyard of the French embassy in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. © Alexis Huguet/AFP

    A dual national diplomat appointed to the French embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo never made it to Kinshasa since she was denied top-level security clearance. According to French domestic intelligence services, she had been approached in Paris by several Russian diplomats.

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