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Sandra Chenu Godefroy: «Documentary photography retains a special value»
To mark European Heritage Days, which this year celebrate the bicentenary of photography, we meet freelance photographer Sandra Chenu Godefroy.
Pierre Lévy: «Russia continues to draw strength from our weaknesses, divisions and missteps»
Ambassador Pierre Lévy, who has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the IHEDN since January 2026, reflects in this interview on his most recent post in Moscow during a pivotal period,
Episode 4: Before the «Global South»
In this final instalment of our summer series, three leading intellectuals of the 20the 20th-century scholars analyse aspects of what was known at the time as the «
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Opening of the 6th IHEDN National Session
The 291 participants in the 6th national session met for the first time...
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IHEDN – National School for Court Clerks: a new partnership to support training
The Institute for Higher National Defence Studies (IHEDN) and the National School for Court Clerks (ENG) have...
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Let us celebrate the 90th anniversary of IHEDN!
Discover the history, missions and values of the Institute as it celebrates its 90th anniversary. Testimonials, videos and stories invite you to explore IHEDN's defence culture and commitment to better understand and act in the service of national resilience.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Geopolitics of Oceania. Shifting the focus to the Pacific island states
14 September 2026 | 6.00 pm at the École militaire
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GET TO THE HEART OF CURRENT ISSUES WITH THE NATIONAL DEFENCE YEAR (NDD)
In each of its editions, the Year of National Defence (ADN) offers a fresh look at the major strategic changes of our time. Through contributions from experts from the academic and operational worlds, this collective work deciphers the main contemporary events impacting the defence and security of France and Europe. Each edition explores specific themes in line with current geopolitical, technological and regulatory changes.
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UNDERSTANDING TO ACT, UNDERSTANDING TO ACT TOGETHER: this is the DNA of the IHEDN!
Every first Monday of the month, IHEDN's strategic watch provides you with multidisciplinary insights to help you better understand the strategic context. European defence in the face of the Russian threat, Trump and Putin's semantic war, the failure of Israeli intelligence on 7 October 2023, the Ivorian presidential election... Here is our selection for November 2025.
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