The "Maritime issues and strategies" major at the Conference on the Economy of the Sea
The IHEDN was well represented at the Assises de l'économie de la mer, which attracted a record crowd in Nantes on 28 and 29 November.
Jenny RAFLIK: France and terrorism, a long history
5 February 2024 | 6.30pm at the École militaire
Martin MOTTE: Rereading a strategy classic: De La Guerre, by Ferdinand Foch
22 January 2024 | 6.30pm at the École militaire
The 233rd session in Brittany enjoyed a third week of industrial visits in the Costarmoric region
The auditors met in Saint-Brieuc from 10 to 13 October for another week of lectures, industrial visits and, of course, committee work. Laure Schiettecate, a professor at Science po Rennes, gave a presentation on the challenges facing the French security and defence industry.
"Athena at the beach": the IHEDN holiday notebook
The goddess of military strategy, war and wisdom in Greek mythology, Athena is also... the mascot of the IHEDN. Until the end of August, she will be taking us on an exploration of defence culture through a range of scholarly and entertaining content.
Bénédicte Chéron: "The July 14th parade is a reflection of the political concerns of the moment".
Bénédicte Chéron is a historian and lecturer at the Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP), and a member of the Scientific Council of the IHEDN. A specialist in the relationship between the armed forces and society and how the military is portrayed, she looks at the impact of the 14 July parade, the "moral forces" and the image of the armed forces in today's society, particularly among young people.
Hypervelocity: once a pioneer, France is back in the race
On 26 June, France carried out the first test of its V-MaX hypersonic glider. It has thus officially joined a race with other permanent members of the UN Security Council to develop weapons that will make anti-missile defences obsolete.
Russia's presence in Africa: a two-pronged strategy
On the occasion of the 23rd IHEDN Forum on the African continent, researchers and specialists decipher the Russian influence strategy on the continent: a well-coordinated waltz between government players and private entities such as Wagner.
Thomas Gassilloud: "With this LPM, France will be able to act fast, hard and far".
Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defence and the Armed Forces, the Renaissance deputy from the Rhône discusses the drafting and content of the 2024-2030 Military Planning Law (LPM), which takes account of the "change of world" following the war in Ukraine.
235e session in Corsica
From 6 to 23 June, for the first time in its history, Corsica is hosting a fully-fledged regional session of the IHEDN.
