Jean-Baptiste Djebbari: "IHEDN training is unique and exciting".
As an auditor for the "defence policy" major in the 2022-2023 national session, the former Minister Delegate for Transport looks back on this year-long experience and what it has taught him.
Closing of the National Session: "A desire for France in the face of the assertion of powers".
After a year of work and visits, the 264 auditors from the 2nd national session gathered for a closing day packed with meetings and events, including a keynote speech by former Defence and Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.
The opportunities and limits of OSINT, the new sinews of war
The age of the mass Internet has popularised open-source intelligence, accessible to everyone. Three experts in this field summarised the strategic issues at stake during the last IHEDN Monday.
OSINT = the new sinews of war?
5 June 2023 | 7.30pm at the École militaire
232e session in French Guiana
The 48 auditors from the session in French Guiana met in Cayenne on 23 May 2023 for the launch of this training course organised by the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN), with the support of the Ministry for Overseas France (DGOM).
Robots, essential links on the 21st century battlefielde century
In the run-up to Robotics Day and the second edition of the CoHoMa (human-machine collaboration) challenge, which demonstrate the French Army's ambitions in this area, we take a closer look at this rapidly expanding field, in which France is also exploring the ethical issues involved.
Cybersecurity: the threat level remains high
Despite the start of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, there were no major changes in the IT threat landscape last year, notes the French national agency for information systems security (ANSSI) in its Panorama of the cyber threat 2022: the major trends observed in 2021 have been confirmed, and vigilance is still required.
Banks and the Defence Industry" training cycle
On 11 May, the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN) will hold its first Banking and Defence Industries training course at the Ecole militaire, in partnership with the Fédération bancaire française (FBF) and the Groupement des industries françaises de défense et de sécurité terrestres et aéroterrestres (GICAT).
The Challenges of Securing Maritime Areas for the European Union: a focus on the Indo-Pacific Region
Organised by the IHEDN's Europe and International Affairs Department as part of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), the course entitled "The Challenges of Securing Maritime Areas for the European Union: a focus on the Indo-Pacific Region" is being held in Brussels from 3 to 5 April. This module will bring together some twenty participants from institutions, organisations and agencies of the European Union and its Member States, and will focus on 6 sub-themes.
European defence finally on track
After long decades of construction, recent years have seen the Union's defence and security policy get off the ground in a number of areas, notably on the maritime front, which IHEDN auditors are studying this week.
