Submarine cables
This book provides an overview of the technological, political, environmental and legal issues associated with submarine cable infrastructures. It provides a comprehensive overview of these tools, which are essential to the day-to-day running of our societies, but which are still largely unknown. MOREL Camille, Les câbles sous-marins, Paris, CNRS éditions, 2023.
Trip to BOURGES for the AED major
The auditors of the 2e national session of the IHEDN visited Montluçon and then Bourges from 15 to 17 March.
History of nuclear deterrence by Dominique Mongin
20 March 2023 | 6.30pm at the École militaire
328 e Economic security and protection of information assets" cycle
On 16 and 17 March 2023, a new Economic Security and Protection of Information Assets (SEPPI) course was held at the École Militaire, organised by IHEDN.
After a day in Paris focusing on international issues,
heading north for the "Maritime issues and strategies" major
of the 2e national session
After opening on 5e strategy module on international issues in the Foch amphitheatre at the École Militaire by Lieutenant General Benoît Durieux, Director of the IHEDN, the auditors addressed the major issues linked to the crisis in multilateralism, the evolution of the European dispute and France's place in the world.
War: A Genealogy of Western Ideas and Practices
06 March 2023 | 18:30 at the École militaire
The ransom of terror, governing the hostage market
This book examines the reaction of states to the kidnapping for ransom of their nationals by terrorist organisations. By conducting interviews in seven countries with various players ranging from intelligence services to former hostages, the author provides food for thought on the "governance of the hostage market". DIGNAT Etienne, La rançon de [...]
Leading the war
Looking back over twenty-five centuries of conflict, the authors propose to contribute to the renewal of strategic thinking through an exchange on the operative art of war. They draw on the thinking of Soviet officer Alexander Svetchin to highlight the need to synchronise tactics and strategy. BIHAN Benoist, LOPEZ Jean, [...]
The wars that await us 2030-2060
Based on prospective analyses by the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, the science fiction writers, cartoonists and scientists of the Red Team invite us to think about our defence environment in the future, thanks to two new scenarios anticipating our world in 2060. AGENCE DE L'INNOVATION DE DEFENSE / RED TEAM, These wars that will [...]
Between intentionality and inevitability: the origins of Russian war crimes in Ukraine
In this well-documented and informative article, the authors analyse the causes of Russian violence and war crimes in Ukraine. They highlight their multifactorial dimension and demonstrate the need to take account of two levels of analysis in order to understand them: "that of political intentionality from above and that of the inevitability of change [...]".
