France and the United States :
partners for the South Pacific?

The text analyses the prospects for cooperation between France and the United States in the South Pacific region. Despite a number of points in common and converging interests between the two countries in this area, differences persist in their respective approaches. DROIN Mathieu, SAMARANAYAKE Nilanthi, COOPER Zack, PAJON Celine, Le Rubicon, 9 [...]

Connecting India's East with the Indo-Pacific

India's place as an Indo-Pacific power is not obvious, yet the country's situation integrates it into this space. The objective set by the world's largest democracy of guaranteeing a "free, open, inclusive, peaceful and prosperous" Indo-Pacific zone requires development efforts that go beyond the purely economic dimension to [...].

Pierre Vimont: "Multilateralism must be reinvented".

®IHEDN | Pierre Vimont : « Le multilatéralisme doit être réinventé »

Until the outbreak of war in Ukraine, Pierre Vimont was the French President's "special representative" in Russia. A witness to the collapse of the multilateralism created in 1945, he points to the inability of the major powers to take account of the agenda of those that have emerged: "the major global priorities (such as the climate, energy and food crises) require non-Western countries to be integrated into multilateralism".

Justin Vaïsse: "Geopolitics is slowly killing global governance".

®IHEDN | Justin Vaïsse : « La géopolitique tue à petit feu la gouvernance globale »

At a time when the demise of multilateralism is being heralded, it is reappearing in new forms, involving new players, such as the Conferences of the Parties (COPs) and the Paris Peace Forum. In November, this forum brought together nearly 5,000 players in global governance. Justin Vaïsse, its founder and Managing Director, gives us his views on these new frameworks for international cooperation.

Ramping Up: What Will It Take to Boost the UK's Magazine Depth

The issue of "high intensity" or major engagement, as we see it in action in Ukraine, is putting the spotlight back on logistical issues that have long been hidden. These include ammunition consumption. In Ukraine, the Russian armed forces are firing between 12,000 and 20,000 rounds [...].

Air and space intelligence

The latest issue of the Air Force and Space magazine features a six-article dossier on the subject of intelligence, as well as a series of varia articles and reviews. "Renseignement aérien et spatial", Vortex, revue de l'Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace, No. 4, December 2022.