Economic security and protection of information assets

As part of its economic intelligence training programme, the IHEDN organised a two-day course on economic security and the protection of information assets at the École Militaire on 12 and 13 April. The series brought together twelve executives from the private and public sectors. They benefited from lectures [...].
Stopover in Pays de la Loire for the ESM major

Students in the 'Maritime Issues and Strategies' (ESM) major at the national session headed for the Pays de la Loire region for a two-day seminar in Nantes and Saint-Nazaire on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 April.
Mission Brussels for DSE and AED majors

The 'Economic Defence and Security' (DSE) and 'Armaments and Defence Security' (AED) majors in the first National Session travelled to Brussels, Belgium, as part of their European module. The trip, which took place against an extraordinary backdrop of crises for the European continent and its allies, enabled the students to [...]
The DSE major on a mission in Normandy

The IHEDN's DSE major concluded its mission in Normandy with a packed programme organised by the regional prefecture in Rouen. Issues facing the regional aeronautics industry (NAE), the exemplary case of the bug-bounty start-up YesWeHack, energy and transformation issues, the organisation and players involved in economic security in the region, and finally [...].
Disunited nations?

The crisis of multilateralism in international relations Multilateralism refers to peaceful cooperation between at least three states within a jointly defined framework. The United Nations is the best-known embodiment of multilateralism, but it is not the only one. Security, trade, human rights, criminal justice, digital technology, the environment, health: no area is [...]
The hot war, the strategic challenges of climate change

World war in France from 1961 to the present day icolas Regaud, Bastien Alex and François Gemenne make the following observation: climate change is going to have a profound effect on international security and the conditions under which our armed forces are deployed. The intensification of meteorological hazards, health crises and economic and social disorders caused by the increase in [...]
Time of the Cheetahs

La guerre mondiale en France de 1961 à nos jours In "Le Temps des guépards", former military officer Michel Goya analyses French military interventions over the last sixty years. No other country, apart from the United States, has carried out as many external military interventions as France. In particular, the author highlights the lack of resources available to the French armed forces in [...].
First dives - Twenty nautical miles under the sea

"Great minds do things with passion and love. Siméon Bourgois, Charles Brun and Camille Doré were among the men who had an ambition for the French Navy in the 19th century, that of autonomous underwater navigation. Ahead of their time, they worked with perseverance and without counting the cost [...].
The challenges of maritime safety for the European Union

Brussels 5-7 April 2022 Organised within the framework of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), the course entitled "The challenges of maritime security for the European Union" began on Tuesday 5 April in Brussels, bringing together participants from the European institutions and EU Member States. Marianne Péron-Doise, Asia Research Fellow at the [...]
China's international policy. Between integration and the will to power

The world's second most powerful country since 2010, China is not only seeking to dethrone the United States, but also to overturn the international order established since 1945. But does it have what it takes? This is the updated and expanded 3rd edition of a comprehensive and insightful work on China today, which will give readers a better understanding of the country's political and economic [...].