32nd European Session of Senior Armament Officials (SERA32)
French week#2 (closing week) The 4th and final week of the 32nd European Session of Senior Armament Officials (SERA32) was held in France from 6 to 10 December. The delegation travelled to Toulouse, where the auditors were able to visit the sites of DGA/TA, Airbus Defence & Space and Cegelec Defence. This was followed by a [...]
Closure of the 224th session in the Île-de-France region
On Monday 13 December 2021, Lieutenant General Christophe Abad, Military Governor of Paris, hosted the closing session of the 224th IHEDN session in the Île-de-France region in the Governor's lounges at Les Invalides. The day concluded a session during which the students developed their reflections on the [...]
The European Union and the challenges of hybrid threats
Brussels, 14-16 December 2021 Organised as part of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), the course entitled "The European Union facing the challenges of hybrid threats" began today in Brussels, bringing together 35 participants from the European institutions and EU Member States. CGA Benoît Durieux, Director of the IHEDN, [...]
Anatomies of 13/11: the Islamic State and its know-how
Matthieu Suc, journalist with Médiapart's investigations department and author of "Espions de la Terreur" (Harper&Collins)
Is the European Union ready for a common defence?
Against the backdrop of the Belarus crisis, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, yesterday presented the strategic guidelines for the Common Security and Defence Policy to the foreign affairs ministers at their Council meeting. What does it mean to build the defence of Europe through Europe?
China and the lands of Islam
A thousand years of geopolitics The history of relations between China and the Muslim world goes back a long way. It has given rise to empires and acculturation phenomena that have shaped Eurasia and the Middle East. While European modernity has profoundly altered the balance of power in the world, it has not been accompanied by the westernisation of [...].
Choosing Africa
The struggles of a pioneer of African history She was one of the first to study the history of the African continent, at a time when it was still largely under colonial domination. Here she gives us a personal account, the 'Retex' of a life devoted to the history of Africa, capable of inspiring our decision-makers to [...].
Regional conference on strengthening regional security cooperation
a pillar of European integration in the Western Balkans On Monday 6 December 2021, the IHEDN and the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs organised a conference on security and the Western Balkans in partnership with the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), a regional coordination body for major security issues.
128th "IHEDN-Youth" cycle in Île-de-France
On Saturday 4 December, the 128th IHEDN-Jeunes cycle in the Île-de-France region (Paris) came to a close at the Cercle national des armées, after a week of intensive training on the major issues of national defence and security. The course, which began on 29 November, brought together 50 young participants aged between 20 and 30 from all [...].
IHEDN National Auditors Forum 2021
"Resilience, a vector for innovation? The national forum of IHEDN 2021 auditors, organised by Union-IHEDN and the Normandy Association of IHEDN auditors, was held on 3 December 2021 in the impressive premises of the École Nationale Supérieure Maritime in Le Havre. The day was introduced by Jérôme de Labriffe, President of Union-IHEDN, and then opened [...]
