Europe's strategic autonomy
Special guest: Hubert VÉDRINEa diplomat, former Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Jospin government and former Secretary General of the French Presidency under François Mitterrand.
Key witness: Lt-Gen Patrick DestremauDirector of the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale and of Higher Military Education.
17e ambassadors' briefing: France within NATO
Mr Philippe BERTOUXDirector of Strategic Affairs, Security and Disarmament at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE), presented France's policy at NATO.
Anticipating and preventing the security dimensions of climate change
Committee 6-1
The aggravation of existing stresses, the real risk of France becoming involved in resolving crises linked to climate change, the strain on the State budget and potential price inflation, as well as the possibility of having to intervene on several fronts at the same time, have led the authors of this report to make 10 recommendations relating to the national territory and the conduct of domestic and external operations from a strategic perspective.
How does international governance help to identify, prevent or limit distributional conflicts linked to global warming?
Committee 5-2
While the effects of climate change on safety issues are increasingly being studied, the question of how responsibilities are shared is less so. Yet these distributional conflicts can also be a source of tension.
Military contributions and cooperation in response to climate-related disasters: transatlantic perspectives
Committee 4-2
In the face of climate change, it is necessary to redefine priorities and adapt the existing system, both in terms of organisation and operational and human resources.
Security and defence issues in a two-degree world, the current situation and France's strategy at the UN.
Committee 2-2
In an analysis that looks at both the domestic and international scenes, this work sets out the many ways in which French diplomacy can take action on this issue.
The impact of a two-degree world on the UN Security Council: what are the issues and strategies for France?
Committee 2-1
As with the Covid-19 crisis, climate change underlines both the growing fragility of multilateralism and the urgent need to rethink global governance to better anticipate crises and manage them collectively.
Citizens and institutions in the event of a major threat to national defence and security following large-scale climatic events. How can such a crisis be anticipated, prevented and managed?
Committee 1-2
The auditors from Comité 1-2 carried out a simulation exercise to highlight the impact of a series of major climatic events on the cohesion and resilience of French society. Based on a scenario, they put forward a number of recommendations on how best to anticipate and prevent this type of crisis.
The Twenty Years' War.
Jihadism and counter-terrorism in the 21st century This book is the first French-language summary of the counter-terrorism conflicts that followed the attacks of 11 September, taking stock of the successes and failures of the various protagonists. Publisher: Robert Laffont Editors: Marc Hecker and Élie Tenebaum Language: French Publication date: 29 April 2021 Pagination: 448 pages [...]
NATO
Published in the "Que Sais-Je?" collection, this book looks at the transformations of NATO, an organisation that is both an alliance and an institution for collective security. Publisher: PUF Book editor: Amélie Zima Language: French Publication date: 21 April 2021 Pagination: 128 pages ISBN: 9782715406179
