Leïla Slimani, winner of the 2016 Prix Goncourt, joins the IHEDN's Imaginaires Stratégiques jury
Winner of the 2016 Goncourt Prize for Chanson Douce, Leïla Slimani is the author of a number of novels and essays exploring gender relations, cross-breeding and the various forms of domination. Her sensitivity to injustice and her love of the French language are the driving forces behind her writing, and one of the reasons [...].
The EU Space Strategy in an era of geopolitical competition
From 23 to 25 March, under the aegis of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), the IHEDN Europe and International Affairs Department organised a course on the Challenges of Space for the European Union & CSDP. The course brought together 39 [...]
"Administrative Attachés at the Ministry of the Armed Forces
This week, the Ministry of Defence held its 2nd "Administrative Attachés" course, organised by the IHEDN, in a format that has been completely revised for distance learning following the health measures announced on Thursday 18 March. Welcomed by the Director of the IHEDN, Lt-Gen Patrick Destremau, the Ministry of Defence employees were able to take advantage of a week's training [...].
ALLIANCES AND COALITIONS SINCE 1945
Olivier SCHMITT This fourth volume marks the end of the history of Worlds at War: from 1945 onwards, nuclear weapons changed the situation and security challenges became global. This period is sometimes referred to as the "long peace", but that does not mean that there were no major, deadly conflicts: from the first [...]
Alliances and coalitions since 1945
The Head of the Studies and Research Department, Professor Olivier Schmitt, has published a chapter on the evolution of alliances and coalitions since 1945 in the fourth volume of the "Worlds at War" series, edited by Louis Gautier. The chapter examines the causes of the exceptional longevity of the alliances formed at the beginning of the [...]
Why is North at the top?
A short history of cartographic conventions Cartographic conventions are now widely shared, if not universal, but their history is not apolitical. Publisher: Autrement Book editor: Mick Ashworth Language: French Translation: Séverine Weiss Publication date: 24 March 2021 Pagination: 224 pages ISBN: 9782746760660
March seminar of the 3rd national session on "Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity".
Over the last few months, the 3rd national session on "Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity" has been able to tackle many aspects of the programme, despite the health constraints that have meant that the conferences have had to be held remotely. From the presentation of foreign cyber strategies, including that of Israel led by Etaviar Matania, former Director General of the Israel National Cyber [...], to the [...].
15e ambassadors' briefing
Presentation of the issues involved in updating the Strategic Review of National Defence and Security by Mrs Alice Guitton, Director General of International Relations and Strategy at the French Ministry of Defence.
COVID-19 in the Hauts de France confines the audience of the 6th national session "Maritime issues and strategies" to the École Militaire
On 12 and 13 March, participants in the IHEDN's 6th national session on "Maritime issues and strategies" found refuge at the École Militaire for their seminar, which was normally scheduled to take place in the Hauts-de-France region, hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, thanks to the involvement and adaptation of key players in the region, as well as the [...]
Virginie Tournay, bronze medal winner from the CNRS, joins the IHEDN's Imaginaires Stratégiques jury
Director of research at Sciences Po and winner of the CNRS bronze medal, Virginie Tournay combines an academic career with a literary vocation, as demonstrated by the publication in 2019 of Civilisation 0.0. In this work of fiction set in 2062, she portrays the risks of a breakdown in artificial intelligence that would jeopardise [...].
