The Challenges of Securing Maritime Areas for the European Union: a focus on the Indo-Pacific Region
Organised by the IHEDN's Europe and International Affairs Department as part of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), the course entitled "The Challenges of Securing Maritime Areas for the European Union: a focus on the Indo-Pacific Region" is being held in Brussels from 3 to 5 April. This module will bring together some twenty participants from institutions, organisations and agencies of the European Union and its Member States, and will focus on 6 sub-themes.
Developing a common intelligence culture within the EU
This is the aim of the "Intelligence Security Challenges and Opportunities in the EU" course organised by IHEDN from 8 to 10 November at the European Security and Defence College in Brussels.
Opening of the International Session for the Indopacific
Lieutenant General Régis Colcombet, Director of Security and Defence Cooperation (DCSD), and Prefect Denis Conus, Deputy Director of the IHEDN, opened the 2nd International Session for the Indo-Pacific (SIIP): France and the Indo-Pacific, new challenges and joint responses.
Closing of the seminar on "The Future of Security Cooperation in the Sahel" at the Ecole Militaire
An international conference on "The Future of Security Cooperation in the Sahel" was co-organised by the George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies (GCMC), the Institut des recherches stratégiques de l'École militaire (IRSEM) and the Institut des Hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN) at the École Militaire in Paris, France. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies (GCMC), the Institut de recherche stratégique de l'École militaire (IRSEM) and the Institut des Hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN) at the École Militaire in Paris, France, from 11 to 13 [...]
33rd European Session of Senior Armaments Officials (SERA33) - week 4
Today sees the start of the 4th and final week of the 33rd Session Européenne des Responsables d'Armement (SERA33), bringing together some 80 participants from various European countries and institutions. After a first week organised in Paris and successive trips to Germany and Finland, this second French week will start in Lille and end in Brussels.
Closing of 22e IHEDN Forum on the African continent (FICA)
The 22nd session of the IHEDN forum on the African continent (FICA) ended on Saturday 18 June 2022 with the traditional presentation of diplomas in the presence of Lieutenant General Benoît Durieux, Director of the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale and General Marchand, Director of the Directorate of Security Cooperation [...].
Launch of the 22e session of the IHEDN Forum on the African continent (FICA) at the Ecole Militaire
The 22nd session of the IHEDN Forum on the African Continent (FICA) opened on Monday 13 June 2022 with a keynote speech by General Durieux, Director of the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale) and General Marchand, Director of the DCSD (Direction de la Coopération de Sécurité et de [...]
Visit from a Japanese delegation from NIDS
A delegation from the Japanese NIDS (The National Institute for Defense Studies), led by Captain Yamamoto, visited the École Militaire to meet their counterparts from the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale), from 2 to 3 June. After a working lunch with the IRSEM (Institut de la recherche [...]
The "Defence Policy" major of the national session of the IHEDN, in Brussels, to meet players from the European institutions and NATO
On 19 and 20 May 2022, a delegation of auditors from the 'Defence Policy' major of the IHEDN national session was in Brussels to meet and exchange views with players from the European institutions and NATO. The purpose of this mission was twofold. On the one hand, it was part of the [...]
33e European Session for Armaments Managers - Week 3 - Finland
Friday 20 May 2022 saw the end of the 3rd week of the 33rd European Session of Senior Armament Officials (SERA 33) in Hämeenlinna, Finland. This very rich week began with two days of conferences at the Palais des Etats in Helsinki, then continued with visits to the Tempere region, around a hundred kilometres [...].
