16e ambassadors' briefing
The Ambassador Christophe PENOT presents France's strategy for the Indopacific
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 [...]
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.
Integrated management of the European Union's external crises
Under the aegis of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), the IHEDN Europe and International Affairs Department organised a course on EU Integrated Crisis Management from 23 to 25 February. The course brought together 39 participants, civil and military officials, [...]
Renewal of the agreement between the IHEDN and the MEAE
On Monday 15 February 2021, Lt-Gen Patrick Destremau signed the partnership agreement between the IHEDN and the MEAE in the company of Ambassador Gilles Garachon, Director of Human Resources at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, to continue the many training initiatives for diplomats at the Quai d'Orsay. Each year, two [...]
14e ambassadors' briefing
At the invitation of Lieutenant General Patrick Destremau, Director of the IHEDN and the EMS, the first 2021 Ambassadors' Briefing took place on Wednesday 3 February by videoconference. Ambassador Xavier Laypere de Cabanes, Secretary General of the French Presidency of the European Union, took the opportunity to brief the 95 ambassadors on the [...]
The European Union and the challenges of hybrid threats
Organised under the aegis of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), the course entitled "The European Union and the challenges of hybrid threats" opened today with a speech by Lieutenant General Patrick Destremau, Director of the Institut des Hautes Etudes de Défense Nationale (IHEDN). Prepared and conducted by the Department of Defence, the [...]
The European challenges of cyber security
Organised under the aegis of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), the course entitled "The European Challenges of Cyber Security" opened on 3 November 2020 with a speech by Carlo Natale, Deputy Director of the ESDC. The course was prepared and run by the IHEDN's Department of Europe and International Affairs (DEAI), in partnership [...].
13e ambassadors' briefing
At the 6th ambassadors' briefing, organised by the IHEDN on Thursday 22 October 2020, Pascal TEIXEIRA DA SILVA, the ambassador in charge of migration at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, presented France's position on international migration issues to the 66 diplomatic representatives from French embassies [...].
European Advanced Strategic Course on Security and Defence
On Monday 19 October 2020, the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN) will be taking part in the second module of the European Advanced Strategic Course on Security and Defence, organised jointly with the Egmont Institute (IRRI) and the Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik (BAKS) in partnership with the European Security College [...].
