Report to Parliament on French arms exports
In 2022, French arms exports reached a "historic" figure of almost 27 billion euros. These exports underline the quality of France's military equipment, but they also call for a major effort in terms of control. It is essential to ensure that these exports are consistent with our understanding of [...].
Report to Parliament on French exports of dual-use goods
This is the 2022 report that the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty has submitted to Parliament on the export of goods with both civilian and military applications. The economic stakes are high because they require control through the granting or non-granting of export licences. The issue is [...]
Robust. Resilient. Sustainable. Integrated Security for Germany. National Security Strategy
On 14 June 2023, Germany adopted its first National Security Strategy. This document analyses the threats and sets out the country's strategic priorities. It promotes an "integrated security" policy that goes beyond defence to include diplomacy, development, cyber security and supply chain resilience. In [...]
RNN: a complex and persistent digital information manipulation campaign
In this report, VIGINUM, the State's technical and operational service responsible for vigilance and protection against foreign digital interference, presents a summary of the investigations that have revealed the existence of a digital campaign to manipulate information against France, involving Russian actors and in which [...]
Control of Foreign Investments in France
In the 2023 edition of the annual report on the control of foreign investment in France (IEF), the Treasury's Directorate General assesses the control policy for 2022. IEF control activity remained stable in 2022, with 325 cases submitted to the Treasury Department, compared with 328 in [...].
Information report on the war economy
The report looks at the conditions for implementing the war economy announced by the French President in his speech on 13 June 2022. It examines the best way to "go faster, harder, at the lowest cost", and therefore to change the paradigm within the defence ecosystem. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, [...]
Integrated Review Refresh 2023. Responding to a more contested and volatile world
Following on from the 2021 Integrated Review, which the war in Ukraine has prompted to be updated, the UK Government presents its updated vision of priorities for security, defence, development and foreign policy. UK Government, March 2023. See
Influence through law. France's strategy 2023-2028
Designed jointly by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, this first French strategy for influence through law is in line with the roadmap for influence presented in December 2021. It aims to make the law one of the priorities for French diplomacy. This [...]
EU Space Strategy for Security and Defence
In its first space strategy for security and defence, the European Union affirmed its desire to pool data from intelligence space assets for analysis. It also plans a European law on common security standards by 2024. EUROPEAN COMMISSION, 2023. See
Information report on ammunition stocks
Based on the observation that French ammunition stocks have deteriorated overall since the end of the Cold War, this report puts forward thirteen proposals for rebuilding these stocks. It argues that this is necessary both to respond to global strategic developments and to support France's ambitions in terms of power.
