Prospects for higher military education

The need to build up a high quality military cadre and the imperative to train our officers in the preparation and conduct of war have led to the development of a new EMS policy.
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.
IHEDN higher and stronger!

The incredible odyssey of the Institute : Thomas Pesquet takes our flame into space for its #MissionAlpha.
CSDP in action

3e Course module dedicated to the missions and operations of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
April seminar of the 3rd "Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity" session

When technology meets ethics, strategy and philosophy: the 3e The "Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity" national session explores artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and quantum physics.
124th IHEDN-Youth cycle

From 12 to 16 April, around sixty young people from a wide range of backgrounds took part in a week of learning and sharing at the 124e IHEDN-Youth cycle,
IHEDN Scientific Awards 2021

Once again this year, we received a very large number of applications, from a wide range of disciplines and schools all over the country.
We would like to extend our warmest thanks to all those who took part.
Quarantine in the web harbour for the 6th SN ESM ship on its "Europe" mission

The 'Europe' mission to Brussels for the 6th national session on 'Maritime Challenges and Strategies' finally had to take place as a webinar due to the re-confinement imposed by the storm and the COVID spray that hit France and Belgium once again. But thanks in particular to the support of Émilia Didier, correspondent for [...]
16e ambassadors' briefing

The Ambassador Christophe PENOT presents France's strategy for the Indopacific
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 [...].