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
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 [...]
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 [...].
The 221st regional session at EUROCORPS in Strasbourg
On 03 and 04 March, the 221st regional session of the IHEDN came to a close at EUROCORPS in Strasbourg. These two days were an opportunity for the session's 29 auditors to present the conclusions of their work over the four weeks of the session. The presentations took place in the presence of [...]
Alexis Jenni, winner of the 2011 Prix Goncourt, joins the IHEDN's Imaginaires Stratégiques jury
Alexis Jenni is the author of a number of novels, essays and biographies, often reflecting on the construction of our memories and the place of past conflicts in our collective unconscious. In 2013, he contributed to the collective work Le monde au XXIIe siècle : Utopies pour après-demain (PUF), in which a number of researchers attempt to imagine the [...]
123rd "IHEDN-Youth" cycle in Rouen
From 22 to 27 February 2021, the 123rd IHEDN-Jeunes cycle took place in Rouen, bringing together around sixty young people from all backgrounds, aged between 20 and 30, to learn about and exchange ideas on defence and national security issues. To do this, they benefited from the educational triptych that is characteristic of the [...]
