Start of the 236e session in the Grand Est region

Several general officers and prefects spoke to the auditors in Metz to launch the four-week training course.
The end of the line for the 234e session in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region

The 234e session in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ended in Lyon on 15 December. Committee work, collective reflection, field visits... These four weeks of training enabled 50 participants to learn about France's military and industrial challenges.
The "Maritime issues and strategies" major on the ground in Brittany

To deepen their knowledge of the French Navy, the students in the ESM major of the national session travelled to Brest and Lorient for two days of conferences, visits and exchanges at close quarters with the naval forces.
IHEDN Youth Cycle looks at European strategic autonomy

At the end of November, the École Militaire hosted the 138th IHEDN-Jeunes course in the Île-de-France region, bringing together more than 80 students to learn about the major issues in national defence and international security. During the week-long course, one speech made a particularly strong impression on the young listeners, due to the complexity of the subject and the clarity of the [...].
Economic intelligence, a tool for regaining French sovereignty?

A round table organised by the Syndicat français de l'intelligence économique in partnership with the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale was held at the École militaire on 13 December.
The "Maritime issues and strategies" major at the Conference on the Economy of the Sea

The IHEDN was well represented at the Assises de l'économie de la mer, which attracted a record crowd in Nantes on 28 and 29 November.
Lyon hosts a course in Economic and Strategic Intelligence

The 82nd Cycle in Economic and Strategic Intelligence (IES) is taking place for the first time in Lyon, from 28 November to 6 December.
Stopover in Toulon for the "Armaments and Defence Economics" major

From 16 to 17 November, auditors from the 3rd national session of the IHEDN visited Toulon. On the programme: presentation of the Navy's capabilities and missions in the Mediterranean and of the naval industry.
The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region hosts an IHEDN session

50 auditors are meeting from 14 November to 15 December 2023 for the 234th session in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The programme includes visits to industrial and military sites, committee work and lectures on France's strategic challenges.
Defence Policy major: immersion in the French Army

From 17 to 18 November 2023, auditors from the 3rd national session of the IHEDN shared the life of soldiers from the 2nd Dragoon Regiment at Camp du Ruchard, the 1st Rifle Regiment in Epinal and the CAPCIA - 51st Infantry Regiment in Mourmelon.