General Baratz: "With or without AI, the military leader will remain responsible for his actions".
Lieutenant General Bruno Baratz, Commander of Future Combat, details the many implications of artificial intelligence for the French Army, particularly in the chain of command: the place of human analysis, responsibility, reliability, adversity, the question of energy in the field... A long interview.
France's EEZ: how to secure its vastness?
France has the second largest exclusive economic zone on the planet, covering all the oceans. How is it protecting its rights there, against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions and growing climate challenges? Find the answers in a joint interview with Vice-Admiral (2S) Jean Hausermann, head of the Maritime Issues and Strategies major at IHEDN, and academic Virginie Saliou, researcher at IRSEM.
Nicolas Roche: "Our country will always prefer a peaceful solution to armed force".
In an interview with IHEDN, Nicolas Roche, Secretary General of the French Ministry of Defence and National Security (SGDSN), details the process for updating the National Strategic Review, published on 14 July.
Committee work, IHEDN's contribution to the national strategy
A cornerstone of the Institute's educational approach, this analysis and forward-looking work by auditors on targeted issues results in reports submitted to the authorities, who can take up the recommendations. Here are five examples from the last national session.
Food sovereignty: a vital issue with security implications
To coincide with the international "Nutrition for Growth" summit, which France is hosting in Paris on 27 and 28 March, we focus on two trends that illustrate the security implications of food: the quest for food sovereignty and efforts to improve human nutrition.
Dana Spinant: "Combating the manipulation of information is one of the priorities" of the new European Commission
Foreign interference, disinformation and manipulation are aimed at "dividing our democratic societies in order to weaken them in the interests of hostile actors": in a rare interview, the European Union's "dircom" Dana Spinant talks about this growing scourge and details the five pillars put in place to tackle it.
Disinformation: how foreign stories find their way into France
In a study unveiled at the end of November in partnership with the IHEDN, the Descartes Foundation looks at the effects in France of foreign disinformation about conflicts. It is a ground-breaking study that offers a wealth of lessons, particularly in relation to the China-Taiwan crisis and the tensions between France and Mali.
Estonia: a digital giant
During a mission by the Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity major at the IHEDN national session, we take a closer look at the smallest of the Baltic States, which has become a global player in the digital field, particularly in cyber defence.
Care for female jihadists: the French specificity
A comparative study carried out in four European countries shows that France, which had the largest number of female nationals who left for the Syrian-Iraqi zone, is also the strictest in its judicial and prison treatment. Specialists, including the author of the study, analyse this particular case.
From Sun Tzu to Portal Kombat: disinformation throughout history
Weakening the enemy by bombarding them with false news is nothing new: from Antiquity to the present day, the techniques are the same, only the technology has evolved.
