Clotilde Champeyrache: "The mafias are developing a form of sovereignty that is parasitic on that of the State".
Organised crime in general, and mafias in particular, threaten the stability of states and societies. Specialist economist and criminologist Clotilde Champeyrache explains how criminals operate and how to combat their influence.
The opportunities and limits of OSINT, the new sinews of war
The age of the mass Internet has popularised open-source intelligence, accessible to everyone. Three experts in this field summarised the strategic issues at stake during the last IHEDN Monday.
Three possible scenarios for a Ukrainian counter-offensive
Interview with researchers Philippe Gros and Vincent Tourret, authors of a paper for the Fondation pour la recherche stratégique (French Foundation for Strategic Research) which takes stock of the conflict and outlines some prospects.
Russian "operative art" unveiled
Benoist Bihan and Jean Lopez presented their book "Conduire la guerre: entretiens sur l'art opératif" at the IHEDN strategic debates. They shed light on the origins of the art of warfare, its applications in historical conflicts and its relevance today, with the return of high-intensity warfare.
The new face of war
Holy war, cold war, total war, hybrid war, high-intensity war... War takes such changing forms that Clausewitz likened it to a chameleon, changing its appearance according to the environment around it. But doesn't war remain timeless in its aims, motivations and principles?
What is national defence and security? IHEDN's vocation
How can we define this fundamental concept that the IHEDN is tasked with studying? Lieutenant General Benoît Durieux proposes to draw its perimeter using four concentric circles.
Colonel D. Schuster: "Robotics is an evolution, not a revolution".
As the lead officer for robotics on the French Army staff, Colonel Schuster looks at developments and ambitions in this field, against a backdrop of current events.
Robots, essential links on the 21st century battlefielde century
In the run-up to Robotics Day and the second edition of the CoHoMa (human-machine collaboration) challenge, which demonstrate the French Army's ambitions in this area, we take a closer look at this rapidly expanding field, in which France is also exploring the ethical issues involved.
From the Charles-de-Gaulle to the future PANG: aircraft carriers "à la française
Compared with other countries with aircraft carriers, France is developing unique, more operable and more versatile aircraft carriers. The future "new generation aircraft carrier" that will replace the Charles-de-Gaulle will be no exception.
Economic defence: a new approach to dealing with new threats
A sector that is highly connected to the rest of the world, fragmented into numerous players and likely to have an impact on the entire population, a country's economy is both a target and a weapon of strategic confrontation. Focus on France's defence and security doctrine for this "sinews of war".
