Dimitri Minic: "There is transparency in the Russian strategic factory".
A specialist in Russian politico-military elites and strategic thinking, the IFRI researcher presented his latest book at a strategic debate at the IHEDN. Interview.
Four opportunities to decipher a changing world
The war in Ukraine, digital and information attacks, relations with autocrats, the Year of National Defence... Specialists, elected representatives, practitioners and Nobel Peace Prize winners will be speaking at events organised by the IHEDN and its partners in late November and early December. A detailed review.
Geopolitics of the Middle East: "Taking a dispassionate approach".
A highly topical debate was held on Thursday 26 October at the launch of the Defence Academy at the École Militaire. Criticising the prevailing media discourse, the speakers all noted a growing gap between Western positions and those of the "global South".
France in the Indopacific: a priority of growing importance
At the International Session on the Indo-Pacific, held in Paris this week, we take a look at the latest announcements concerning France's strategy for the region.
General Jon Cresswell: "A bilateral relationship requires constant work".
This British officer is currently serving in the French army as part of a unique defence cooperation. On the occasion of this week's visit by King Charles III, he explains the practical benefits.
11 September: the geopolitical lessons, 22 years on
More than the al-Qaeda attacks, it is the reaction of the United States that constitutes a strategic shift, analyse two IRSEM researchers, Maud Quessard and Élie Baranets.
Eric Frécon: "In the face of piracy, France has a unique model".
The Gulf of Guinea and the Gulf of Aden, Latin America, South-East Asia... The Singapore-based French researcher traces the latest developments in piracy, against which the international fight has intensified since 2000.
External operations: when France puts itself at the service of the UN
Since 1956, the United Nations has regularly launched peacekeeping operations around the world. Here is a look back at three emblematic operations in which French soldiers gave their lives under the UN banner.
Russia's presence in Africa: a two-pronged strategy
On the occasion of the 23rd IHEDN Forum on the African continent, researchers and specialists decipher the Russian influence strategy on the continent: a well-coordinated waltz between government players and private entities such as Wagner.
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.
