Nicolas Regaud: "France was the first EU country to draw up a Climate & Defence strategy".
The climate adviser to the Major General of the French Armed Forces explains how climate change is affecting the armed forces at strategic, operational and operational levels, and looks at the application of the Climate and Defence strategy adopted in 2022.
General Andrée Évrard: "The Ukrainians immediately understood the scale of the information war".
A former defence attaché in Ukraine, General Andrée Évrard spoke this week at the Franco-British Strategic Forum about the country's resistance and its President's communication. She shares her analysis of these issues with the IHEDN.
Christophe Bouquet: "How can we fight the mafias without the cooperation of the banks?
For Arte, the director has produced a third documentary series on organised crime, this time looking at its relationship with finance. He explains why these links continue to grow stronger, despite the stated intentions of regulators.
Chine Labbé: "In disinformation, the big change is the emergence of AI".
Chine Labbé is editor-in-chief and vice-president of NewsGuard. Founded in 2018 in the United States, this start-up monitors disinformation and develops solutions to combat it. A member of Radio France's committee on honesty, independence and pluralism of information and programmes, she previously worked as a reporter for the Reuters news agency in Paris and as a multimedia producer for The Economist in New York. She holds a double degree in journalism from Sciences Po Paris and Columbia University in New York.
How the 'Ndrangheta became the most powerful mafia in the world
Much more discreet than the notorious Sicilian Cosa Nostra or the Neapolitan Camorra, their Calabrian cousins have now largely supplanted them in Italy and the rest of the world. Here's how.
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.
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.
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.
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".
