Preparing for war. Strategy, innovation and military power in contemporary times
This book takes a systematic look at a fundamental aspect of defence strategy: military change. Going beyond fads about 'transformation' or 'innovation', it analyses in detail the political, organisational and strategic factors that enable military organisations to adapt to their security environment. Olivier SCHMITT, Paris, PUF, 2024 More [...]
The Russian Way of Deterrence. Strategic Culture, Coercion, and War
In this book, David Adamsky, a renowned specialist in strategic issues, analyses deterrence as it is thought of and applied by Russia today. He provides a veritable genealogy of the Russian approach to coercion and puts it into perspective in relation to the Western conception of this strategy. In particular, he shows that this approach articulates [...]
How global policy is made: behind the scenes at the UN
Decision-making within the UN is often misunderstood, and the complexity of the process is shown here. Interests, worldviews and even political ideologies clash. The term "mosaic" is used to describe this laborious process. Using three examples, the authors show how this institution works. POUILOT Vincent and THÉRIEN Jean-Philippe, Paris, [...]
Indopacific, a strategic region
The Indo-Pacific covers half the globe, is home to half the world's population, possesses a large proportion of the world's critical resources and is home to several major areas of tension, including three nuclear zones. This book brings together leading experts to explain the issues at stake in this part of the world. LE RUBICON, Paris, Les Équateurs, [...]
The worlds of intelligence
If intelligence has never been so open to the outside world, yet still seems so unintelligible and uncertain, it is because the world is more complex, because there are more issues at stake and more threats, and because the world of intelligence is itself undergoing internal change. This first encyclopaedia [...]
Soldier of the cyberwar
The first ComCyber, it tells the story of the beginnings of French cyberdefence, and how it was rapidly built up to deal with unprecedented attacks, with many illustrations of cyberattacks to back it up, particularly to counter Daech. The book tells the story of fifteen years of cyber defence. Arnaud COUSTILLIÈRE, Aude LEROY, Tallandier, 2024 More information
The wars that await us 2030-2060
In this third volume, the Red Team, a collective of science fiction authors, cartoonists and scriptwriters working under the guidance of the Defence Innovation Agency, presents two new anticipation scenarios. Their aim is to imagine the threats that could directly endanger France and its interests. RED TEAM, vol. 3, Paris, Éditions [...]
Technopolitics
A researcher at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales, the author defends the idea that hypervelocity technologies, both civilian and military, are turning each and every one of us into soldiers. In her view, our brains have become the ultimate battlefield. She proposes to think this through, because it is nothing less than the [...]
Brothers in arms
The author of this book was a military doctor for some thirty years, and took part in the French army's main overseas operations: Afghanistan, Mali, the Central African Republic and the former Yugoslavia. His account is a testament to the role of the doctor responsible for helping soldiers and local populations in wartime. CLERVOY Patrick, Paris, Odile Jacob, 2024 More [...]
History of European security since 1945 - From the Cold War to the war in Ukraine
This book offers both a thematic and chronological analysis of the principles, players and tools of European security since the end of the Second World War. BADALASSI Nicolas, Paris, Armand Colin, 2024 More information
