Scientific prizes
Thesis and Master 2 dissertation
The aim of the scientific prizes awarded by the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN) is to highlight research into defence, security, international relations and foreign policy issues in disciplines as diverse as anthropology, political science, economics, sociology, law, history, geography and philosophy.
They also foster links between IHEDN and the academic world.
Since 1998, they have been awarded each year to Masters II and PhD researchers whose work, defended during the year, advances knowledge in the humanities and social sciences.
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recent research,
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Read our interviews with the winners:
Mathilde Velliet, winner of the 2026 thesis prize, for her thesis: «Between security and weaponisation: The shaping of US policies on the protection of strategic technologies in the face of China (2009–2025)».
Sophia Mahroug, winner of the 2025 thesis prize, for her thesis: *The Sacred Defence of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution as reflected in digital sources: from the Iran–Iraq War to the «soft war» (1981–2024)*.
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