Mondays at the ihedn

Presentation

Our once-occasional events are now becoming weekly and multi-faceted.

Every Monday, through its newsletter, the IHEDN will offer you either an invitation to a physical or remote conference, or a deciphering article. The aim is not so much the format as our ability to create an agile and permanent link between the Institute and you.

This acceleration of our events and editorial calendar is largely motivated by the evolution of the current strategic context. The speed at which major events are taking place today means that we have to adapt in order to fulfil the Institute's fundamental mission on a daily basis: to bring together civilians and military personnel in the same community of doctrine, thought and action.

Martial Foucault: «Globalisation is increasingly perceived as an area of rivalry».»

At a time when «states are pursuing strategic objectives using economic instruments», the political economy researcher and director of the Institut...
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LIH : Raoul Castex : un amiral stratège au cœur de l’esprit de défense

Raoul Castex: an admiral strategist at the heart of the spirit of defence

To mark the 90e As the French Navy celebrates its 400th anniversary and the IHEDN celebrates its anniversary, we look back at the life of Admiral Raoul Castex...
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Le général d’armée Pierre Schill, chef d’état-major de l’armée de Terre, rend visite aux militaires de la brigade de maintenance (BMAINT), le 17 février 2026 au camp des Garrigues, à Nîmes (Gard). © Guillaume CABRE/armée de Terre/Défense

General Schill: «The identity of each regiment is nurtured by its local roots».»

In the aftermath of the municipal elections, Army General Pierre Schill, Chief of Staff of the French Army, explains the deep-rooted links between this institution and the...
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90 years of IHEDN exhibition

To mark the Institute's 90th anniversary, this exhibition retraces the history of the IHEDN since it was founded in 1936. A unique place for meeting and dialogue...
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Lundi de l'IHEDN : Sylvie Bermann : « En diplomatie, la France a souvent un effet d'entraînement »

Sylvie Bermann: «In diplomacy, France often has a knock-on effect».»

From 2020 to 2026, French Ambassador Sylvie Bermann chaired the IHEDN Board of Directors. In this long interview, the former plenipotentiary to...
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Lundi de l'IHEDN : Général Bonnemaison : le cyberespace, « un champ d’opérations à part entière »

General Bonnemaison: cyberspace «a field of operations in its own right»

Lieutenant General Aymeric Bonnemaison, Director of Defence Intelligence and Security, analyses the far-reaching changes in counter-intelligence...
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