SEMINARS BILATERALS

The Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale regularly receives delegations from counterpart organisations, made up of academics and researchers as well as trainee officers from military training establishments.

These bilateral seminars provide an opportunity for strategic reflection on cooperation in defence and diplomacy, and help to raise the profile of French security and defence policies. The aim is also to share information, provide mutual inspiration and contribute to better institutional and even operational cooperation, depending on the follow-up to these exchanges. The IHEDN has memorandum of understanding with Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan and South Korea and maintains regular cooperation with Germany, Poland and Belgium. Recent topics discussed with IHEDN's Asian partners have included France's strategy for the Indo-Pacific, the consequences of the war in Ukraine for the Indo-Pacific and the nuclear threat.

Recent delegation visits :

  • South Korea: 25 September 2024
  • Bangladesh: 8 October 2024
  • Thailand, National Defence college (NDC): 28 April 2025
  • Tunisia: 14 May 2025 

Upcoming delegation visits :

  • Africa on the Move seminar (CCEF): 29 September 2025
  • BAKS seminar (Germany): 13-14 October 2025

Our partners :

  • Bundesakademie fur Sicherheitspolitik (BAKS) - Germany
  • BNN - Poland
  • Egmont Institute - Belgium

CONTACT

deai@ihedn.fr

Last modified on :

15 May 2025