International security

Through its actions (bilateral or multilateral diplomacy, arms control, promotion of collective security mechanisms), international security makes it possible to guarantee protection against these attacks on national defence and security.

Des gens se tiennent parmi des drapeaux américains, britanniques, danois et ukrainiens devant un mémorial de fortune dédié aux militaires ukrainiens et aux volontaires internationaux tués au combat contre les troupes russes, sur la place de l'Indépendance à Kiev le 5 février 2025.

War in Ukraine: the unequal distribution of military aid

As the conflict enters its 4th year, the support given to Ukraine by its allies regularly raises controversy. Canadian politician Justin...
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Pas de tir d'une fusée | Les lundis de l'IHEDN L’Espace, un enjeu de sécurité crucial au XXIᵉ siècle

Space, a crucial security issue in the 21st century

31 March 2025 | 19h00 at the École Militaire...
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Des réfugiés de guerre syriens franchissant une frontière.

Civilian victims of war: the difficult issue of reparations

Civilians are systematically affected by conflicts, but their fate is recognised differently in different jurisdictions. Find out more from legal expert Élise Bernard and, in the case of...
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Djibouti vu du ciel | Lundis de l'IHEDN Djibouti, un carrefour géostratégique unique

Djibouti, a unique geostrategic crossroads

The subject of a recent study mission by the national session of the IHEDN, this country, which hosts five foreign military bases, plays a key role in East Africa,...
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Maud Quessard | Lundis de l'IHEDN « Poutine et Xi sont impérialistes, pourquoi Trump ne le serait pas ? »

Maud Quessard: "Putin and Xi are imperialists, why shouldn't Trump be?"

What will be the foreign policy of US President Donald Trump, inaugurated today? In view of his recent statements and his relations with...
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Christophe AYAD | Lundis de l'IHEDN Christophe Ayad : « Pour le Hezbollah, l’hostilité à Israël est radicale, fondamentale et permanente »

Christophe Ayad: "For Hezbollah, hostility to Israel is radical, fundamental and permanent".

The journalist Christophe Ayad, author of "Géopolitique du Hezbollah" (Presses universitaires de France), explains in detail the workings of the politico-religious party, armed militia and...
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