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.

Général Hervé de Courrèges | Lundis de l'IHEDN Général Hervé de Courrèges : « Développer l’esprit de défense, sensibiliser aux questions internationales »

General Hervé de Courrèges: "Developing a spirit of defence, raising awareness of international issues".

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Auditors from the 4th national session of the IHEDN and the session in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region are back this week. On this occasion,...
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La déesse Athéna porte la flamme olympique | Lundis de l'IHEDN Les Jeux olympiques, miroir de la géopolitique

The Olympic Games, a mirror of geopolitics

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From their very beginnings, the Olympic Games have reflected the upheavals of their time: invented in ancient times as a truce between warring Greek cities, they are now...
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Lundis de l'IHEDN | De Gaulle et les États-Unis : une confiance bâtie dans le rapport de forces

De Gaulle and the United States: trust built on a balance of power

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Third episode in our "Esprit 44" series in partnership with the Charles-de-Gaulle Foundation. Here's how General de Gaulle, initially the subject of the...
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Visuel du Lundi de l'IHEDN

Denuclearisation of Ukraine in the 1990s: "A crisis that went completely unnoticed".

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Hugues Pernet, the first diplomat to represent France in Ukraine at the time of the collapse of the USSR, looks back on the delicate negotiations conducted to bring...
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Le président Truman signe le Traité de l’Atlantique Nord

75 years of NATO: the French who made a difference

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Although no 'Frenchie' has ever headed the Alliance, several have left their mark on its operation and culture over the last three quarters of a century.
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Le SatCen, carrefour européen du renseignement géospatial

SatCen, the European crossroads for geospatial intelligence

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Based in Madrid, this little-known institution is the European Union's eye in the sky. On a visit to Paris last week, its director, the Romanian...
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