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.

Visuel de représentatif de la politique européenne de défense

European defence policy: a work in progress

The European Union's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), active since 2007, is the culmination of a much earlier process. Indissociable from NATO,...
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Visuel qui représente la dissuasion nucléaire

Nuclear deterrence: eight decades of balance

Since its only two military uses in 1945, nuclear weapons have been used without being used: they are a major tool of deterrence. In the almost 80 years of its existence,...
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Anne de Tinguy: "The Kremlin has seriously underestimated the Ukrainians' ability to resist".

For the historian and political scientist, the war in Ukraine already signals for Russia "the end of an empire and a geopolitical reorientation" ....
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Between Ukrainian resistance and Russian persistence, two years of war in question

The Minister for the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, and a number of specialists gave a highly informed assessment of various aspects of the conflict at a symposium organised by...
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Barbara Kunz: "France and Germany need to develop a shared vision".

The researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute gives her analysis of the European security architecture and the positions of the various parties involved....
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Ukraine's diplomatic battles in a "multi-aligned" world

At a time when President Volodymyr Zelensky is increasing his number of trips abroad to bolster international support for his country's war effort, a symposium...
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