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.

Eric Frécon: "In the face of piracy, France has a unique model".

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The Gulf of Guinea and the Gulf of Aden, Latin America, South-East Asia... The French researcher based in Singapore traces the latest developments in piracy, against which...
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External operations: when France puts itself at the service of the UN

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Since 1956, the United Nations has regularly launched peacekeeping operations around the world. A look back at three emblematic operations in which the...
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Russia's presence in Africa: a two-pronged strategy

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At the 23rd IHEDN Forum on the African Continent, researchers and specialists decipher Russia's strategy of influence on the continent: a...
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IHEDN - Périmètre de la défense

What is national defence and security? IHEDN's vocation

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How can we define this fundamental concept that the IHEDN is tasked with studying? Lieutenant General Benoît Durieux proposes to map out the perimeter of this...
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Very high altitude, an area of innovation awaiting regulation

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(Re)discovered by the general public since the neutralisation of the "Chinese balloons", this zone between air and space opens up immense prospects and raises many questions,...
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CDT Alexandre : « Dans la très haute altitude, on va voir arriver des phénomènes de compétition et de contestation. »

CDT Alexandre: "At very high altitude, we're going to see the emergence of competition and contestation.

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The issue of "very high altitude" has come back into the spotlight with the neutralisation of "Chinese balloons" in space...
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