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.

IHEDN-Note d'analyse n°3 | Pour éviter l’hypothèse d’une fin du couple franco-allemand, Français et Allemands ne doivent tenir pour acquis les résultats obtenus par la génération qui a suivi la guerre mais continuer à entretenir et développer une relation essentielle pour les deux pays. C’est ce à quoi s’emploient l’IHEDN et son homologue allemand, la Bundesakademie für Sicherheit.

At a time of war in Ukraine, can we still speak of a "Franco-German couple"?

To avoid the prospect of the end of the Franco-German partnership, the French and Germans must not take for granted the results achieved by the generation that followed...
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IHEDN-Guerre en Ukraine - la réponse européenne

War in Ukraine: Europe's response

24 February 2022, Russia invades Ukraine. The world awoke to images of bombed cities. According to the European Union, the red lines...
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"Women must be more involved in spreading the spirit of defence".

Sophie de Ravinel is a listener at 2e national session 2022-2023, defence policy major. The current strategic context was the trigger for its...
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Multilateralism is now in crisis

Multilateralism is failing to provide solutions to the various current crises. This situation has become even more acute since the outbreak of war...
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®IHEDN | Pierre Vimont : « Le multilatéralisme doit être réinventé »

Pierre Vimont: "Multilateralism must be reinvented".

Until the outbreak of war in Ukraine, Pierre Vimont was the French President's "special representative" in Russia. He witnessed the collapse...
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®IHEDN | Justin Vaïsse : « La géopolitique tue à petit feu la gouvernance globale »

Justin Vaïsse: "Geopolitics is slowly killing global governance".

At a time when the demise of multilateralism is being heralded, it is reappearing in new forms, involving new players, such as the Conferences of the Parties (COPs),...
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