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Europe, NATO, ministries: how the armed forces health service anticipates a possible conflict

Posted on
17 April 2026

How can we prepare for what the military call the «major engagement hypothesis»? The health sector is a good example...

Martial Foucault: «Globalisation is increasingly perceived as an area of rivalry».»

Posted on
10 April 2026

At a time when «states are pursuing strategic objectives using economic instruments», the political economy researcher and director of the Institut...

Raoul Castex: an admiral strategist at the heart of the spirit of defence

Posted on
3 April 2026

To mark the 90^e As the French Navy celebrates its 400th anniversary and the IHEDN celebrates its anniversary, we look back at the life of Admiral Raoul Castex...

General Schill: «The identity of each regiment is nurtured by its local roots».»

Posted on
20 March 2026

In the aftermath of the municipal elections, Army General Pierre Schill, Chief of Staff of the French Army, explains the deep-rooted links between this institution and the...

Sylvie Bermann: «In diplomacy, France often has a knock-on effect».»

Posted on
13 March 2026

From 2020 to 2026, French Ambassador Sylvie Bermann chaired the IHEDN Board of Directors. In this long interview, the former plenipotentiary to...

General Bonnemaison: cyberspace «a field of operations in its own right»

Posted on
9 March 2026

Lieutenant General Aymeric Bonnemaison, Director of Defence Intelligence and Security, analyses the far-reaching changes in counter-intelligence...