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Interview du préfet Bouillon pour l'IHEDN

Stéphane Bouillon, General Secretary for Defence and National Security, talks about "Increasing conflict, new developments in hybrid attacks".

Climate change, war in Ukraine, foreign digital interference, lawfareThe prefect Stéphane Bouillon, who has headed the French Secretariat for the Economy, Finance and Industry since 2020,...
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Entretien de Stéphane Taillat pour l'IHEDN

Stéphane Taillat: "In cybersecurity, the United States' main vulnerability is its own system".

A researcher at the Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan Military Academy Research Centre (CReC), the historian has published "De la cybersécurité en Amérique", a review of the current state of...
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The possible future of urban combat

A specialist in urban combat, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Sédivy answered questions from the IHEDN to expand on our article on the subject, analysing the...
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Des soldats en zone urbaine | Les lundis de l'IHEDN Le combat en zone urbaine, laboratoire de la haute intensité

Combat in urban areas, a high-intensity laboratory

Since the middle of the 20th century, the city has become the preferred location for fighting, a trend that is even more marked today in Ukraine and Gaza....
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Christophe AYAD | Lundis de l'IHEDN Christophe Ayad : « Pour le Hezbollah, l’hostilité à Israël est radicale, fondamentale et permanente »

Christophe Ayad: "For Hezbollah, hostility to Israel is radical, fundamental and permanent".

The journalist Christophe Ayad, author of "Géopolitique du Hezbollah" (Presses universitaires de France), explains in detail the workings of the politico-religious party, armed militia and...
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Façade du musée de l'Armée | Lundis de l'IHEDN Le patrimoine du ministère des Armées, fer de lance de la culture de défense

The heritage of the Ministry of Defence, spearheading defence culture

Dozens of sites belonging to the Ministry of the Armed Forces opened their doors this weekend for the European Heritage Days. Throughout the year,...
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