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Maud Quessard | Lundis de l'IHEDN « Poutine et Xi sont impérialistes, pourquoi Trump ne le serait pas ? »

Maud Quessard: "Putin and Xi are imperialists, why shouldn't Trump be?"

What will be the foreign policy of US President Donald Trump, inaugurated today? In view of his recent statements and his relations with...
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La bataille de Valmy, le 20 septembre 1792, par Horace Vernet.

"National defence, history and theory", by Professor Philippe Vial

The concept of national defence, fundamental to our institution, has a rich and eventful history. Historian Philippe Vial retraced this history in a lecture given to...
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Deux Rafale en vol au coucher du soleil | Lundis de l'IHEDN L’épopée du Rafale, l’avion de combat suprême

The saga of the Rafale, the ultimate fighter jet

In 1983, France launched the programme for a revolutionary aircraft, which has been used by its armed forces since 2002, before enjoying export success. Focus on...
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Visuel futuriste d'une planète interconnectée | Lundis de l'IHEDN Désinformation : comment les récits étrangers pénètrent en France

Disinformation: how foreign stories find their way into France

In a study unveiled at the end of November in partnership with the IHEDN, the Descartes Foundation looks at the effects in France of foreign disinformation about conflicts....
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Un Guépard (Airbus H160M) | Lundis de l'IHEDN La dimension aéroterrestre, un enjeu stratégique pour l’armée de Terre

The air-land dimension, a strategic challenge for the French Army

Highlighted at last week's presentation of the army at the École Militaire, air-land space is becoming increasingly essential...
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"Monuments Men: the French twist on a famous epic

Highlighted by an exhibition in the Val-d'Oise, the mission to recover works of art from the defeated Third Reich has many little-known facets, not least the...
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