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Beaumarchais, La Fayette, Rochambeau, Suffren… The Frenchmen who liberated America

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On 28 September 1781, the Battle of Yorktown began, marking the prelude to the British defeat in the American War of Independence. A look back at four of the key figures...
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IHEDN’s teaching approach: a commitment to excellence in the service of national cohesion

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For 90 years, the IHEDN has been fostering a shared culture of defence and security through an innovative teaching approach designed to empower trainees to become active participants...
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1826–2026: When photography tells the story of war

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To mark the 43rd European Heritage Days, which this year have the theme «Photographic Heritage» to celebrate the bicentenary...
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Sandra Chenu Godefroy: «Documentary photography retains a special value»

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To mark European Heritage Days, which this year celebrate the bicentenary of photography, we meet freelance photographer Sandra Chenu...
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Pierre Lévy : « La Russie est toujours forte de nos faiblesses, divisions, errements »

Pierre Lévy: «Russia continues to draw strength from our weaknesses, divisions and missteps»

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Ambassador Pierre Lévy, who has been Chairman of the IHEDN Board of Directors since January 2026, looks back in this interview on his most recent post in Moscow during a period...
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Episode 4: Before the «Global South»

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In this final instalment of our summer series, three leading intellectuals of the 20the 20th-century scholars analyse aspects of what was known at the time as the...
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