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Japan, a key player in the Indo-Pacific region

From 19 to 24 June, students in the 'Maritime Challenges and Strategies' major were on a mission to the Far East archipelago, which has been...
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Jean-Baptiste Djebbari: "IHEDN training is unique and exciting".

As an auditor for the "defence policy" major in the 2022-2023 national session, the former Minister Delegate for Transport looks back on this year-long experience...
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IHEDN-Les barrages comme cibles de guerre, aujourd’hui comme hier

Dams as targets of war, today as in the past

Well before the destruction of the Ukrainian Kakhovka dam on 6 June, two large-scale military operations against this type of structure took place in the middle of...
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Clotilde Champeyrache : « Les mafias développent une souveraineté parasite de celle de l’Etat »

Clotilde Champeyrache: "The mafias are developing a form of sovereignty that is parasitic on that of the State".

Organised crime in general, and mafias in particular, threaten the stability of states and societies. Economist and criminologist Clotilde...
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The opportunities and limits of OSINT, the new sinews of war

The age of the mass Internet has popularised open-source intelligence, accessible to everyone. Three experts in this field have summarised...
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Trois scénarii possibles pour une contre-offensive ukrainienne

Three possible scenarios for a Ukrainian counter-offensive

Interview with researchers Philippe Gros and Vincent Tourret, authors of a paper for the Fondation pour la recherche stratégique (French Foundation for Strategic Research) which provides an interim assessment of the...
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