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Ludovic Schultz: "The agreement reached at the United Nations on 4 March is doubly historic.

Posted on
17 March 2023

After 15 years of discussions and negotiations, UN member states have agreed on an International Treaty for the Protection of the High Seas....

High seas: behind the international treaty,
a national defence strategy

Posted on
15 March 2023

The UN has just announced a "historic" agreement on biodiversity in the high seas. This is an opportunity to take stock of an area that is becoming increasingly...

The historical origins of the war in Ukraine

Posted on
10 March 2023

The current conflict has its roots in both distant history and the history of recent decades, and in the way Russia is using it....

Not far from Ukraine, the other European issue in the Balkans

Posted on
9 March 2023

To mark the 3^e International session on the Balkans and South-East Europe (SIB), with a focus on this border region which has long been affected by...

GBR Ortemann: "I never wanted to be dictated to.

Posted on
8 March 2023

Men are no more predisposed than women to take an interest in defence and national security issues. To mark 8 March,...

War in Ukraine: a year of strategic lessons

Posted on
28 February 2023

A number of specialists gave an initial assessment of the conflict at a conference at the École Militaire. Strategy, land, cyber, space, NATO... a selection of their views.