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Raoul Castex: an admiral strategist at the heart of the spirit of defence

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3 April 2026

To mark the 90^e As the French Navy celebrates its 400th anniversary and the IHEDN celebrates its anniversary, we look back at the life of Admiral Raoul Castex...

General Schill: «The identity of each regiment is nurtured by its local roots».»

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20 March 2026

In the aftermath of the municipal elections, Army General Pierre Schill, Chief of Staff of the French Army, explains the deep-rooted links between this institution and the...

Sylvie Bermann: «In diplomacy, France often has a knock-on effect».»

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13 March 2026

From 2020 to 2026, French Ambassador Sylvie Bermann chaired the IHEDN Board of Directors. In this long interview, the former plenipotentiary to...

General Bonnemaison: cyberspace «a field of operations in its own right»

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9 March 2026

Lieutenant General Aymeric Bonnemaison, Director of Defence Intelligence and Security, analyses the far-reaching changes in counter-intelligence...

Advanced nuclear deterrence, France's response to the new global context

Posted on
3 March 2026

On 2 March 2026, the President of the French Republic renewed the guidelines for France's defence strategy in a long-awaited speech on the...

Invasion of Ukraine, four years on

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20 February 2026

To analyse the high-intensity conflict triggered by Russia on 24 February 2022, the IHEDN special report includes an interview with...