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Episode 3: French society

In this third instalment of our summer series, two original intellectuals of the 20the Authors from the 19th century offer their analysis of various aspects of the country as it was in their time,...
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Episode 2: The School of Strategy

In this second episode of our summer series, two of the greatest French «strategists» of the 20the from the 20th century shed light on the strategy...
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Episode 1: Historic Voices at the IHEDN

For this first episode of our summer series on the major speeches delivered to the Institute’s audience, four prominent speakers: Admiral Castex and...
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La « guerre de la langouste » vue par deux chercheurs brésilien et français

The «Lobster War» as seen by two Brazilian and French researchers

In this joint interview, Vinicius de Carvalho, associate professor in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, and Frédéric Fogacci, director of studies and...
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The «lobster war»: when sovereignty is at stake on the continental shelf

In 1961, a dispute between fishermen off the Brazilian coast escalated into a major diplomatic and military crisis between Paris and Brasília. At the heart of the...
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Mathilde Velliet : « Ce qui tirait les États-Unis vers l’ouverture les pousse désormais vers la fermeture »

Mathilde Velliet: «The very forces that were driving the United States towards openness are now pushing it towards isolation»

Winner of the 2026 IHEDN Thesis Prize, IFRI researcher Mathilde Velliet demonstrates how, in the field of strategic technologies, the United States has...
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