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France's EEZ: how to secure its vastness?

Posted on
6 October 2025

France has the world's second largest exclusive economic zone, covering every ocean. How does it protect its rights in this zone, against a backdrop of...

Open data: when tracking sites reveal strategic moves

Posted on
22 September 2025

Over the last few years, flight-tracking, navigation and even running applications have enabled the general public to experience...

Marlène Laruelle: "Younger generations are no longer spontaneously inclined towards liberalism".

Posted on
15 September 2025

To mark the International Day of Democracy, French academic Marlène Laruelle, who has directed "The Oxford Handbook of Illiberalismanalyses in an interview...

Nicolas Roche: "Our country will always prefer a peaceful solution to armed force".

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8 September 2025

In an interview with IHEDN, Nicolas Roche, the French Secretary General for Defence and National Security (SGDSN), details the process of updating the...

France's space power: assets to become a driving force once again

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25 August 2025

In a detailed report published this summer, the Institut Montaigne takes stock of the weaknesses and "exceptional expertise" of France and Europe...

General Manuel Alvarez: "To thank France, I wanted to join the army as soon as possible".

Posted on
18 August 2025

Manuel Alvarez joined the French Air Force as a private 2nd class at the age of 15, and has just left with 5 stars on his epaulettes....