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War in Ukraine: the unequal distribution of military aid

Posted on
24 February 2025

As the conflict enters its 4th year, the support given to Ukraine by its allies regularly raises controversy. Canadian politician Justin...

Civilian victims of war: the difficult issue of reparations

Posted on
17 February 2025

Civilians are systematically affected by conflicts, but their fate is recognised differently in different jurisdictions. Find out more from legal expert Élise Bernard and, in the case of...

Dana Spinant: "Combating the manipulation of information is one of the priorities" of the new European Commission

Posted on
10 February 2025

Foreign interference, disinformation and manipulation are aimed at "dividing our democratic societies in order to weaken them in the interests of hostile actors": in a rare...

Djibouti, a unique geostrategic crossroads

Posted on
27 January 2025

The subject of a recent study mission by the national session of the IHEDN, this country, which hosts five foreign military bases, plays a key role in East Africa,...

Maud Quessard: "Putin and Xi are imperialists, why shouldn't Trump be?"

Posted on
20 January 2025

What will be the foreign policy of US President Donald Trump, inaugurated today? In view of his recent statements and his relations with...

"National defence, history and theory", by Professor Philippe Vial

Posted on
13 January 2025

The concept of national defence, fundamental to our institution, has a rich and eventful history. Historian Philippe Vial retraced this history in a lecture given to...