Anne de Tinguy: "The Kremlin has seriously underestimated the Ukrainians' ability to resist".
For the historian and political scientist, the war in Ukraine already signals for Russia "the end of an empire and a geopolitical reorientation". In the wake of Vladimir Putin's re-election, she develops several possible scenarios for the outcome of this conflict. Interview.
"Not everything that comes out of Putin's mouth is a lie".
For historians Tetiana Zemliakova and Guillaume Lancereau, Vladimir Putin "articulates a series of Third World clichés from the Cold War era and a cast of imaginary characters" based on "the concrete state of the political, intellectual and legal world". Rhetorical analysis.
From Sun Tzu to Portal Kombat: disinformation throughout history
Weakening the enemy by bombarding them with false news is nothing new: from Antiquity to the present day, the techniques are the same, only the technology has evolved.
Claudia Major: "As long as Russia does not change its objectives, Europe must weaken it".
The researcher at SWP Berlin deciphers what is at stake in Europe's support for Ukraine and looks at the importance of the Franco-German partnership in the security of the continent.
Julien Vercueil: "The war and sanctions have cost Russia 5 % of its GDP".
Western sanctions against Russia have deprived it of "two years of economic growth", and the accelerating rise in world food prices is indeed due to Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine: economist Julien Vercueil gives his analysis at the IHEDN.
Between Ukrainian resistance and Russian persistence, two years of war in question
The Minister for the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, and a number of specialists gave a highly informed assessment of various aspects of the conflict at a conference organised by the magazine Le Grand Continent: weaponry, Western aid, the attacker's hybrid strategy, the attacked's adaptability...
Barbara Kunz: "France and Germany need to develop a shared vision".
The researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute offers her analysis of the European security architecture and the positions of the continent's various states vis-à-vis Russia and NATO after two years of war in Ukraine.
General Andrée Évrard: "The Ukrainians immediately understood the scale of the information war".
A former defence attaché in Ukraine, General Andrée Évrard spoke this week at the Franco-British Strategic Forum about the country's resistance and its President's communication. She shares her analysis of these issues with the IHEDN.
Ukraine's diplomatic battles in a "multi-aligned" world
At a time when President Volodymyr Zelensky is travelling abroad to bolster international support for his country's war effort, a conference at the École Militaire looked at the delicate diplomatic ballet that Ukraine has been conducting since 2022, and the responses of various states.
Dimitri Minic: "There is transparency in the Russian strategic factory".
A specialist in Russian politico-military elites and strategic thinking, the IFRI researcher presented his latest book at a strategic debate at the IHEDN. Interview.
