What we read
The ball of illusions. What France believes, what the world sees
This book is the result of a survey on the image of France abroad: by asking people all over the world about their vision of the country, we were able to find out how France is perceived abroad.
Our publications
After AUKUS: France in the Indopacific
On 15 September 2021, after eighteen months of confidential negotiations, the "AUKUS" tripartite military alliance between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia was made public. This alliance involves the development of trilateral cooperation in many areas of defence, including cyber and artificial intelligence. As part of this project, the Australian Navy's acquisition of American- or British-built nuclear attack submarines effectively puts an end to the €56 billion contractual commitment made with France in 2016.
The situation in Afghanistan
"Historians date the birth of contemporary Afghanistan back to the 1880s, when the country's borders were largely the result of Russian-British colonial commissions. The first emir, Abdur Rahman, theorised what was to become Afghan politics for almost a century.
MARITIME VIEWS
5e NATIONAL SESSION ON MARITIME ISSUES AND STRATEGIES 2019-2020
For its fifth national session on "Maritime Challenges and Strategies" in 2019-2020, IHEDN has chosen a particular focus: the impact of climate change and protection of the marine environment on defence and security issues.
our contributions
The Japanese concept of economic security
This fact sheet looks at Japan's approach to economic security. It begins by highlighting the way in which the country has succeeded in structuring a dedicated institutional ecosystem in recent years, then analyses the benefits and some of the limitations of this construction. It concludes by looking at the prospects for the development of Japanese economic security arrangements in a context of change at national and international level.
Elsa Vidal: «In the Russian elite, the party of silence is in the majority».»
A quarter of a century after Vladimir Putin came to power, what do Russians think of his governance, the state of their country and the war in Ukraine? Elsa Vidal, a specialist in the former USSR, answers this question in a rigorous and well-documented essay that looks behind the Kremlin's official communication and the clichés common in the West. Interview.
The contemporary transformation of the Japanese army
This fact sheet looks at the contemporary transformation of the Japanese army. It highlights the major increase in the country's military budgets in recent years, as well as the new desire to acquire offensive capabilities. It then analyses the reasons for and some of the limitations of these singular developments, before concluding with a look at the outlook for Japan, particularly with regard to its essential alliance with the United States.
Armaments training, a strategic contribution from IHEDN
To mark the Institute's 90th anniversary and the 19th Entretiens Armement & Souveraineté, we focus on one of the major themes of the national session: Armaments and the Defence Economy. Bringing together engineers, officers, business executives and legal experts, it covers all aspects of this field, providing a crucial forum for sharing views in the context of high-intensity warfare.
Europe, NATO, ministries: how the armed forces health service anticipates a possible conflict
How can we prepare for what the military call a «major engagement scenario»? The field of health is a good example of this: in recent years, the French armed forces' dedicated service has been stepping up cooperation at national, European and international interdepartmental levels. Focus on a resilience project.
