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.
Between wars
In this autobiography, General Lecointre, former Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces, recounts his military career, from the battlefields of Rwanda to Sarajevo and Afghanistan.
The Indo-Pacific. The new centre of the world
This book shows how the Indo-Pacific is a major geostrategic challenge for the 21st century: an economic engine driven by China's ambitions and the emergence of a global economy.
A world at war
The various contributions in this volume examine the war in Ukraine using tools from different disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.
The war on sport
This book takes stock of the political instrumentalisation of sport. To do this, the authors look back at key events such as the
The battle of Dien Bien Phu
Using 165 images from French army archives, Pierre Journoud tells the story of the battle of Dien Bien Phu. More specifically, he looks back at the
Our publications
our contributions
Committee reports from the national session: coercive diplomacy, industrial sovereignty, advanced nuclear deterrence…
Whilst the 5e The IHEDN’s national session has just concluded; we are providing summaries of the work carried out by the auditors« committees for its five major programmes, which focused on this year’s theme of »strategic opportunities’. These reports are intended to inform the deliberations of public authorities.
The three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – in the world of 2026: a European perspective, new threats and global defence
7 July 2026 | 6.30 pm at the École militaire
The United Kingdom: a linchpin of naval projection and contemporary technological alliances
To mark the study visit to the United Kingdom organised by the «Maritime Challenges and Strategies» specialisation of the IHEDN’s national session, we take a closer look at the British government’s far-reaching and innovative initiatives in this field. As a leading maritime and nuclear power, it aims to strike a delicate balance between global naval projection and robust economic and industrial security.
Eurosatory 2026: what is «multi-domain superiority»?
This week, the world’s leading defence and land and air-land security exhibition is taking place near Paris. For the 2026 edition, the event is structured around key themes, foremost among which is multi-domain superiority. What exactly does this term mean, given that it has become both an inescapable reality and a challenge in contemporary theatres of conflict?
The Swedish Total Defence model, an example of innovation and resilience for Europe
The Scandinavian kingdom, which is currently undergoing the biggest change in its national defence and security doctrine for two centuries, is taking the fusion of military and civilian approaches very far. We take a closer look at this innovative model following the study mission of the Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity major at the IHEDN national session.
The Senior Strategic Course 2025-2026 concludes in Rome: three modules for thinking about tomorrow's European security
As it does every year, the IHEDN took part in the organisation of the new edition of the Senior Strategic Course (SSC) of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), a high-level programme designed to strengthen European strategic culture and promote dialogue between civilian and military leaders of the Member States of the European Union.
