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
The end of the road for the 93e Economic and Strategic Intelligence (IES) course in the Toulouse region
From 26 May to 3 June 2026, the students in this new session took a closer look at the major issues of economic, digital and industrial sovereignty, to better understand, anticipate and respond to them in an increasingly complex strategic environment.
Study visit to Japan: auditors at the heart of economic defence and security issues in the Indo-Pacific region
In an international context marked by growing strategic tensions in the Indo-Pacific, the aim of this mission was to enable the auditors to analyse the transformation of the Japanese model in the face of the new challenges of power, sovereignty and economic security.
Study visit to Sweden for auditors of the Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity major
From 18 to 23 May 2026, the auditors of the Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity major of the 5ᵉ national session of the IHEDN led a study mission to Sweden, a country that in just a few years has become a key player in resilience, total defence and cybersecurity issues in Europe.
IHEDN auditors at the heart of Dutch strategic issues
Auditors in the Armaments and Defence Economics (AED) major at the 5e session of the IHEDN completed a fact-finding mission to the Netherlands, a major partner in European defence and a key player in industrial and technological cooperation on the continent.
Saint-Brieuc hosts the 250e IHEDN regional session in Brittany
La 250e he IHEDN regional session opened in the Côtes-d'Armor region, focusing on the major strategic challenges of national defence and security. Between high-level conferences, immersions in the heart of the local economic fabric and unique memorial sequences in partnership with the Ordre de la Libération, the fifty-two auditors had a concrete grasp of the challenges of territorial resilience before continuing their training cycle in Brest.
13e edition of the cycle for civilian executives of the Ministry of the Armed Forces
Over the course of a week, the 13ᵉ cycle des cadres civils du ministère des Armées, organised by the IHEDN at the École militaire, brought together around sixty auditors to discuss major defence, security and international cooperation issues. Through lectures, visits and committee work, participants deepened their understanding of contemporary strategic challenges and strengthened their shared defence culture.
