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
our contributions
Advanced nuclear deterrence, France's response to the new global context
On 2 March 2026, the French President renewed the guidelines for French defence strategy in a long-awaited speech on nuclear deterrence. In an international context marked by chronic instability and the return of power politics, this speech marks a turning point for national and European sovereignty. We take a closer look.
Closing ceremony for the 247ᵉ session in the Île-de-France region of IHEDN
From 20 January to 20 February, 45 auditors experienced four weeks of strategic immersion, high-level exchanges and field visits, from Paris to Toulon.
Invasion of Ukraine, four years on
To analyse the high-intensity conflict triggered by Russia on 24 February 2022, the IHEDN's special report includes an interview with the Director of the École de guerre on the state of the forces involved, and two articles on the use of drones and hybrid threats, with insights from military personnel, researchers and practitioners.
Hybrid threats: four years of acceleration and response
Since Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hybrid interference has been on the increase, targeting the vulnerabilities of European states in order to weaken their cohesion. Three specialists in the subject shed light on the aims and forms of these attacks, and on the responses put in place in France and Europe.
Ukraine-Russia: when drone warfare redefines the battlefield
In the space of four years, drones have taken on major importance in this conflict, to the extent that several thousand are now used every day by both belligerents. Three experts talk to IHEDN about the different uses, the impact and the lessons to be learned for Western armies.
General Vincent Breton: «Russia is unable to capitalise on its theoretical military superiority».»
Four years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Director of the École de guerre, Air Force Major General Vincent Breton, gives his analysis of developments in this conflict, the state of the forces involved and the lessons to be learned for Western armies.
