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
IHEDN at the heart of a unique strategic ecosystem
To mark the 90e anniversary of the Institute, focusing on its place in the French strategic ecosystem and the role of its listeners in spreading the spirit of defence and strengthening national cohesion.
Currency wars: «The rise of crypto-assets poses a real challenge to governments».»
The book «La nouvelle guerre des monnaies» (The new currency war) by Christian de Boissieu and Marc Schwartz has just been awarded a prize by the Association des auditeurs de l'IHEDN. In this interview, the economist and the CEO of the Monnaie de Paris decipher the current issues in monetary geopolitics: the role of government, digitisation, de-dollarisation, the defence industry, etc.
Cycles IES 2026: Action-based teaching to promote economic sovereignty
In a strategic context increasingly marked by the balance of power, awareness of economic intelligence issues is imperative. In response to this need, this year IHEDN is offering 5 cycles in Economic and Strategic Intelligence (IES) based on a sectoral approach.
Mission to Djibouti: at the heart of France's strategic balances in Africa and the Indo-Pacific
For five days, the Defence Policy and Maritime Issues and Strategies majors at the 5th national session of the IHEDN carried out a fact-finding mission to Djibouti, a key territory for French defence, diplomacy and strategic projection.
Greenland: «The Arctic now seems to be divided into three blocks».»
Associate researcher at the University of Cambridge, geographer Émilie Canova analyses for IHEDN the latest developments surrounding the autonomous territory of Denmark. In her view, since the re-election of Donald Trump, the United States has become a destabilising power in the region, as Russia already was.
In Venezuela, «the scenario is extremely uncertain».»
Two weeks after the capture of Nicolás Maduro, researcher Thomas Posado, a specialist in the Bolivarian Republic and Cuba, analyses the context and possible consequences of the operation ordered by Donald Trump, which could «exacerbate the difficulties and feed the migratory axes that he denounces».
