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Benoît d’Aboville
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Samir Battiss
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Simon Berthault
Research fellow
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Antoine Bondaz
Research fellow
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Celia Burgdorff
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Frédéric Coste
Senior research fellow
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Isabelle Facon
Deputy director
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Thibault Fouillet
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Thibault Fournol
Research fellow
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Philippe Gros
Senior research fellow
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Patrick Hébrard
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Bruno Lassalle
Associate fellow
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Sonia Le Gouriellec
Associate fellow
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Antoine Maire
Associate fellow
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Simon Menet
Research fellow
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Valérie Niquet
Senior research fellow
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Bruno Tertrais
Deputy director
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Vincent Tourret
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Claude Wachtel
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Randal Zbienen
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Recent activity

Defence companies and digital technologies
Recherches & Documents n°02/2022
Defence companies and digital technologies
Kévin Martin, February 2022
The German green party Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen and security and defence policy: pursuing a moderate line
Recherches & Documents n°11/2020
The German green party Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen and security and defence policy: pursuing a moderate line
Gaëlle Winter, September 2020
Military Exercises: The Russian Way
Book chapter
Military Exercises: The Russian Way
Isabelle Facon,

in The Russian Military in Contemporary Perspective (US Army War College, SSI)

, September 2019
Putin 4.0 Trends – Is there anything new?
Report
Putin 4.0 Trends – Is there anything new?
Isabelle Facon,

The European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats

, September 2, 2019
Europe's Defence: Revisiting the Impact of Brexit
Article
Europe's Defence: Revisiting the Impact of Brexit
François Heisbourg,

Survival

, november 2018
Public hearing on nuclear deterrence
Video
Public hearing on nuclear deterrence
Benjamin Hautecouverture,

European Parliament

, July 11, 2018
The Impact of Organized Crime on Peacekeeping Operations: The Case of Minustah in Haiti
Note de la FRS n°07/2018
The Impact of Organized Crime on Peacekeeping Operations: The Case of Minustah in Haiti
Juan José Riva, April 2018
Chinese Objectives in High Technology Acquisitions and Integration of Military and Civilian Capabilities: A Global Challenge
Note de la FRS n°03/2018
Chinese Objectives in High Technology Acquisitions and Integration of Military and Civilian Capabilities: A Global Challenge
Valérie Niquet, March 2018
Global Britain in the Gulf: Brexit and relations with the GCC
Note de la FRS n°13/2017
Global Britain in the Gulf: Brexit and relations with the GCC
Antoine Vagneur-Jones, July 2017
Reforming Ukrainian Defense: No Shortage of Challenge
Article
Reforming Ukrainian Defense: No Shortage of Challenge
Isabelle Facon,

Russie.Nei.Visions n° 101, IFRI

, May 22, 2017
EU Global Strategy Expert Opinion
Article
EU Global Strategy Expert Opinion
Camille Grand,

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

, March 8, 2016
Alliance at Risk : Strengthening European Defense in an Age of Turbulence and Competition
Article
Alliance at Risk : Strengthening European Defense in an Age of Turbulence and Competition
François Heisbourg,

Atlantic Council

, February 2016
The Strategic Implications of the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Article
The Strategic Implications of the Syrian Refugee Crisis
François Heisbourg,

Survival

, December 2015
The French Experience: Sarkozy's War?
Article
The French Experience: Sarkozy's War?
Camille Grand,

in Karl P. Mueller (ed.) Precision and Purpose : Airpower in the Libyan Civil War, Rand

, July 2015
The Modest Price of Preserving Peace
Article
The Modest Price of Preserving Peace
Camille Grand,

Carnegie Europe

, March 17, 2015
Letter From Paris
Article
Letter From Paris
François Heisbourg,

Carnegie Europe

, February 27, 2015
More Union in European Defence
Article
More Union in European Defence
François Heisbourg,

CEPS

, February 26, 2015
The Military Strategic Rationale of Turkey’s T-Loramids Project and the Eurosam Offer
Recherches & Documents n°01/2014
The Military Strategic Rationale of Turkey’s T-Loramids Project and the Eurosam Offer
Can Kasapoglu, August 2014
Libya and Mali Operations: Transatlantic Lessons Learned
Article
Libya and Mali Operations: Transatlantic Lessons Learned
Philippe Gros,

The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF)

, July 2014
Collective Defence and Common Security: Twin Pillars of the Atlantic Alliance
Article
Collective Defence and Common Security: Twin Pillars of the Atlantic Alliance
Camille Grand,

Group of Policy Experts report to the NATO Secretary General

, June 10, 2014

In the medias

China’s Missile Might: Strategy Power Projection
Antoine Bondaz (interview) , The Diplomat , October 22, 2019
To mark 70 years of Communist rule, China shows off new weapons
Antoine Bondaz , Stéphane Delory (quoted) , The Economist , October 1, 2019
Star of China's military parade can carry ten warheads, expert says
Antoine Bondaz (guest) , ABC , October 1, 2019
China's 70th National Day: Parade unveils new military tech, ballistic missiles and supersonic drones
Antoine Bondaz , Stéphane Delory (quoted) , The Straits Times , October 1, 2019
Xi Jinping’s military parade to showcase China missiles spooking the US
Antoine Bondaz , Stéphane Delory (quoted) , hindustantimes , September 30, 2019
Xi Military Parade to Showcase China Missiles Spooking the U.S
Antoine Bondaz , Stéphane Delory (quoted) , Bloomberg , September 29, 2019
Tanks, Missiles and No Pigeons: China to Celebrate 70th Birthday of the People’s Republic
Antoine Bondaz , Stéphane Delory (quoted) , The New York Times , September 28, 2019
Emmanuel Macron's Foreign Policy Doctrine(s)
Bruno Tertrais , François Heisbourg (interview) , POLITICO , May 8, 2017