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Defense Policy and Armed Forces

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As military competition increases, nations are adapting their defense policies and transforming their armed forces. Doctrine, organization, equipment and training are key to understanding the evolution of land, air and naval forces.

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Entry Operations and the Future of Strategic Autonomy

Date de publication
18 December 2017
Accroche

The ability to penetrate remote and contested theaters of operation is a crucial asset for any expeditionary military power.

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France, Germany, and the Quest for European Strategic Autonomy: Franco-German Defence Cooperation in A New Era

Date de publication
13 December 2017
Accroche

How can France and Germany contribute to reaching the goal of European strategic autonomy? This key question has been guiding the work with the present report. In the light of a more demanding security environment, but also a rare momentum for further European integration, Berlin and Paris have to take their security and defense cooperation to the next level, bilaterally as well as in the EU.

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Corée du Sud, la septième armée du monde ?

Date de publication
18 September 2017
Accroche

As Democratic Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) continuous development of non-conventional weapons and challenges of the international community reaches a new level, Republic of Korea (ROK) appears more than ever as the frontline state on which most of North-East Asia security depends.

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France's Nuclear Arsenal: What Sort of Renewal?

Date de publication
05 September 2017
Accroche

Over the course of the next few years, France will have to renew its nuclear arsenal to ensure that it remains a credible dissuasion in the eyes of its potential enemies.

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The Future of British Defense Policy

Date de publication
20 July 2017
Accroche

As the prospect of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union raises increasing challenges to its international position, as well as major divisions at home, the future of British defense policy seems more uncertain than ever. 

ASEAN at 50: Half a Century of Unique Experience

Date de publication
12 June 2017
Accroche

In its fifty-year existence, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has developed a complex, progressive and balanced approach to regional integration. Rather than the European Union’s far-reaching statements of ever-closer union, ASEAN combines highly diverse economic and political strategies of different States whose main priority is to safeguard sovereignty.

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Reforming Ukrainian Defense: No Shortage of Challenges

Date de publication
22 May 2017
Accroche

Ukraine’s conflict with Russia has highlighted the catastrophic state of Ukraine’s defense apparatus.

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La survivabilité sur le champ de bataille : entre technologie et manœuvre

Date de publication
05 April 2017
Accroche

The concept of survivability is central to the design of combat vehicles and to the elaboration of doctrines for the employment of military forces. 

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Les mutations du renseignement militaire : dissiper le brouillard de la guerre ?

Date de publication
26 January 2017
Accroche

Military intelligence has evolved significantly as a result of advanced technology and the changing character of war. 

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China’s Military Deployments in the Gulf of Aden: Anti-Piracy and Beyond

Date de publication
21 November 2016
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The reason for the deployment of a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) “anti-piracy task force” in the Gulf of Aden (GoA), a key area for the Chinese economy, was obvious in 2008. However, as the pirate activity has faded away since 2012, the objectives of the PLAN in GoA became unclear. 

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