Security - Defense
As a result of global strategic competition, security and defense issues are marked by the return of major wars and nuclear deterrence, the transformation of terrorism and the race for military technologies.
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Après l'échec. Les réorientations de Tsahal depuis la deuxième guerre du Liban
La commission Winograd a mis en avant certains dysfonctionnements de l'armée israélienne au cours du conflit de l'été 2006. Les errements du processus de décision stratégique ont également été dénoncés. Depuis lors, les causes de l'échec de la guerre contre le Hezbollah ont été analysées et des réorientations majeures ont été engagées.
Opérations basées sur les effets : rationalité et réalité
Apparue aux États Unis dans l'euphorie de l'éclatante victoire aéroterrestre de la première guerre du Golfe en 1991, l'idée de concevoir les opérations à partir des effets que l'on souhaite obtenir sur le terrain et l'ennemi reprend une notion qui n'a rien de révolutionnaire. Il ne s'agit pas d'une nouvelle manière de faire la guerre. Les principes en question, comme le fait de faire plier la volonté de l'adversaire, rappellent Clausewitz ou Sun Tsu. Néanmoins, cette notion prend une toute autre dimension avec les développements conceptuels et doctrinaux de la théorie des Effects-Based Operations.
The repercussions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in France: from the export of physical violence to the import of symbolic violence?
The 13 February Action Plan and the Prospects for the North Korean Nuclear Issue
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European & Transatlantic Security
The European & Transatlantic Security Program aims to contribute to the strategic debate by developing analyses around three main axes: European defense and the security architecture of the European continent, institutional and strategic links between the Treaty Organization of North Atlantic (NATO) and the European Union (EU), as well as the evolution of the transatlantic relationship.
Internal Security
The distinction between internal and external threats is often exaggerated, as the borders are so porous. Conflicts taking place thousands of kilometers from France can have tragic resonances on national territory. Radicalization, terrorism and even organized crime have an international dimension that cannot be ignored.
Deterrence and Proliferation
The conflicts in Europe, Asia and the Middle East demonstrate a return of nuclear power to the balance of power. Arsenals are being modernized and expanded, while arms control is collapsing. This research program aims to analyze these phenomena.
Observatory on Future Conflicts
The Observatory of Future Conflicts is a research program carried out by the French Institute of International Relations and the Foundation for Strategic Research on behalf of the three army headquarters aimed at studying developments in tensions and armaments at the horizon 2040 in a transversal perspective, taking into account the issues of each army.
Security Studies Center
Heir to a tradition dating back to the founding of Ifri, the Security Studies Center provides public and private decision-makers as well as the general public with the keys to understanding power relations and contemporary modes of conflict as well as those to come. Through its positioning at the juncture of politics and operations, the credibility of its civil-military team and the wide distribution of its publications in French and English, the Center for Security Studies constitutes in the French landscape of think tanks a unique center of research and influence on the national and international defense debate.
Defense Research Unit
The Defense Research Unit is a program that aims at stimulating the strategic debate by dealing with subjects at the junction of the “technico-operational” and the “political-strategic”. A unique structure in France, it brings together civilian researchers and “military fellows” from each of the three armies to produce work on defense policies, the capability and strategic adaptation of armies, and foresight on tomorrow's conflicts.