The 2025 edition of Defence Key Figures addresses members of the French parliament, defence specialists, journalists, students, the 264,000 members comprising the community of the Ministry for the Armed Forces and all of those seeking to deepen their understanding of the ministry. nd women serving the nation. The approach is to provide trans
General Fabien Mandon: “National service only makes sense if it benefits both young people and the French armed forces” In a context marked by persistent and increasingly complex threats, France’s Chief of Defence Staff explains why national service is necessary as an operational complement to the professional military model, not only to meet defence requirements, but also to respond to ...
« Repenser les alliances européennes et transatlantiques », « Le Triangle de Weimar à l’épreuve descrises », « Pour une définition européenne de l’autonomie stratégique »… De nombreuses séquencesdu Paris Defence and Strategy Forum ont abordé cette question très actuelle, avec notamment leCommissaire européen à la Défense et à l’Espace et de hauts responsables de l ...
Paris, The creation of the Defence Industry Directorate (DID), as called for by the Délégué général de l’armement as part of his ‘Impulsion’ project, is now a reality. Within the DGA, the DID guarantees the continuity, quality, performance and resilience of French defence companies. It plays an essential role in preserving France’s strategic autonomy and ...
The Arctic Defence Strategy I am presenting today meets this triple requirement. Realistic, graduated and having a clear ambition, it is aimed at enabling France to act towards, in and from the Arctic in the service of peace, collective security and our national interests. Structured around three pillars – positioning, cooperation, capabilities – and broken down in seven strands of efforts ...