Centre interdisciplinaire sur les enjeux stratégiques (CIENS)

The Centre interdisciplinaire d’études sur les enjeux stratégiques (CIENS) is a research and teaching platform dedicated to nuclear defense and strategic issues in the broadest sense, with an interdisciplinary approach and as part of a partnership between ENS, ANSSI (Agence nationale de sécurité des systèmes d’information), the French Ministry of Defense and CEA (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives).

Upcoming events

From 25th to 29th nov 2024​

PSL Week / Outer Space, Cyber & Hybrid Warfare: New Areas of Conflictuality

Location : ENS, 45 rue d'Ulm

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News

Read the document. Table of contents COLLECTIVE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES I- Colloquium “Penser le monde avec Pierre Hassner”, 30-31 January 2024 II- Submission of research projects and funding applicationsIII- Launch event...

In the event of cohabitation with the RN, who would have control of the French army? Yannick Pincé answers questions from Justine Brabant and Fabien Escalona in Médiapart’s Retex programme....

Maïlys Mangin, a doctorate in political science, joined the Centre interdisciplinaire sur les enjeux stratégiques (CIENS) in November 2023, after three years at the Harvard Kennedy School as a Research...

Yannick Pincé, a research associate at CIENS, has published an article co-authored by Benoît Grémare in the online magazine The Conversation analysing the consequences of enshrining nuclear weapons in the...

The position is to be filled in September 2024. The closing date for applications is 15 June. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a face-to-face interview during June 2024....

Yannick Pincé was interviewed on RFI for Franck Alexandre’s daily column, Lignes de Défense. Link to the interview.

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