The Interdisciplinary Center for Strategic Studies (ICSS or CIENS in French) 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
Major Conference on Nuclear Deterrence
Location : Hôtel National des Invalides (26 nov)- Bibliothèque nationale de France (27 nov)
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Location : ENS, 45 rue d'Ulm
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The CIENS offers seven courses in the second semester: two research seminars, two cyber courses (introductory and advanced), a course on space, another on strategy and a course on strategic...