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

Thursday 20th March 2025

Careers Event : Strategic Issues

Location : Salon de la direction de l'ENS, 45 d'Ulm

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Tuesday 8th April - 1.30 to 6pm

Seminar on Live Oak (Nuclear European Trajectories)

Location : ENS, 45 rue d'Ulm, Salle W

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News

The post-doctoral student will contribute to the development of CIENS' research and teaching activities on nuclear and strategic issues....

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

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The post-doctoral fellow will develop the cyber pole of CIENS' research and teaching activities....

Yannick Pincé, CIENS associate researcher, debated Tuesday April 30 on Elisabeth Quin’s 28 minutes with Bruno Tertrais, deputy director of the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique and Laura Kayali, defense...

We are delighted to announce that CIENS courses will resume in the second semester from January 22, 2024. Details of each of our different courses are already available in the...

This research seminar is led by Frédéric Gloriant and Pierre-Louis Six. Format: 6 sessions of 2 hours, 3 ECTS. This course is validated as part of the DENS program. It...