Nuclear Defense / Grand Continent – Frédéric Gloriant
December 16, 2025: Are we entering a new nuclear age? What might the parameters be? Has nuclear deterrence been reinforced by the geopolitical upheavals of recent years? What are the new conditions for its credibility? Frédéric Gloriant was a guest on Le Mardi du Grand Continent to discuss these issues alongside Louis Gautier (Panthéon Sorbonne), Héloïse Fayet (IFRI), and Bruno Tertrais (FRS).
Nuclear Defense / Iran – Maïlys Mangin
September 20, 2025: The Iranian nuclear issue enters a decisive week. If no new agreement is reached by September 28, the sanctions lifted under the 2015 agreement will be reinstated. The E3 group (France, Germany, United Kingdom) and Iran are accusing each other of being responsible for the impasse. To discuss this, we are joined by Maïlys Mangin, lecturer in political science at the University of Toulouse-Capitole and associate researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center on Strategic Issues at the ENS.
History of the Atomic Bomb – Frédéric Gloriant
In a five-part series for France Culture by Stéphane Bonnefoi, Frédéric Gloriant, director of the Centre interdisciplinaire sur les enjeux stratégiques, looks back at the history of the atomic bomb. He traces the genesis of the nuclear weapon and analyzes its evolving role in the development of American and Soviet strategies during the Cold War.
Nuclear threat – Mailys Mangin
Maïlys Mangin, associate researcher at CIENS and specialist in the IAEA and Iran’s nuclear program, analyzes the consequences of the Israeli and American bombings on Iran’s nuclear program in the Retex program devoted to military issues on Médiapart. She also sheds light on the degree of nuclear risk in the context of the conflict in Ukraine, and on the strategy adopted by Vladimir Putin.
Israël / Iran – Mailys Mangin
Israel justifies its bombing of Iran by claiming that the country was on the verge of crossing “the point of no return” in the process of acquiring the atomic bomb. What is this point of no return? What was known about the progress of Teheran’s nuclear work before the strikes began? Israeli bombing may delay but probably not destroy the Iranian program, according to CIENS researcher Maïlys Mangin Interview read here
Israël / Iran – Mailys Mangin
What threat does Iran’s nuclear program represent?
Maïlys Mangin, CIENS associate researcher, answered questions from RTS – Radio Télévision Suisse – on Tuesday June 17.
AI and information warfare – Maïlys Mangin
Frédéric Gloriant, Director of CIENS and member of the Institut d’histoire moderne et contemporaine (IHMC) at ENS-PSL, analyses recent developments on the ENS website. He discusses nuclear deterrence and the need for Europe to build strategic autonomy.
Nuclear deterrence – Frédéric Gloriant
AI is a tool for exploiting human cognitive biases, mixing the true with the false, tells us Maïlys Mangin, associate researcher at CIENS and specialist in the use of AI in informational warfare. Read more in the ENS newsletter.
RN / French Army / Nuclear – Yannick Pincé
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. Watch it here.
Nuclear weapons and the French Constitution – Yannick Pincé
Yannick Pincé, a research associate at CIENS, has published an article co-authored with Benoît Grémare in the online magazine The Conversation analysing the consequences of enshrining nuclear weapons in the French Constitution. Read it here.
European defence and nuclear weapons – Yannick Pincé
Yannick Pincé, associate researcher at CIENS, answered Elisabeth Quin’s questions about President Emmanuel Macron’s views on European defence and nuclear weapons on the 28 Minutes programme on Tuesday 30 April. Watch the programme in full.
European defence and nuclear weapons – Yannick Pincé
France: the end of a chemically pure nuclear deterrent?
Yannick Pincé was interviewed on RFI for Franck Alexandre’s daily column, Lignes de Défense. Link to the column.
Qu’est-ce que le CIENS ? – Frédéric Gloriant
In this interview, Frédéric Gloriant, Director of CIENS, talks about the role and objectives of this unique centre in France. Link to the article here.