What is strategy? Theories, concepts and practices
The aim of this seminar is to provide students with a basis for understanding and analyzing strategy, defined by André Beaufre as “the art of
Seminar on Ciens methodology: what methods for the study of strategic issues? Archives, interviews, Osint.
Led by the Ciens team, this transdisciplinary methodology seminar offers a practical introduction to three major methods for studying strategic issues—archival research, semi-structured interviews, and
Strategic and nuclear issues in the Middle East
This course introduces students to the main nuclear and strategic issues in the Middle East in two stages. During the Cold War, the region was
Russia’s security and defense policy, a key challenge for European security
Against the backdrop of the sharp escalation in strategic and military confrontation in Europe triggered by Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, this course
Space and strategic competitions
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the strategic stakes of space. The space race, which originated in the Cold War, is
Nuclear proliferation and non-proliferation – history, mechanisms and contemporary issues
The explosion of the Trinity device in the New Mexico desert in July 1945 ushered in the atomic age. As early as August 1945, the