Summer 2024 will be the culmination of years of work: The Olympic Games will take place in 41 French locations. The Games require a high level of planning to ensure their security. To that end, organisers are developing a security plan that leaves nothing to chance.

Interview with Emil Druc Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Lithuania

The outbreak of the war in Ukraine presented Moldova with a unique opportunity to accelerate its march towards Europe. But while the country was finally granted the EU candidate status in June 2022, the road to membership is likely to be a bumpy one. Maia Sandu’s pro-European government faces an unstable political and economic context, an unresolved conflict in Transnistria and a persistent Russian influence, that may not play in their favor.

A 19-year-old gymnast, several times selected for the France gymnastics team, Carolann Héduit is looking forward to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The one who joined the national police’s team of high-level athletes looks back on her career, her ambitions, the values of respect, combativeness, and excellence that she shares with the security forces of which she wants to be the ambassador to youth.

With less than a year to go until the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the security of major events is a huge challenge that will mobilise and unite the entire French security industry. This home straight is the time for the final decisions that are expected to address the major challenges posed by such an event, while at the same time promoting French excellence to the world. Innovation, cooperation, trust and ethics are on the agenda to deliver safe and festive Games.

Faced with a tense Europe in search of security, Germany, long criticized for its post-Cold War underfunding, unveils its trump card: a special €100 billion fund and a promise to increase the defense budget to €51.8 billion by 2024. But while Berlin is focusing heavily on transatlantic acquisitions, European projects are struggling to get off the ground. At a time when the EU is calling for unity, what direction will Germany take on the European defense chessboard and for its

With fewer than 300 days to go until this global event is held in France, the IOC is confident about the overall organisation carried out by the Paris 2024 Olympic committee. Security, transport, legacy, and responsibility are the key areas of focus to ensure that these Games of a new era deliver on all their promises.

«  A terrorist attack on one country is an attack on humanity as a whole « , said Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United...

Climate change poses existential challenges to our societies. Public authorities are on the front line of meeting people’s needs for protection. However, the superimposition of climatic hazards is forcing national and European decision-makers to rethink their approaches to civil security and defence with an emphasis on local and international solidarity. This is a necessary change if we are to respond to the crises of today and tomorrow.

In the shadow of investigators, Police Forensic Science intervene in any event legally classified as a crime to collect and preserve evidence, make observations and search for traces, and to identify victims and suspects. Beyond fuelling fantasies, the profession finds itself at the forefront of political and technological developments, in an increasingly digitised and interconnected world where cooperation is no longer an option.

Middle East, Ukraine, Sahel, Sudan, Chad, Haiti. There are many crisis zones. Humanitarian needs are increasing. Insecurity on the rise. And not enough resources.

Destiné à connecter les acteurs du champ de bataille pour une plus grande rapidité d’action et une meilleure appréhension de la situation tactique, le combat collaboratif est aujourd’hui sans nul doute une nécessité pour maintenir la supériorité opérationnelle. Avec le développement des systèmes d’armes du futur, les industriels français et européens se rapprochent de plus en plus de cet objectif…