Faced with a fictitious crisis, participants, on behalf of the 32 delegations they represent, will have to adopt a joint declaration by consensus.
An exercise open to everyone aged 18 to 30.
The two days will be preceded by preparation sessions and meetings with very high-level experts and decision-makers…
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In January 2026, at the initiative and with the valuable support of the Souvenir Français, AFCEA produced the exhibition “France and NATO” (“La France et l’OTAN”): sixteen panels to understand France’s unique place in the Atlantic Alliance, from 1948 to the present day.
Use the arrows to scroll through the exhibition’s seventeen panels (in French).
The texts were written by AFCEA members, based on NATO documents and available academic resources. The exhibition has since accompanied our activities, notably the “NATO in Action” crisis simulation exercise on 28 and 29 May 2026.
The exhibition is accompanied by a special issue of the Souvenir Français newsletter and an episode of the podcast “Passeurs d’histoire” devoted to General Beaufre, with General Hervé Pierre, author of Le général Beaufre, père de la stratégie française (Perrin / French Ministry of the Armed Forces, 2025).
Our reference reading (in French):
Unless otherwise stated, the images on the panels come from the NATO archives and ECPAD / Images Défense – French Ministry of the Armed Forces. All rights reserved: NATO. Design: Triways – DIX.
Would you like to use this exhibition or host it in your institution or town? Contact us.
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It will be in October 2025… but we are already whetting your curiosity!
At the invitation of its President, we are working on a wonderful project led by the Souvenir Français… If you would like to find out more and contribute, contact us!
Update: the exhibition was finally produced in January 2026 – discover it here.
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In partnership with the NATO Association of Canada, and with the support of the Network for Strategic Analysis, we will organise over the coming months a series of webinars for French-speaking audiences.
The first of these events should take place in the second half of March and will focus on the concept of strategic autonomy.
Follow us here and on social media for more details!
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Naturally, several of our members will attend the unmissable event at the start of the year: the Paris Defence and Strategy Forum. Listening, but also on stage.
Elie Tenenbaum will speak on three occasions:
We will also be delighted to partner the “Personnalités d’avenir France-Canada” programme, organised by the Forum de Défense et de Stratégie, led by Laurent Borzillo, and the France-Canada association. The 2025 delegation’s European programme (11 participants, 9 to 14 March) is very rich, and they will be at the PDSF on 11 March.
So if you are at the PDSF and would like to meet us, do not hesitate to send us a short message – let’s meet over a coffee or at lunch!
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On 4 and 5 December 2024, we were invited to take part in the 70th General Assembly of the Atlantic Treaty Association, which brings together the associations of all the Alliance countries.
On the 4th, the formal meeting of the 70th General Assembly was devoted to administrative matters, but also to exchanges with NATO representatives – first and foremost Marie-Doha Besancenot, Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy.
The brand-new AFCEA had been invited to attend, and it was with undisguised pleasure that we met up with, and got to know, the delegates of the other Atlantic associations.
On the 5th, the day was devoted, at Alliance headquarters in Evere (near Brussels), to exchanges between NATO decision-makers, representatives of the associations and experts on major current issues.
Elie Tenenbaum spoke at a round table on security policies and cooperation with the Alliance’s partner countries.
This article was translated from French by Claude (AI). In case of any discrepancy, the French version prevails.
