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Everything about the units of the French armed forces and the security forces (Police, Gendarmerie, Civil Protection, etc.): in-depth articles, field reports, the latest news and career guides.
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French defence news, in English
Défense Zone is an independent French magazine made by a team of professional journalists, with in-depth reporting from the field. Our news and our articles presenting the French armed forces are now available in English.
Our magazine (print and PDF), our books (except Foreign Legion), our videos and our podcast remain in French.
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“Le Charles” on Prime Video: is the series realistic?
Military posters: bring the field into your home
Editorial of Pro supplement #41: air defence, rebuilding the shield
The strategic equation of availability: through-life support (MCO)
The DGSE’s Service Action: missions, recruitment and operations
Book review: “Diplomatie” (Diplomacy), by Henry Kissinger
Saint-Cyr, a very special school
Physical preparation before joining the military: the fundamentals to arrive ready for selection
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The whole bookshopOur magazine (print and PDF) and our books are published in French, except Foreign Legion, available in English.
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We decode today’s military, strategic and geopolitical issues on video: structured, contextualised analysis by the magazine’s newsroom. In French.
The podcast
Defence and security issues through long interviews with soldiers, police officers, gendarmes and experts. Audio and video, in French.