DÉFENSE ZONE
From 10 April until the end of June 2025, you can find our new magazine at newsstands and Relay outlets across France!
Here is the editorial of this new issue:
In this eighteenth issue of Défense Zone, our main feature looks at a major development on the contemporary battlefield: artificial intelligence. Now indispensable in today’s military strategies, AI is profoundly changing combat methods and redefining the geopolitical balance.
Through in-depth analysis, we explain how these new technologies are transforming the art of war for good. We also invite you to discover why Greenland is attracting so much international covetousness, notably from the United States and Donald Trump. Our geostrategy section takes you to the heart of the economic and military issues that make this polar region a major strategic territory for the great powers.
This issue also takes you to Lebanon, where France continues to play a delicate but crucial role within UNIFIL, the United Nations Interim Force responsible for peacekeeping. In the face of permanent tensions, we examine the difficulties of this complex mission and the challenges facing the French armed forces in this sensitive theatre of operations.
Our portfolio looks back at Operation Barkhane, the last major French military operation in the Sahel. Through powerful images, you will relive the key moments of this mission and the exemplary commitment of French soldiers facing the security challenges of this troubled region.
We also offer a focus on the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI), an emblematic unit of the French Foreign Legion renowned for its operational excellence and its exceptional adaptability. Finally, this issue features powerful testimonies from French fighters serving in Ukraine.
As always, Défense Zone remains true to its commitment: to give you precise, relevant and compelling keys to understanding today’s major defence, security and geopolitical issues.
Enjoy your reading!
