Academic Writing

Officers fr0m the Academic Writing group have had their second meetings with CSIS, GEC, WINEP, NDU, CEIP, CEPA and RUSI to further discuss statements of their research papers. They had the privilege to exchange with subject-matter experts on different topics:

• Disinformation
• Great power competition
• Strategic messaging
• AI
• The instability in Libya
• The Indo-Pacific regionDefence technology
• The Grey Zone
• Casualty aversion in western countries

Debating

On Friday, January 28, HEC’s MBA and the Ecole de Guerre Debate team came together for an intense debating session on the theme of superheroes. This topic was selected in order to catch the debaters off-guard and force them to think outside the box. Motions were released only 15 minutes before the debate to push participants to use quickthinking, an essential skill to master for future leaders. The debaters used humor and argumentation techniques, displaying the quickness of mind necessary to take on leadership roles. To foster interoperability, the participants debated in blended teams, using their best publicspeaking skills to convince the judges and reach the final debate. The winning duo received many congratulations and a small gift for their outstanding debating performance.

Online events

• This past month, officers had the opportunity to join online events offered by our partners:
• What is Russia’s endgame in Ukraine?, Atlantic Council.
• The Operational Environment (2021-2030): Great Power Competition, Crisis, and Conflict, NSI.
• The Future of Arctic and High North Security, RUSI.
• The Cyberweapons Arms Race, French-American Foundation.
• Great news about 2021, now let's shape the future together, Franco-British Chamber.

What’s next ?

A debate competition with QMUL

(Queen Mary University of London).

 A study trip in the USA.

Stay tuned !