A digital battle of influence for France?

Some Sequences in Soft Power Summary: In the first part of the broadcast, Cultural and digital news that marked the week; Later with a tribute to Robert Badinter Jack Lang And Sophie Bouchet-Peterson ; A great interview with Fanny ForgeauGeneral Director of Yogosha and Arnaud CostillierExchange with President of Cyber ​​Center of Excellence Paul Caron Around Chinese influence strategies. (From 1 hour 12 minutes into the podcast).

Cybersecurity: A digital battle of influence for France?

The government wants to make France a sovereign and strong country in all areas of cyber security and has announced that it wants to triple the turnover of the sector and double the number of jobs. Establishment of Campus Cyber In the area tower of La Défense, it shows France’s desire to promote France beyond its borders, bringing together intelligence services, research centers, companies and startups.
But with European elections and the Olympic Games approaching, the threat of cyber attacks is greater than ever.

Wing Vice-Admiral (2S) Arnaud CostillierPresident and co-author of the Cyber ​​Center of Excellence Cyber ​​Warfare Soldier (ed. Talandier) and Fanny ForgeauYogosha’s General Director looks back at the main challenges that have marked France and what awaits it.

Chinese infiltration strategy, a Machiavellian moment

Paul CaronDirector of the Intelligence, Anticipation and Influence Strategy Area at the Strategic Research Institute of the Military School (IRSEM) and co-author of the book Chinese influence operations (Équateurs ed.) details China’s multiple strategies of disinformation and influence, particularly in France.

60 years of Franco-Chinese relations

2024 calls for a double celebration: the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and China as well as Franco-Chinese Year of Cultural Tourism. An opportunity to promote France as a tourist and cultural destination to the Chinese public and vice versa.
Nicholas PilrealMinister-Counselor for Cultural, Educational and Scientific Affairs and Director of the French Institute of China in Beijing, looks at the cultural programming for this key year and 2024 after the Chinese New Year.

news of the week

• Music | 24-year-old singer Zaho de Sagazan triumphed at the Victoires de la Musique, winning four prizes.

• Company | Jack Lang and Sophie Bouchet-Petersen pay tribute to Robert Badinter, lawyer and former justice minister, abolitionist in France, who has died aged 95.
  For Jack Lang, “To utter the name of Robert Badinter would be synonymous with freedom“

• policy | The last names of ministers in Gabriele Ettel’s government have been announced: Marina Ferrari becomes Secretary of State for Digital Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister Representative for Europe.

• Literature | Salman Rushdie will return to the assassination attempt he suffered in the essay the knife which will be published in 2025 (in French by Edition Gallimard).

• Company | On the sad anniversary of the war in Ukraine, Association Secretary Sophie Bouchet-Petersen Ukraine Combat French shares mobilization and association’s upcoming events and the importance of taking immediate action. He also recommends reading to better inform yourself and understand this battle.

• Music | The disappearance of Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa, a “lover” of French music. He spent 29 years as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

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Box office of the week

Welcome to the show’s weekly meeting, the box-office Soft power. Every week we look at cultural trends and the biggest hits of the moment. in partnership with GfK Research Institute For books and video games and CBO Box Office for the cinema.

Weekly sales rankings, literary fiction series (Source GfK)

A series of weekly sales rankings, essays and documents (Source GfK)

Ranking of cinema releases of the week (Source: CBO Box Office)

Ranking video games of the week (Source GfK)

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