Milipol News

As crises grow increasingly complex whether natural disasters, mass migration events, transnational criminal networks, or sophisticated digital attacks civil protection can no longer be regarded as a series of isolated interventions. For professionals in homeland security, the challenge is now to adopt a pragmatic, anticipatory, and resilient approach, based on risk analysis, data sharing, and the coordinated integration of innovation.
The topics addressed at the latest edition of Milipol Paris from victim identification in disaster contexts to the use of advanced technologies against organised crime and cybercrime perfectly illustrate the need for a comprehensive and coherent action framework.

Milipol Paris 2025 will host a distinguished guest of honour: Mohamed BIDA, author of 13 Days, 13 Nights in the Hell of Kabul (2022). Join us on Tuesday, 18 November 2025, at 11:30 on the Innov Arena to meet this senior police officer and hear his gripping account. Following his talk, a book signing session will take place until 12:30, a unique opportunity to exchange directly with Mohamed BIDA. Through this special event, visitors will be immersed in the heart of a high-risk operation where diplomatic tension, human commitment and an exceptional evacuation mission converge. A powerful moment, at the crossroads between personal narrative and operational experience.

With autonomous drones, artificial intelligence, connected devices, quantum computing and more, security forces around the world are modernising their tools to deal with increasingly complex threats.

Whether it involves Sunni jihadism, far-right radicalisation, State manipulation or online radicalisation, the faces of this threat are evolving and growing stronger.

Across every continent, security companies are helping to build a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient world. With its focus on education, climate, inclusiveness and environmental protection, the security sector is now a driving force for progress!

As a country of departure, transit and arrival alike, Nigeria is a strategic crossroads for human trafficking and migrant smuggling. Authorities are boosting their surveillance resources and increasing international cooperation...

With the expansion of coca cultivation, a rise in the number of consumers, the multiplication of trafficking routes, and the digitalisation of the illicit trade, the challenges in combating drug trafficking are well identified.

The French Security Days are an international initiative designed to promote French expertise in security and defense, organised by Business France.

The next edition of Milipol Paris will take place from November 18 to 21, 2025. Visitors and exhibitors will have the opportunity to discover the latest technological innovations, network with key industry players, and participate in conferences and activities at the cutting edge of issues in global security.

As the director of the Milipol Network, Anne FRAYSSINET shares her insights into the challenges and opportunities shaping the industry.

The unprecedented enthusiasm of professionals for the 2023 edition of Milipol Paris was announced several months ago. The facts have proved us right, and we can now announce that the show is SOLD OUT, just 2 months before the event.

Almost no one expected the security sector to become involved in environmental, social or societal responsibility. However, it is clear that this sector is starting to roll out initiatives for environmental protection, inclusion, diversity and ethics. This is a reminder that the primary mission of the forces involved and the players supporting them is, as ever, the protection of goods and people.