▁Len in ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁B anner ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Su vor ov , ▁ 1 st ▁class ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Su vor ov , ▁ 2 nd ▁class ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁K ut uz ov , ▁ 1 st ▁class ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Patri otic ▁War , ▁ 1 st ▁class <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Foundation ▁for ▁Str ateg ic ▁Research ▁( F ond ation ▁pour ▁la ▁recherche ▁strat ég ique ▁or ▁F RS ) ▁is ▁an ▁independent ▁French ▁think - t ank . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Pierre ▁J ox e ▁( then ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ence ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 - 1 9 9 3 ▁by ▁mer ging ▁the ▁F ED ▁( F ond ation ▁pour ▁les ▁Ét udes ▁de ▁Dé f ense ▁or ▁Foundation ▁for ▁Def ence ▁Studies ) ▁and ▁the ▁C RE ST ▁( C entre ▁de ▁Re cher ches ▁et ▁d ' Ét udes ▁sur ▁les ▁Str at ég ies ▁et ▁les ▁Techn ologies ▁or ▁Centre ▁for ▁Study ▁of ▁Str ateg ies ▁and ▁Techn ologies ). ▁ ▁Its ▁miss ions ▁are ▁to ▁analyze ▁strateg ic ▁and ▁international ▁security ▁issues , ▁not ably ▁military ▁and ▁defense - related ▁issues , ▁and ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁debate ▁in ▁France ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁diffusion ▁of ▁French ▁ideas ▁abroad . ▁ ▁It