About

Biography

I am a senior research fellow in intelligence, war & strategy at the French Institute for Strategic Research (IRSEM).

I am also a visiting fellow at the King’s Center for the Study of Intelligence (KCSI) in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London

I am teaching intelligence and contemporary warfare at Sciences Po – Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA).

I also have over a decade of policy-making experience in international relations and national security matters. I began my career working in multilateral organizations, including the European Commission and the United Nations in West Africa. I subsequently joined government service in France, initially serving as an analyst and senior analyst, before being promoted to strategic advisor and senior advisor to the Secretary General of the French Ministry of Armed Forces.

I hold a PhD in War Studies from the University of Glasgow, a Master’s Degree in international security from the University of Kent and two Bachelor’s Degrees in modern literature from the Institut Catholique d’Études Supérieures (ICES) and in philosophy from University of Paris-X Nanterre.

Research Areas

My research sits at the intersection of intelligence studies, war studies, and strategic studies, and is organized around three main lines of inquiry.

First, I examine the impact of the evolving international order and contemporary strategic challenges on the transformation of intelligence organizations. This line of research focuses on the adaptive responses of intelligence bureaucracies to systemic shifts in the global strategic landscape.

Second, I examine decision-making processes at both the state and military levels, focusing on how intelligence informs foreign policy as well as strategic and military choices.

Third, I investigate the role of covert action and clandestine operations in the conduct of state foreign policy, examining how such instruments are employed by states alongside traditional tools of diplomacy and warfare.