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Ahmad Fahim Abdullatif
PhD Candidate
ahmadfahim.abdullatif@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Political sociology of the state, Armed forces in Afghanistan, Violence and mobilisation, Western military interventions
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, Security, defence, nuclear weapons
Geographical Area(s): Caucasus / Central Asia, Middle East, South Asia
Country(ies): Afghanistan
Language(s): Persian, Pashto, English, French, Turkish, Urdu, Arabic
Thesis topic:
The Afghan State and its recompositions: a socio-historical study of armed forces in Afghanistan (1880-1993), supervised by Stéphane Lacroix & Adam Baczko

Bayram Balci
CNRS Research Engineer, HDR
bayram.balci@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Islamism, migrations, pilgrimages, identity conflicts.
Discipline(s): Political Science, Sociology
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): State, political regimes, mobilisations, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Violence, war and peace
Geographical Area(s): Caucasus / Central Asia, Global realm , Russia, Middle East
Country(ies): Turkey

Thierry Balzacq
Professor, Head of doctoral studies in Political Science
thierry.balzacq@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Security, Diplomacy, Multilateralism, Epistemology, Ethics
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Political Theory
Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Security, defence, nuclear weapons
Geographical Area(s): Global realm , Western Europe
Country(ies): France
Language(s): French, English

Didier Bigo
Emeritus Professor
didier.bigo@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Theory of international relations, sociology of mobilization, sociology of conflicts, sociology of the armed forces and of the police, surveillance, security, freedom
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons, State, political regimes, mobilisations
Geographical Area(s): Global realm
Language(s): English

Julie Bouchet
PhD Candidate
julie.bouchet@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): International relations, security studies, strategic studies, political philosophy and ethics, IHL, influence, foreign policy of Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Political Philosophy, Political Theory, Comparative Politics
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons, International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination
Geographical Area(s): Middle East
Country(ies): Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Language(s): French, Russian, Italian, Arabic
Thesis topic:
L’instrumentalisation des arguments éthiques à des fins stratégiques au Moyen-Orient : analyse, implications stratégiques et contre-mesures, supervised by Bayram Balci and Thierry Balzacq

Elias Brugidou
PhD Candidate
elias.brugidou@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Security and War, Expertise, The West(s), Narrations and Visualities
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Violence, war and peace, Science, technology and power, Art, humanities, and international research
Geographical Area(s): North America, Western Europe
Language(s): French, English, Spanish
Thesis topic:
Une guerre sensible ? Cadrer, connaître et combattre la « menace informationnelle » en Amérique du Nord et en Europe, supervised by Frédéric Ramel

Béatrice Châteauvert-Gagnon
Assistant Professor
beatrice.chateauvertgagnon@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Logics of protection, parrhesia, feminist theories, queer studies, critical security studies
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, State, political regimes, mobilisations, Violence, war and peace
Geographical Area(s): Global realm , North America
Language(s): French, Spanish, English

Ariel Colonomos
CNRS Research Professor
ariel.colonomos@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): International norms, ethics of war, theory of international relations
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Political Philosophy, Political Theory
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Violence, war and peace, Art, humanities, and international research
Geographical Area(s): Global realm
Language(s): English, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew

Austin R. Cooper
Associate Researcher
cooper.austin.r@gmail.com
Research Interest(s): Essais nucléaires, histoire internationale, technologies et savoirs
Discipline(s): History
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Science, technology and power
Geographical Area(s): West Africa, North Africa, North America, Western Europe
Country(ies): Algeria, United States of America, France
Language(s): English, French

Mark Corcoral
Associate Research Fellow
mark.corcoral@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): National security, lawfare, cybersecurity, intelligence
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Science, technology and power
Geographical Area(s): Global realm , North America
Country(ies): United States of America
Language(s): French
Thesis topic:
Du droit pour protéger la nation : le lawfare du Département de la Justice américain, supervised by Thierry Balzacq

Sarah Daoud
Associate Research Fellow
sarah.daoud@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Israel/Palestine, foreign policy, peace negotiations, regionalization, Palestinian state-building
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Migrations, diasporas, borders, cities and territories, Violence, war and peace
Geographical Area(s): Middle East, North Africa
Country(ies): Egypt, Palestine
Language(s): Arabic, English, German
Thesis topic:
Laure de Rochegonde
Associate Research Fellow
laure.derochegonde@sciencespo.fr
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Science, technology and power
Geographical Area(s): Global realm
Thesis topic:
Heurs et malheurs du contrôle de la force : le cas de la régulation internationale des systèmes d’armes létales autonomes, supervised by Ariel Colonomos

Mathias Delori
CNRS Junior Professor
mathias.delori@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Relations between France and Germany, war on terrorism, war violence, critical security studies
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Violence, war and peace, Science, technology and power
Geographical Area(s): North America, Western Europe, Global realm
Country(ies): France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language(s): French, English, German, Spanish

Charlotte Desmasures
PhD Candidate
charlotte.desmasures@sciencespo.fr
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Environmental risks and planetary limits, Science, technology and power, Security, defence, nuclear weapons
Geographical Area(s): Global realm
Language(s): English, German, Russian
Thesis topic:
L'intégration des enjeux climatiques dans le mandat d'une organisation multilatérale de défense : le cas de l'OTAN, supervised by Frédéric Ramel & Bruno Charbonneau

Thomas Fraise
Associate Research Fellow
thomas.fraise@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Extended nuclear deterrence, Nuclear deterrence, State secrecy, Rituals
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons
Geographical Area(s): Global realm
Language(s): French, English, Swedish
Thesis topic:
Restricted democracies : nuclear weapons programs, secrecy, and democracy in the United Kingdom, France, and Sweden (1939-1974), supervised by Benoît Pélopidas

Gordon Friedrichs
Visiting Scholars
gordon.friedrichs@sciencespo.fr
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Security, defence, nuclear weapons
Geographical Area(s): North America, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Western Europe

Nicole Grajewski
Assistant Professor
nicole.grajewski@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Nuclear weapons, deterrence, international security, military strategy, nuclear non-proliferation
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Science, technology and power, Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Violence, war and peace
Geographical Area(s): Middle East, Russia
Country(ies): Russian Federation, Iran
Language(s): English, Russian, Persian
Maria Laura Lisboa
PhD Candidate
marialaura.lisboa@sciencespo.fr
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons
Geographical Area(s): European Union, Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe
Thesis topic:
The Babel Tower of European Security: An analysis of the utility of the term 'hybrid threats' in a European context, supervised by Ariel Colonomos
Doha Lkasmi
PhD Candidate
doha.lkasmi@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Grand Strategy, Maghreb, Morocco, armament
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Security, defence, nuclear weapons
Geographical Area(s): North Africa
Country(ies): Morocco
Language(s): French, English, Arabic
Thesis topic:
La Grande stratégie du Maroc : déterminants de la politique étrangère, supervised by Thierry Balzacq
Roland Marchal
CNRS Junior Professor
roland.marchal@sciencespo.fr
Research Interest(s): Armed conflicts in Central Africa and in the Horn of Africa, great powers and Africa
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): Political Sociology, Comparative Politics, International Relations
Research Group(s): Global economy, capitalism, extraction, State, political regimes, mobilisations, Nationalism, religion, identity and discrimination, International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Violence, war and peace
Geographical Area(s): Central Africa, East Africa and The Horn
Language(s): English, Italian, Spanish
