Home>Gabriel Pourre
Research Interest(s): Ethics of war, Just war, Law of Armed Conflict, Nuclear and deterrence strategy, International Political Theory
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations, Political Theory
Research Group(s): Security, defence, nuclear weapons, Violence, war and peace
Geographical Area(s): Global realm
Country(ies): United States of America
Language(s): English, Chinese, Italian
Biography
Gabriel Pourre is a PhD student in political science, specializing in International relations, at the CERI with the support of the French Ministry of Defense. Under the supervision of Ariel Colonomos, he works on the United States nuclear strategy and its control by the Law of Armed Conflict. Through an international political theory approach, he explores ways to interpret the laws of war in preparation for the potential use of the US nuclear arsenal. It leads him to analyze how nuclear employment strategy bargains with other aspects of nuclear policy (deterrence, escalation management, arms control). He also considers the history of the moral controversy surrounding nuclear weapons. He holds degrees in political science and international relations from Sciences Po Paris (M.A. and B.A.).
His research Master thesis was awarded the 2024 scientific prize of the Association pour les Études sur la Guerre et la Stratégie (AEGES).
Current Research
Ethics of war and the law of armed conflict, Nuclear strategy, United States defense policy
Thesis topic
La politique de ciblage nucléaire des États-Unis face au droit des conflits armés, supervised by Ariel Colonomos
Teaching
Collège universitaire, campus de Paris, Sciences Po
Conférence de méthode du cours "Espace mondial. Thinking IR Globally" (Bachelor 2)
Teaching Assistant du cours magistral (Automne 2025)
