Research team

François Heisbourg

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1978 / 1979: Member of the French Foreign Ministry's Policy Planning Staff (Centre d'analyse et de Prévision), in charge of nuclear non-proliferation issues
1979 / 1981: First Secretary at the French Permanent Mission to the U.N. (New-York), dealing with international security and disarmament issues
1981 / 1984: International security adviser to the French Minister of Defence. Founding-member of the French-German Commission on Security and Defence
1984 / 1987: Vice-President at Thomson-CSF, in charge of European and Euro-American cooperation
1987 / 1992: Director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), London
1992 / X. 1998: Senior Vice-President (Strategic development), MATRA-Défense-Espace
1999 / 2000: Professor at Sciences-Po(Paris), teaching the "world politics" course ; Head of interagency working group (groupe de travail interministériel) on the study of international relations, strategic affairs and defence issues in France
2001-2005: Director, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, Paris
2005: Special advisor, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, Paris

Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow, Bosch Stiftung, Berlin (January-May 2015)
Chairman, Foundation Council of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (From 1998 onwards)
Chairman of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (from 2001 onwards)
Member of the International Commission on Nuclear Non Proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND)
Member of the French Governement’s Defence and National Security White Paper (2007-2008 and 2012-2012)
Member of the European Commission’s Group of Personalities on R&D for Security (2003-2004)
Member of the Presidential Commission of the French White Paper on Defence and National Security (2007/2008 and 2012/2013)
Steering Committee Member of the French Government’s White Paper on Terrorism (2005-2006)
Member of the International Commission on the Balkans (2004-2006)
Member of the French Civil Defence Committee
Adviser to the French Foreign Ministry Planning Staff
Member of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce

Senior Adviser for Europe, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (from 2019)
Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow, Bosch Stiftung, Berlin (2015-2017)
Chairman, Foundation Council of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (1998-2018)
Chairman of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (2001-2018)
Member of the International Commission on Nuclear Non Proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND) (2009-2010)
Member of the French Governement’s Defence and National Security White Paper (2007-2008 and 2012-2013)
Member of the European Commission’s Group of Personalities on R&D for Security (2003-2004)
Member of the Presidential Commission of the French White Paper on Defence and National Security (2007-2008 and 2012-2013)
Steering Committee Member of the French Government’s White Paper on Terrorism (2005-2006)
Member of the International Commission on the Balkans (2004-2006)
Adviser to the French Foreign Ministry Planning Staff
Member of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce