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Dr. Bruno Tertrais Senior Research Fellow Fondation pour la recherche stratégique 4 bis, rue des pâtures, 75016 Paris - France Tel  +33-1-4313-7767 / Fax  +33-1-4313-7778 Mob +33-6-7291-7166 Mail b.tertrais@frstrategie.org

Biography

• Areas of expertise : Conflicts, US Strategy, Transatlantic Relations, Security in Asia, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Deterrence, Military Strategy, Terrorism
• Professional Experience : Special Assistant to the Director of Strategic Affairs, Ministry of Defense (1993-2001); Visiting Fellow, RAND Corporation (1995-1996); Director of the Civilian Affairs Committee, NATO Assembly (1990-1992) ; Research Assistant, NATO Assembly (1989).
• Other permanent activities : Member of the editorial board, The Washington Quarterly; Contributing editor, Survival; Member, International Institute for Strategic Studies ; Member, Global Agenda Council on International Security, World Economic Forum (WEF).
• Training : Graduate of the Institut d'études politiques de Paris (1984); Master's degree in Public law, University of Paris-X (1984); DEA in Comparative Politics, University of Paris-X (1985) ; Doctorate of the Institut d'études politiques de Paris (1994).

Publications

• Books and monographs
  • Pakistan’s nuclear programme: a net assessment (Recherches & Documents n°04/2012, FRS, 13 juin 2012)
  • Pakistan’s Nuclear and WMD Programmes: Status, Evolution, and Risks, EU Non-proliferation Consortium, NonProliferation Paper n° 12, juillet 2012
  • Entente Nucléaire. Options for UK-French Nuclear Cooperation, BASIC Trident Commission, juin 2012
  • In Defense of Deterrence, Paris, IFRI, 2011
  • After Iran: Prospects for Nonproliferation in North Africa, Washington, The Nonproliferation Education Center, 2010
  • The Coming NATO Nuclear Debate (Madrid: Real Instituto Elcano, septembre 2008)
  • The French White Paper on Defense and National Security (Madrid: Real Instituto Elcano, août 2008)
  • Nuclear deterrence in 2030, Fondation pour la recherche stratégique, 2007
  • Europe and the United States : Shared Values or Cultural Divorce ?, Fondation Robert Schuman, 2007
  • War Without End (New-York : The New Press, 2005)
• Articles and book chapters
  • « The Demise of Ares: The End of War as We Know It? », The Washington Quarterly, vol. 35, n° 3, summer 2012
  • « A Nuclear-Armed Iran Would Not ‘Stabilize’ Anything », Réalité-EU, 3 juillet 2012
  • « Security Assurances and the Future of Proliferation », in James J. Wirtz & Peter R. Lavoy, Over the Horizon Proliferation Threats, Stanford, Stanford Security Studies, 2012
  • « Nuclear Doctrines and Nuclear Disarmament », in V. R. Raghavan, Global Nuclear Disarmament. Geopolitical Necessities, New Delhi, Vij Books, 2012
  • « The broader impact of Fukushima: non-proliferation and disarmament », Kyodo News, 12 septembre 2011
  • « The 10 reasons we know Iran wants the Bomb », Réalité-EU, 6 septembre 2011
  • US-French Nuclear Cooperation : Stretching the Limits of National Security Paradigms, WMD Junction, 27 juillet 2011
  • The Climate Wars Myth, The Washington Quarterly, vol. 34, n° 3, été 2011
  • Black Swan Over Fukushima, Survival, vol. 53, n° 3, juin-juillet 2011
  • « How scared should we be of nuclear power? », The National, 14 mars 2011
  • « To the P5+1: Consider Declaring Diplomatic Process Over », The Huffington Post, 21 janvier 2011
  • « History teaches that Iran will choose nuclear weapons », The National, 16 janvier 2011
  • « France and nuclear non-proliferation. From benign neglect to active promotion » in Olav Njolstad (dir.), Nuclear Proliferation and International Order, New York, Routledge, 2011
  • « A Nuclear Iran and NATO », Survival, vol. 52, n° 6, décembre 2010-janvier 2011
  • « Revisiting the Bomb », Survival, vol. 52, n° 5, octobre-novembre 2010
  • « Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament : The View from Paris » in National Institute for Defense Studies, Major Powers’ Nuclear Policies and International Order in the 21st Century, Tokyo, 2010
  • « Security Guarantees and Extended Deterrence in the Gulf Region: A European Perspective », Strategic Insights, Volume VIII, Issue 5, décembre 2009
  • « Nuclear Weapons in Europe – Long Dormant debate Brewing Again », The European, automne-hiver 2009
  • « The Political and Strategic Conditions of Nuclear Disarmament », Notes de la FRS, n° 04/09, 2009
  • « Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament: Beyond 2010 », The World Today, novembre 2009
  • « The Trouble with No First Use », Survival, vol. 51, n° 5, octobre-novembre 2009
  • « France and Nuclear Abolition : The Odd Country Out ? », Proliferation Analysis, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 14 octobre 2009
  • « Nuclear Myth-Busting », The Nonproliferation Review, vol. 16, n° 2, juillet 2009
  • « On War and Peace », Survival, vol. 51, n°3, juin-juillet 2009
  • « Tailored Deterrence – A French Perspective », in Karl-Heinz Kamp & David S. Yost (dir.), NATO and 21st Century Deterrence, NATO Defense College, 2009
  • « Why the UAE is a target for France’s nuclear diplomacy », The National, 24 mars 2009
  • « NATO at 60 - Not Yet Retirement Age », European Affairs, hiver-printemps 2009
  • « Advancing the Disarmament Debate : Common Ground and Open Questions » in George Perkovich & James Acton (dir.), Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: A Debate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, février 2009
  • « French Perspectives on Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Disarmament » in Barry Blechman (dir.), Unblocking the Road to Zero: Perspectives of Advanced Nuclear Nations, The Henry L. Stimson Center, février 2009
  • « France and Nuclear Disarmament: The Meaning of the Sarkozy Speech », Carnegie Analysis, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, mai 2008
  • « Not a 'Wal-Mart', but an 'Imports-Exports Enterprise: Understanding the Nature of the A.Q. Khan Network », Strategic Insights, vol. VI, issue 5, août 2007
  • « Deterring a Nuclear Iran: What Role for Europe? », in Patrick Clawson & Michal Eisenstadt, Deterring the Ayatollahs (Washington, DC: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 2007)
  • « Nuclear Deterrence : The French Perspective », in Owen Price & Jenifer Mackby (dir.), Debating 21st Century Nuclear Issues (Washington, DC: Center for International and Strategic Issues, 2007)
  • « The Last to Disarm? The Future of France’s Nuclear Weapons » , The Nonproliferation Review, vol. 14, n° 2, juillet 2007
  • « Nuclear Futures for 2030 », The World Today, février 2007
  • « Has Iran Decided to Build the Bomb ? », Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2007
  • « Nuclear Proliferation in Europe : Could It Stil Happen ? », The Nonproliferation Review, vol. 13, n° 3, novembre 2006
  • « Is There a 'Transatlantic Convergence' on the Middle East ? », in Esther Brimmer (dir.), « Changing Identities and Evolving Values : Is There Still a Transatlantic Community ? » (Washington, DC : Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University, 2006)
  • « A Fragile Consensus », The National Interest, printemps 2006
  • « The Iranian Nuclear Crisis » in Ivo Daalder et al. (dir.), Crescent of Crisis. US-European Strategy for the Greater Middle East (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2006)
  • « France and nuclear deterrence », RUSI Defence Systems, vol. 8, n° 2, automne 2005
  • « The European Union and Nuclear Non-Proliferation : Does Soft Power Work ? », The International Spectator, vol. 40, n° 3, juillet-septembre 2005
  • « Europe and the arms embargo », in The Rise of China, European Security Forum Series n° 19, mai 2005.
  • « Saving the NPT : Past and Future Non-Proliferation Bargains », The Non-Proliferation Education Center, mars 2005
  • « Nuclear Disarmament : How to Make Progress », in Burkard Schmitt (dir.), Effective non-proliferation: The European Union and the 2005 NPT Review Conference, Institut d’études de sécurité de l’Union européenne, Chaillot Paper n° 77, avril 2005
  • « Destruction Assurée : The Origins and Development of French Nuclear Strategy, 1945-1981 », in Henry D. Sokolski (dir.), Getting MAD: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins and Practice (Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, 2004).
  • « The Perfect Storm », Survival, été 2004
  • « Nuclear Policy : France Stands Alone », Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, juillet-août 2004
  • « The Changing Nature of Military Alliances », The Washington Quarterly, vol. 28, n° 2, Spring 2004
  • « ’The French Were Right’, mais les Américains avaient-ils tort? », La Vie des idées, n°7, janvier 2004
  • « Europe and Nuclear Proliferation », in Gustav Lindstrom & Burkard Schmitt (dir.), Fighting Proliferation – European Perspectives, Chaillot Paper n° 66, European Union Institute for Security Studies, December 2003
  • « Nuclear Issues in the Post September 11 Era : Current Trends » in Nuclear issues in the post-September 11 era, Recherches et Documents n° 30, mars 2003
  • « France and the United States : Drawing the Distinction Between Solidarity and Alignment », In the National Interest, vol. 2, Issue 7, 19 février 2003
  • « Basic Concepts of European Defense Policy » in Esther Brimmer (dir.), The EU’s Search for a Strategic Role. ESDP and Its Implications for Transatlantic Relations (Washington, DC : Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University, 2002)
  • « ESDP and Global Security Challenges : Will There Be a Division of Labour’ Between Europe and the United States ? » in Esther Brimmer (dir.), The EU’s Search for a Strategic Role. ESDP and Its Implications for Transatlantic Relations (Washington, DC : Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University, 2002)
  • « Do Arms Races Matter ? », The Washington Quarterly, automne 2001