Paul Charon

Paul Charon is Director of the “Intelligence, Anticipation and Hybrid Threats” domain at IRSEM. Doctor in Political Studies from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), holder of an MBA (HEC), he was also trained in Chinese language and civilization (Paris Diderot University and Beijing Language and Culture University, BLCU) , in rhetoric (Harvard, Paris-Nanterre University), in letters (Paris-Nanterre University) and in law (Panthéon-Assas University).

Before joining IRSEM, he worked for more than ten years as an intelligence analyst and then as a prospective advisor within the Ministry of the Armed Forces. He was an associate researcher at the Franco-Chinese branch in human and social sciences at Qinghua University in Beijing. His work focuses on China (intelligence services, information warfare) and methods of intelligence analysis and anticipation of strategic surprises. He teaches at Sciences Po Paris, Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Panthéon-Assas University, IHEDN and Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid.

Education

• Certificate Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II) (1998 — 1999)
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (1995 — 1998)
• Certificate in European Studies Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (1995 — 1997)

Companies

• Director for Intelligence, Strategic Foresight, and Hybrid Threats Institut de recherche stratégique de l'Ecole militaire (IRSEM) (2020)
• Associate Professor Sciences Po (2011)
• Deputy Director for Strategic Thinking Institut de recherche stratégique de l'Ecole militaire (IRSEM) (2019 — 2020)
• Advisor to the Director of Strategy French Ministry of Armed Forces (2017 — 2019)
• Head of American Affairs French Ministry of Armed Forces (2016 — 2017)
• Advisor Asia French Ministry of Armed Forces (2013 — 2015)
• Chief of section North-East Asia French Ministry of Defence (2010 — 2013)
• Senior Analyst China French Ministry of Defence (2008 — 2010)
• Junior researcher Tsinghua University (Sino-French Research Center 中法中心研究员) (2004 — 2007)