Gaspard Schnitzler is Senior Research Fellow at the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS). Specialized in European defence policy (CSPD) and armament related issues (defence industry, procurement, export), his current research focuses on France and Germany’s defence policies, Franco-German defence cooperation, as well as military space matters.
Before joining IRIS, Gaspard was research fellow at the French Ministry of Defence from 2019 to 2020. Previously, he has been working as an intern for the French Defence Attaché in Austria and at Airbus’ Directorate for Defence Public Affairs in Paris.
He holds a master’s degree in Public Affairs from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po). Co-responsible for the “Defence, Security and Crisis Management” master’s degree at IRIS Sup’, he teaches French defence policy to graduate students.
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20 December 2022
Deputy Head of Research Office, The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
Senior Research Fellow, Head of the Defence and Security Industry Programme
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Defense and Peace Bordeaux School, University of Bordeaux
University of Grenoble-Alpes
Head, Defence and Statecraft Programme, Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy, Brussels School of Governance; Assistant Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, and Non-Resident Fellow, Real Instituto Elcano
Head of Defence Programme, IAI
Former Deputy Director of IRIS
Deputy Director
Senior Research Fellow, Head of the Europe, Strategy and Security Programme
Senior Research Fellow, Head of the Defence and Security Industry Programme
Professorial Research Fellow, RUSI
Member of the Scientific Committee of the ARES Group