Élie Tenenbaum
Director of the Security Studies Center at the French Institute of International Affairs
Dr Élie Tenenbaum is the Director of the Security Studies Center at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI). After years of focusing on irregular warfare, counterinsurgency and counterterrorism, his research now leads him to cover more general strategic issues, in particular European security and defence policy. Dr Tenenbaum was a visiting fellow at Columbia University and has taught international security at Sciences Po and the history of international relations at the University of Lorraine. He is the author of numerous articles and books on history and strategy, including his latest book, co-authored with Marc Hecker, La guerre de vingt ans: djihadisme et contre-terrorisme au XXIe siècle [The Twenty Years’ War: Jihadism and Counterterrorism in the XXI Century]. Dr Tenenbaum holds a PhD in history (2015) and is a Sciences Po graduate (2010).
Updated: April 3, 2025