Héloïse FAYET
Research Fellow, Security Studies Center
Research Interests:
- Nuclear deterrence (doctrines and programs of nuclear weapons states)
- Proliferation of nuclear weapons and balistic missiles
- Strategic competition in the Middle East
Héloïse Fayet is a research fellow at the Security Studies Center and head of the Deterrence and Proliferation reseearch program.
Her work focuses on nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, the impact of emerging technologies on strategic risk reduction and strategic stability, and Nuclear Weapons States’ doctrines. She also writes on strategic competition in the Middle East and strategic foresight methods. She is a regular speaker for conferences and training courses in French universities and abroad.
Before joining Ifri, she worked as an analyst on the Middle East at the French Ministry of Armed Forces, and at the French National Cybersecurity Agency. Héloïse Fayet graduated from Sciences Po Paris with a dual master’s degree in international security and journalism, and a B.A. in political science.
An advocate for women in security and defense industries, she is on the board of WIIS (Women in International Security) France. She is also a member of the Younger Generation Leaders Network on Euro-Atlantic Security (YGLN) and an alumna of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) of the U.S. Department of State.
Sécurité et Défense
Dissuasion et prolifération
Laboratoire de Recherche sur la Défense