HomeAuthorsNicolas Baverez Nicolas Baverez Senior Fellow - Defense Senior FellowFollow Nicolas Baverez is a lawyer of the Paris Court of Appeal. He chaired the taskforce “Rebuilding National Security” and is the author of the policy paper “National Security: What Means for What Priorities?”. He regularly writes columns for the French newspapers Le Figaro and Le Point, and is the author of multiple books. He also serves as a member of the executive committee of the journal Commentaire.Nicolas Baverez holds a PhD in History and graduated from Sciences Po and the French National School of Administration. PublicationsReportFebruary 2021Rethinking our Defense in the Face of 21st Century CrisesSince the 2000s, the threats facing France and Europe have increased and diversified. We must give ourselves the means to face them. ReportSeptember 2016Rebuilding France’s National Security04/20/2022Financing Defense: A Testing Ground for Greater European Sovereignty Nicolas Baverez 04/12/2022The Defense Industry: an Unintended Victim of Financial Regulation Nicolas Baverez 04/01/2022 European Defense: A Vital Industry at Risk Nicolas Baverez 01/07/2022 Zooming in On French Defense Nicolas Baverez Mahaut de Fougières 09/04/2020 Escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean Nicolas Baverez 07/17/2018 A Threatened Peace & A Conceivable War Nicolas Baverez