Participant Biographies

Nicolas Regaud

Nicolas Regaud

Special Representative to the Indo-Pacific, Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy, French Ministry of Defense
Session 3 - "Arms Control"

Dr. Nicolas Regaud is currently special representative to the Indo-Pacific in the Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy at the French Ministry for the Armed Forces. Previously, he was assistant defence policy director in charge of strategic foresight and policy planning, and also served at the Prime Minister’s Office in charge of Security (SGDSN) in different positions and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as policy planning staff. Dr. Regaud has published two books on war history in Indochina and numerous articles on contemporary security and strategic issues in Asia. Born in 1960, he received a M.A. in international relations and in contemporary history and a Ph.D. in political science, all from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.