“Center of Excellence” Label of the Ministry of Armed Forces

Abstract

The candidature of the University of Lyon, represented by the Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University, has been selected for the final phase of the “Center of Excellence for Defense and Strategy” label, awarded by the French Ministry of Armed Forces.

With the project “Interconnection of high strategic functions (future airpower, military space, nuclear)”, led by Olivier Zajec, Senior Lecturer of Political Science at University Jean Moulin, the University of Lyon is one of the 8 institutions selected for the final phase of selection of the label “Center of Excellence in Defense and Strategy”. It has been awarded an annual grant of €60,000 for two years, a sum intended to help the project team grow.

About the Author

Douglas de Quadros Rocha is a doctoral researcher in the Strategy Department of the Magellan Laboratory (EA 3713, IAE, Lyon III) and head of the Nuclear Studies Unit at the Institute for Strategy and Defense Studies (IESD, Faculty of Law, Lyon III). He is a doctoral student in political science at the Université Jean Moulin Lyon-III, where he is writing a thesis on France's nuclear deterrence and arms control strategy. His research focuses on nuclear issues (deterrence, non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament), French deterrence doctrine and strategic risk reduction.