Frédéric Encel (born 4 March 1969) is a French writer and scholar of

geopolitics Geopolitics () is the study of the effects of Earth's geography on politics and international relations. Geopolitics usually refers to countries and relations between them, it may also focus on two other kinds of State (polity), states: ''de fac ...

. He received his

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from the Centre of Geopolitical Analysis and Research (known in French as the Centre de recherches et d’analyses géopolitiques) at the

University of Paris VIII Paris 8 University (), or usually the University of Vincennes in Saint-Denis or Paris 8, is a public university in the Paris Metropolitan Area, Greater Paris, France. Once part of the historic University of Paris, it is now an autonomous public ...

in 1992. He remained there studying under

Yves Lacoste Yves Lacoste (born 7 September 1929), is a French geographer, known for his political commitment and contributions to geopolitics. Born in Rabat, Morocco, the son of a geologist, Jean Lacoste, and a librarian, he spent his childhood in the city ...

and earned his doctorate in geopolitics in 1997. He teaches international relations at the ESG Management School. He frequently points out the Iranian danger in French press.Un cauchemar nommé

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

" (A Nightmare named Iran), interview with

Jean-Pierre Thiollet Jean-Pierre Thiollet (; born 9 December 1956) is a French writer and journalist. He is also affiliated with the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions, a European trade union. Career Thiollet attended a school in Châtelleraul ...

, ''France-Soir'', 3 June 2009, http://www.francesoir.fr/actualite/international/“un-cauchemar-nomme-iran”-39011.html

Works

* * * * (with Eric Keslassy) * (with François Thual) * (with Olivier Guez) * * * * (new edition 2008, )

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Encel, Frederic 1969 births Living people Geopoliticians French political scientists French male non-fiction writers Academic staff of Sciences Po Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite