Maurice Vaïsse (born 7 May 1942 in Algiers
École doctorale de Sciences Po) is a French historian specialised in

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and Defence. He is an Editorial Board member on
Journal of Intelligence and Terrorism Studies
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Biography

Vaïsse graduated with a History ''Agrégation'' in 1967.CV détaillé en français
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, where he teaches history of international relations. Since 2008, he has headed the scientific council for historical research at the Ministry of Defence. Vaïsse is a member of the Commission of diplomatic archives, and heads the Commission de publication des documents diplomatiques français, tasked with the publication of diplomatic notes. From 1981 to 1995, he has headed the Association pour la recherche sur la paix et la guerre (Arpege). From 1985 to 1986, he was an auditor at the

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. From 1986 to 2000, he headed the Groupe d'études français d'histoire de l'armement nucléaire (French study group for history of nuclear weapons). He presided the Centre d'études d'histoire de la défense (Centre for studies of Defence History), and has been a technical counsellor to the Charles De Gaulle Foundation between 1995 and 2001. Vaïsse has, furthermore, sat on numerous peer committees, notably for '' Relations Internationales'', ''

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'', '' Défense nationale'', '' Cold War History Review'', and the ''Retour aux textes'' collection of

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. Since 1991, he has co-directed the '' Revue d'histoire diplomatique'', and since 1996, the ''Histoires'' collection of Bruylant Editors. Vaïsse sits on the administration council of Liberté pour l'histoire. Vaïsse is the father of

Justin Vaïsse Justin Vaïsse (born 26 June 1973) is a French historian and intellectual. Since March 2019, he is the Director General of the Paris Peace Forum organization, an independent NGO he founded in 2018 under the impetus of French President Emmanuel Ma ...

, who also is a preeminent historian.

Honours

*Knight of the

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(1994) *Officer of the

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(2000) *Doctor ''honoris causa'' from Oradea University (

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, 2002) *Prize of the

Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...

for ''Diplomatie et outil militaire'', 1992 *Prize of the

Institut de France The (; ) is a French learned society, grouping five , including the Académie Française. It was established in 1795 at the direction of the National Convention. Located on the Quai de Conti in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, the institute ...

for ''Sécurité d'abord'', 1981 *Member of the

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Works

Foreign policy manuals

* ''Diplomatie et outil militaire (1871–1991)'',

Éditions du Seuil Éditions du Seuil (), also known as ''Le Seuil'', is a French publishing house established in 1935 by Catholic intellectual Jean Plaquevent (1901–1965), and currently owned by La Martinière Groupe. It owes its name to this goal "The ''seuil' ...

, Paris, 1992 * ''Les Relations internationales depuis 1945'',

Armand Colin Armand Colin is a French publishing house founded in 1870 by Auguste Armand Colin. It specializes in publishing works concerning human sciences, economics and education. Among its best-known publications are the "U" collection begun in 1968, an ...

, Paris, 10^e édition, 2005

Other works

* ''Sécurité d’abord. La politique française en matière de désarmement (9 décembre 1930 – 17 avril 1934)'', Pédone, Paris, 1981 * ''Alger, le putsch (1961)'', Complexe, Bruxelles, 1983 * ''Ardenne 1940'', Veyrier, Paris, 1991 * ''L’Europe et la Crise de Cuba'',

, Paris, 1993 * ''Le Pacifisme en Europe des années 1920 aux années 1950'', Bruylant, Bruxelles, 1993 * ''La France et l’Atome. Études d’histoire nucléaire'', Bruylant, Bruxelles, 1994 * ''La Politique spatiale de la France dans le contexte international'', Édition des Archives contemporaines, Paris, 1997 * ''La France et l’Opération de Suez de 1956. Actes d’une table ronde'', ADDIM, Paris, 1997 * ''Aux armes citoyens ! Conscription et armée de métier, des Grecs à nos jours'', Armand Colin, Paris, 1998 * ''« Il n’est point de secrets que le temps ne révèle. » Études sur l’histoire du renseignement'', Lavauzelle, Panazol, 1998 * ''La Grandeur. Politique étrangère du général de Gaulle (1958–1969)'', Fayard, Paris, 1998 * ''Vers la paix en Algérie. Les négociations d’Évian dans les archives diplomatiques françaises'', Bruylant, Bruxelles, 2003 * ''La Paix au XXe siècle'', Paris, Belin, 2004 * ''La Puissance ou l'Influence ?'', Paris,

Fayard Fayard (complete name: ''Librairie Arthème Fayard'') is a French Paris-based publishing house established in 1857. Fayard is controlled by Hachette Livre. In 1999, Éditions Pauvert became part of Fayard. Claude Durand was director of Fayard ...

, 2009

Other works, as co-author

* ''Lexique historique des États-Unis au XXe siècle'', avec Denise Artaud, Paris,

, 1978 * ''La Champagne et ses administrations à travers le temps'', La Manufacture, Paris, 1990 * ''L’Énergie nucléaire en Europe des origines à Euratom. Actes des journées d’études de Louvain-la-Neuve des 18 et 19 November 1991'', Lang, Berne, 1994 * '' Diplomatie et outil militaire (1871–1991)'', avec Jean Doise,

, Paris, 1992 * ''8 mai 1945 : la victoire en Europe. Actes du colloque international de Reims, 1985'', Complexe, Bruxelles, 1994 * ''Dictionnaire des relations internationales au XXe siècle'', avec Colette Barbier,

, Paris, 2000 * ''Militaires et guérilla dans la guerre d’Algérie'', avec Jean-Charles Jauffret, Complexe, Bruxelles, 2001 * ''Armement et V^e République (fin des années 1950 – fin des années 1960)'',

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, Paris, 2002 * ''La Guerre au XXe siècle'', avec Jean-Louis Dufour,

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, Paris, 2^e édition, 2003 * ''La Guerre du Viet-Nam et l’Europe (1963–1973)'', avec

Christopher Goscha Christopher E. Goscha (born 1965) is an American-Canadian historian specializing in the history of the Cold War in Asia, decolonization, and the wars for Vietnam. He teaches the history of international relations, the Vietnam Wars, and world his ...

, Bruylant, Paris, 2003 * ''L’Europe et la Crise de Cuba'' (colloque), avec Charles Cogan,

, Paris, 2003 * ''L’Entente cordiale de Fachoda à la Grande Guerre. Dans les archives du Quai d’Orsay'', Complexe, Bruxelles, 2004 *''Histoire de la diplomatie française'', avec Jean-Claude Allain, Françoise Autrand, Lucien Bély,

Philippe Contamine Philippe Contamine (7 May 1932 – 26 January 2022) was a French historian of the Middle Ages who specialised in military history and the history of the nobility. Contamine was a president of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, t ...

, Pierre Guillen, Thierry Lentz, Georges-Henri Soutou, Laurent Theis, 2005 * ''Dictionnaire des ministres des Affaires étrangères'', co-direction avec Lucien Bély, Laurent Theis, Georges-Henri Soutou, préface de Michel Barnier,

, Paris, 2005 * ''De Gaulle et la Russie'', avec Philippe Oulmont et Létizia de Linarès,

, Paris, 2006 * ''Mai 68 vu de l'étranger : les événements dans les archives diplomatiques françaises'', avec Colette Barbier, Victor Cassé, Thérèse Charmasson, Editions CNRS, Paris, 2008

Sources and references

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