Th̩r̬se Delpech (11 February 1948 Р17 January 2012
) was a French international relations expert and prolific public intellectual.
Thèrese Delpech graduated from the
École Normale Supérieure and went on to pass the agrégation of philosophy. During the rest of her career she concentrated on international relations issues. Delpech had been director of strategic studies at the French Atomic Energy Commission (
CEA) from 1997.
She served as an adviser to
Alain Juppé during his tenure as Prime Minister (1995–1997). She was also a researcher with CERI at
Sciences Po
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, commissioner with the
United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, and international adviser to the
International Committee of the Red Cross,
and was "one of France's foremost thinkers on
international security
International security, also called global security is a term which refers to the measures taken by states and international organizations, such as the United Nations, European Union, and others, to ensure mutual survival and safety. These meas ...
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Breaking with many French intellectuals she supported the 2003 American-led intervention in Iraq and had since advocated stronger sanctions against Iran.
She was ranked 81 in the Prospect Magazine 2008 Top 100 Public Intellectuals Poll.
In 2012, RAND posthumously published what will perhaps be her last book, a detailed study of decades of RAND literature on nuclear deterrence.
Bibliography
*''Iran and the Bomb : The Abdication of International Responsibility'' (Translator: Ros Schwartz) February 2009
*''Savage Century : Back to Barbarism'' (Translator: George Holoch) September 2008
*''La Politica Del Caos'' June 2003
See also
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Nuclear program of Iran
The nuclear program of Iran is an ongoing scientific effort by Iran to research nuclear technology that can be used to make nuclear weapons. Iran has several research sites, two uranium mines, a research reactor, and uranium processing facilit ...
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Politics of France
References
External links
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Iran and the Bomb : The Abdication of International Responsibility reviewForeign Affairs
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CERI Sciences Po
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Foreign policy writers
Nuclear program of Iran
Academic staff of Sciences Po
People from Versailles
1948 births
2012 deaths
21st-century French women writers
21st-century French non-fiction writers
Women political writers
Prix Femina essai winners