Prof. Marc Finaud

Marc Finaud is a former French diplomat who has been seconded to the Geneva Centre forSecurity Policy (GCSP) between 2004 and 2013 and now works for this internationalfoundation, where he trains diplomats and military officers in international and humansecurity, and conducts research in those fields. During his 36-year career as a diplomat (from1977 to 2013), he served in several bilateral postings (in the Soviet Union, Poland, Israel,Australia) as well as in multilateral missions (to the Conference on Security and Co-operationin Europe, the Conference on Disarmament, the United Nations). He holds Master’s degreesin International Law and Political Science. He was also Senior Resident Fellow (WMDProgramme) at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) between2013 and 2015. He is now also a Swiss citizen.

Courses Taught

  • Research Methods
  • Diplomatic Writing
  • Research Design and Methodology
  • Contemporary Armed Conflicts: Political Analysis

Publications