I have worked in conflict or post-conflict areas since 1997, in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia and Sudan. Master-thesis in post-Soviet studies under the supervision of Olivier Roy (1999), PhD in International Relations under the supervision of Roland Marchal and Luis Martinez (2023). Lecturing at the Paris School of International Affairs and Sciences Po since 2010. Also curator of contemporary art, specializing in the Arab World & Indian Ocean region.