Dr. Nicolas Regaud is currently Special Representative to the Indo-Pacific in the Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy at the French Ministry for the Armed Forces. Previously, he was Assistant Defence Policy Director in charge of strategic foresight and policy planning, and also served for the Prime Minister’s office in charge of security (SGDSN) in different positions and for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Policy Planning Staff. He received a MA in international relations, a MA in contemporary history, and a PhD in political science, all from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.

He has published two books on war history in Indochina and numerous articles on contemporary security and strategic issues in Asia.