“Dr Mathieu Gotteland holds a PhD in History of international
relations (University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, France). A former
Jean Walter-Zellidja fellow (Académie française) and a former PhD
fellow of the French Ministry for Defence, he has been awarded by the
latter a Prize in Military History (2014).
Currently an independent researcher in (history of) international relations, he has published a number of academic articles and book chapters. A participant to several think tanks and international research groups, his research interests include informal imperialism, terrorism, hybrid and secret warfare, and the dynamics of international and non-international conflict, particularly in Africa.
