Prénom de l'expert

Amélie

Nom de l'expert

FÉREY

Research Fellow, Head of the Defense Research Unit, Security Studies Center, Ifri

Research Areas:

Ethics and Law of Armed Conflict
Conter-terrorism
Lawfare
Cognitive warfare
Israel/Palestine conflict

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Security Studies Center

French soldiers during an exercise in the forest

Defense Research Unit

Dr Amélie Férey is a Research Fellow and the Head of the Defense Research Unit at Ifri's Security Studies Center. She published on the ethics of war; lawfare, and Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She defended her PhD on "Targeted killings in Israel and the United States" in February 2018 at Sciences Po, under the supervision of Professor Astrid von Busekist and Ariel Colonomos. She received numerous grants from the National Foundation for Political Science (FNSP), The Institute for Strategic Research at the Military School (IRSEM) and the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). Her book Targeted Killings. A Critique of weaponized liberalism, was published by CNRS editions in June 2020. Amélie Férey regularly lectures at Sciences Po Paris and Polytechnique. She was previously a visiting researcher at the French Center of Research of Jerusalem (CRFJ) and a post-doc research at IRSEM.

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Analysis from Amélie FÉREY

Publications

Politique étrangère

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From Ukraine to Gaza: Military Uses of Artificial Intelligence

10 September 2024

The wars in Ukraine and Gaza show us the extent to which artificial intelligence (AI) has become integral to battlefield operations.

Amélie FÉREY Laure de ROUCY-ROCHEGONDE

Memos

Military pieces on a map illustrating the territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Imagining Beyond the Imaginary. The Use of Red Teaming and Serious Games in Anticipation and Foresight

30 March 2023

The Red Team Defence demonstrates the Ministry of the Armed Forces' desire to appropriate new foresight tools. Thus, brain games or serious games aim to bypass the weight of the military hierarchy, the standardisation of thoughts and cognitive biases in order to avoid strategic unthinking.

Héloïse FAYET Amélie FÉREY

Memos

Des piles d'argent et un réservoir devant un globe symbolisant l'armement et la finance mondiale

“Don’t Bank on the Bombs” New European Standards Affecting the Defense Industry

22 September 2022

While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, has underlined the need to upgrade the European armed forces, the urgency of the fight against climate change—as illustrated by reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)—requires the political mobilization of the European Union (EU) to carry out the transition to climate neutrality.

Amélie FÉREY Laure de ROUCY-ROCHEGONDE

Studies

War - no justice concept. Military silhouettes fighting scene and The Statue of Justice on a dark toned foggy background.

Towards a War of Norms ? From Lawfare to Legal Operations

05 April 2022

Defined as the use of law to establish, perpetuate, or change power relations in order to counter an adversary, lawfare practices reflect a reality that is inherent in international law.

Amélie FÉREY