Research Fellow for Naval Forces and Maritime Security
Main Responsibilities: Working within the Defence and Military Analysis Programme, Christian Le Mière is responsible for ensuring the quality of the Institute’s maritime analysis and the information on maritime capabilities presented in the flagship Military Balance publication. He is also responsible for the formulation and execution of research projects in his areas of expertise. In tandem with his colleagues in the Programme, Christian contributes to other IISS publications, databases and conference activities, as well as taking a prominent role in the work of other research programmes and strengthening the Institute’s networks among defence ministries, naval forces and defence industries.
Background: Before joining the institute, Christian Le Mière was from June 2006 the editor of Jane’s Intelligence Review and Jane’s Intelligence Weekly, while simultaneously managing a team of security analysts. During this period, he launched Jane’s Intelligence Weekly, pioneered the use of satellite imagery intelligence within open source magazines and developed a quantitative global security risk system. His research focus was on East Asian security and maritime developments, reflecting his earlier position at Jane’s as an Asia analyst from August 2004.
In other professional positions, Christian has acted as a managing editor at risk analysis firm Business Monitor International and Southeast Asia editor at Europa Publications.
He undertook undergraduate studies in PPE at Oxford, and he holds an MA in War Studies from King‘s College London.
Joined IISS: August 2010
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