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Founder · ISA & CRSA

Dr Sylvain N’Guessan

Specialist in Foresight, Defence and Security.

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Biography

Thinking about security from Africa

Dr Sylvain N’GUESSAN
-Directeur de l’Institut de Stratégies d’Abidjan ;
-Président fondateur du Think tank « Cercle de Réflexion Stratégique d’Abidjan » Expert en Prospective, Défense et Sécurité Auteur de :

– Ivoire Géopolitique. Désir de puissance (2024) ;
– La sécurité économique de la Côte d’Ivoire face à la menace terroriste. Perspectives africaines (2023).

Principales activités réalisées : Études, Conseil et Formation dans plusieurs pays : Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Sénégal, Guinée, Mauritanie, Togo, Bénin, Tchad, RCA, Congo, Burundi, Cameroun, Afrique du Sud, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Allemagne.

26 ans d’expérience (Humanitaire ; Coordination de projet ; Cadre RH ; Auditeur ; Formateur ; Conseil ; Diverses études ; Prospective ; Analyse politique et sécurité ; Conseil OSINT/HUMINT, Renseignement et industrie de l’armement ; Stratégies électorales ; Élaboration d’une politique de sécurité…).

Key areas of expertise:
– Foresight and Economic Intelligence
– Crisis Management and Business Continuity Planning
– Country Risk Analysis
– Geopolitics, Defense, and Security
– Management, Training Engineering, and related fields
– Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
– Humanitarian Action and related fields

Education:
– PhD in Political Theory (U Cocody)
– Master in Defense, Security, and Crisis Management (IRIS Sup Paris)
– Master in Geopolitics and Foresight (IRIS Sup Paris)
– Master in Safety, Emergency, and Security (University of Western Brittany)
– DESS in Human Rights (CERAP)
– DESS in HRM (CESAG)

Certified in International Economic Relations (CERAP), Governance (ENA Paris), DDR, RSS, ACM, Peacebuilding (EMP Bamako), Economic Intelligence (ESLSCA Business School Paris)

Current research focuses on debt, poverty, and peace.

Areas of expertise

Scenario methods, analysis of long-term trends and disruptions, anticipatory monitoring.

Defence policy, human security, transnational threats and peace and security architecture.

Monitoring, protection of information assets and influence strategies for decision-makers.

Regional balances of power and Côte d’Ivoire’s place in its strategic environment.

A word from the founder

Draft · pending approvalThis text has been drafted as a proposal and may only be published under Dr Sylvain N’Guessan’s name after he has reviewed and approved it.

“We live in an age where the unpredictable has become the norm. Coups, pandemics, energy shocks, disinformation campaigns: each of these crises caught out decision-makers who nonetheless had the signals needed to anticipate them.

Strategy is not a luxury reserved for great powers. It is the condition of our autonomy. Training our leaders in strategic thinking and offering our fellow citizens a space to reflect on world affairs means refusing to be subjected to history, and trying, modestly but resolutely, to take part in it.”

Talks & publications

[List of publications, lectures and media appearances to be provided]