HomeAuthorsAndré Leblanc André Leblanc Resident Senior Fellow - Expert in Defense and National Security issues Resident Fellow SecurityAndré Leblanc is a Senior Resident Fellow at Institut Montaigne, expert in Defense and National Security issues.He has worked for twenty years in security-related ministries (foreign affairs, defense) and was posted in France, the United States, and Southeast Asia. He specializes in national security strategies (United States, China, Russia), great power competition, and state-sponsored hybrid operations (unconventional and clandestine actions, influence operations). His previous work focused on the development of private military and security companies (PMCs/PSCs) and their impact on conflict zones, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan.André Leblanc graduated from École Normale Supérieure and is a former auditor at the Institut des Hautes Études de la Défense Nationale (IHEDN).