Florian Ballier Non-Resident Fellow - France Senior Fellow FranceFlorian Ballier is a Major (Chef d'escadron) in the French National Gendarmerie and a Non-Resident Fellow - France at Institut Montaigne, focusing primarily on issues related to France's Overseas Territories (Outre-mer). This officer combines solid operational command experience, notably in the Bouches-du-Rhône department and on Reunion Island, with academic expertise in criminal law and criminal sciences. This dual competence, validated by a doctorate, allows him to bring a field perspective to challenges concerning security, justice, and the modernization of public policy.