Paris Peace Forum
Adrien Abecassis
French diplomat, former Elysee advisor, and Director of Policy Initiatives at the Paris Peace Forum.
Adrien Abecassis is a diplomat and public strategy advisor. His work spans European affairs, presidential briefing, political strategy, public opinion, and international governance.
Detailed biography
Adrien Abecassis is a diplomat and policy advisor whose career spans the French civil service, political strategy, academic research, and international governance. His work has covered European affairs, public opinion, presidential briefing, speech preparation, technology, and global public goods.
Within the French Presidency, he contributed to the preparation of official trips, summits, and presidential speeches, and later to strategic analysis of political and social dynamics. The archive published on this site reflects that practice: concise notes, syntheses, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and briefing material prepared to support public decision-making.
After the Elysee, Adrien Abecassis pursued fellowships and research at Harvard and UCLA before moving into international governance initiatives focused on Europe, climate, artificial intelligence, global finance, and multilateral cooperation. That trajectory places him at the intersection of diplomacy, strategy, and long-term public policy.
At the Paris Peace Forum, Adrien Abecassis leads policy initiatives and advises the leadership on international governance priorities. His work notably covers AI, technological sovereignty, climate, and multilateral cooperation.
Director of Policy Initiatives and Special Advisor - Paris Peace Forum
Between 2012 and 2017, he held several roles advising the President of the French Republic, first on European affairs and the preparation of official visits and summits, then on strategic analysis, opinion research, and political planning.
Adrien Abecassis has been a fellow or affiliate at Harvard and UCLA, taught at Sciences Po, and published on Europe, technology, global governance, climate, and democratic life.
- Paris Peace Forum
- Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
- Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
- Sciences Po
- CERRE
This site highlights a body of notes and memos from the presidential term, many of which were written by Adrien Abecassis. It connects those working documents to a broader trajectory in diplomacy, political analysis, and governance.
- European affairs and diplomacy
- Public opinion and political strategy
- International governance
- Technology and artificial intelligence
- Climate and global public goods
Career timeline
2003-2006
Training in public law, international affairs, and public administration
Training at Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, Universite Paris 2 Pantheon-Assas, Sciences Po, and the IRA in Metz. This foundation combines public law, international affairs, and administrative culture.
2007-2010
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Career beginnings in French diplomacy, with work on financial affairs and state coordination. This phase grounded a practice of briefing, coordination, and analysis.
2010-2012
Fondation Jean-Jaures and the think tank ecosystem
Work on publications, events, and European and international affairs. This period deepened the connection between intellectual production, public debate, and political action.
2012-2017
Presidency of the French Republic
Successive roles covering European affairs, summit preparation, speechwriting, opinion research, and political strategy. The archive on this site directly documents that period of work.
2017-2021
Fellowships and applied research
Activities at Harvard and UCLA on Europe, transatlantic governance, inequality, media, and climate governance. This period extends public service practice through more comparative and international research.
2021-aujourd hui
International governance and policy initiatives
At the Paris Peace Forum and in special policy missions, work focused on global governance, multilateral cooperation, emerging technologies, climate, and international finance.
Themes, publications, and public work
- Europe and transatlantic affairs, including work on European defense, Franco-British cooperation, and the reshaping of the European order.
- Public opinion, media, and democratic life, drawing on internal briefing notes, electoral analysis, and more academic work on the reception of public narratives.
- Technology, rights, and digital governance, especially around AI, digital rights, and international regulation.
- Climate, geoengineering, global public goods, and governance architectures for climate overshoot risks.