Jean-Dominique Merchet (born 26 October 1959 in
Besançon
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) is a French
journalist
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working for the daily newspaper ''
L'Opinion
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History and profile
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''. He specializes in strategy, defense and military issues and often appears on radio and TV shows, notably ''C'est dans L'air'' on ''
TV5'', as a commentator.
Biography
Merchet started his journalistic career as a columnist for the monthly
Le Monde Diplomatique. In the 90s he joined the daily ''
Libération'' , where he wrote on defense topics. Since July 2007, he has been publishing a professional
blog
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,
Secret Défense'. He left ''
Libération'' after the summer of 2010 to join the weekly ''
Marianne
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'' where he held the position of deputy editor responsible for international affairs. In July 2013 he joined the newly established ''L'Opinion'' as a correspondent for diplomatic and defense issues.
He is an alumnus of the
Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence (49th session).
Merchet notably authored a biography of
Caroline Aigle
Commandant Caroline Aigle () (12 September 1974 – 21 August 2007) was a French aviator who achieved a historical first when, at the age of 25, she became the first woman fighter pilot in the French Air Force. Her promising military career was ...
, the first French female fighter pilote, and ''Mourir pour l'Afghanistan'', a book on the
Afghanistan War.
Works
* ''Les Commandos Marine'', co-authored with
Marie Babey (photos), France Delory, Paris, 1999
* ''Caroline Aigle, vol brisé'', Jacob-Duvernet, Paris, 2007
* ''Mourir pour l'Afghanistan'', Jacob-Duvernet, Paris, 2008
* ''Défense européenne, la grande illusion'', Larousse, coll. "À dire vrai", Paris, 2009
External links
*
Secret Défense' at ''
Libération'' (14 July 2007 - 29 October 2010)
*
Secret Défense' at ''
Marianne
Marianne () has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty.
Marianne is displayed in ...
'' (29 October 2010 - 5 June 2013)
*
Secret Défense' at ''L'Opinion'' (from 5 June 2013)
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French journalists
Writers from Besançon
Living people
1959 births
French male non-fiction writers