Juliette Morillot (born 1959) is a French journalist. She is the author of several books about

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Early life

Morillot was born in 1959 in

Bar-le-Duc Bar-le-Duc (), formerly known as Bar, is a commune in the Meuse département, of which it is the capital. The department is in Grand Est in northeastern France. The lower, more modern and busier part of the town extends along a narrow valley, ...

, France. Her parents were English teachers. Morillot graduated from the

École du Louvre The École du Louvre () is a selective institution of higher education and prestigious ''grande école'' located in the Aile de Flore of the Louvre Palace in Paris, France. It is dedicated to the study of archaeology, art history, anthropology ...

, where she earned a master's degree in

museology Museology (also called museum studies or museum science) is the study of museums. It explores the history of museums and their role in society, as well as the activities they engage in, including curating, preservation, public programming, and ed ...

. She learned Czech, Korean, Japanese and Russian at the

Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (; ), abbreviated as INALCO, is a French Grand Etablissement with a specializing in the teaching of languages and cultures from the world. Its coverage spans languages of Central Europ ...

Career

Morillot taught at the

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in 1988. She has taught at the

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. Morillot was a contributing writer to ''

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'' from 2005 to 2015. She became the editor of ''

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'' in 2012, followed by '' Asialyst''. Morillot is the author of several books. She was awarded the ''Prix du meilleur livre de géopolitique 2018'' from the Grenoble Geopolitics Festival for ''La Corée du Nord en 100 questions'' in 2018.

Selected works

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References

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