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An international expert in economic intelligence, Christian Harbulot has initiated research on issues of economic confrontation and power strategies since the mid-1980s.
Since the early 2000s, he has focused his work on cognitive warfare and content-driven information warfare. In January 2022, he founded CR 451, the EGE research centre dedicated to this approach. <\/p>\n
Career in economic intelligence<\/strong> Contributions to reflections of national interest<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”95%” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/cr451.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1681229892949.jpeg” alt=”Arnaud de Morgny” title_text=”Arnaud de Morgny” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_image=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”HelveticaNeue Light|||on|||||” header_2_text_color=”#310054″ header_3_text_color=”#310054″ header_2_font_size_tablet=”21px” header_2_font_size_phone=”18px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Researcher-practitioner and strategist<\/strong> in economic intelligence at the \u00c9cole de Guerre \u00c9conomique, where he is Deputy Director of the CR451 Applied Research Centre<\/strong>. A specialist in cognitive strategies, economic warfare, and information destabilisation, he designed the Deindustrialisation Risk Index<\/strong>, the first French multicriteria tool for assessing industrial vulnerabilities. This index aims to anticipate early warning signs of industrial weakening. <\/p>\n His work focuses on cognitive warfare<\/strong>, the strategic use of information<\/strong>, as well as the dynamics of increasing power through the economy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n On this latter subject, he developed the concept of nationalist economic intelligence\u2014a concept that posits that nations have legitimate interests in and of themselves to defend, and that these must be taken into account by economic intelligence analysts as such, rather than judged.<\/p>\n In parallel, he shares his expertise by teaching information warfare methodology at the \u00c9cole de Guerre \u00c9conomique (EGE).<\/p>\n Previously, Arnaud de Morgny gained valuable experience as a parliamentary assistant in the Senate. During this period, he played a key role in developing the framework for a bill proposal aimed at creating a national Economic Intelligence programme. This bill proposal, submitted to the Senate on March 25, 2021, reflects his commitment to strengthening France\u2019s analytical and economic intelligence capabilities. In 2023 and 2024, Arnaud de Morgny co-organised the first exercises on influence and information struggles within the \u00c9cole de Guerre, involving the entire cohort of officers and civilians.<\/p>\n In addition, Arnaud de Morgny serves as President of the School of Thought on Economic Warfare (EPGE<\/a>), where he plays an essential role in promoting research and strategic reflection in the field of economic warfare. He leads and coordinates members\u2019 work to develop a contemporary French doctrine of economic warfare. <\/p>\n Arnaud de Morgny co-edited\u2014with Christian Harbulot and Nicolas Moinet\u2014the second issue of the journal Guerre \u00e9conomique, entitled How to Win? (Nouveau Monde Editions, September 2023). <\/p>\n
In 1990, while serving as Director of External Relations at ADITECH (later ADIT, the national strategic intelligence company), he published “Offensive Techniques and Economic Warfare”. His work drew the attention of Edith Cresson, then Prime Minister, and led to his appointment as personal adviser to Henri Martre at the Commissariat G\u00e9n\u00e9ral au Plan to produce the report that would give rise to economic intelligence in France.
In 1993, he was recruited by the Groupe D\u00e9fense Conseil International as Director of Operations for its economic intelligence department, Intelco. There, he carried out activities in conceptualisation, consulting, and awareness-raising on economic intelligence.
In 1997, he founded the \u00c9cole de Guerre \u00c9conomique (EGE) with General Pichot-Duclos. <\/p>\n
2023: exercise on influence and information struggles for the \u00c9cole de Guerre class.
2019\u20132020: drafting of a scenario against a backdrop of information warfare as part of the organisation of an interagency OSINT exercise entrusted to EGE by the DRM.
2010\u20132011: member of the Scientific Council of the Conseil Sup\u00e9rieur de la Formation et de la Recherche Strat\u00e9gique.
2007\u20132010: organisation of seminars for the CSRM on economic intelligence and information warfare (recruited for the occasion under Title 9 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel).
2006\u20132008: participation in a DRM working group on information warfare, under the direction of General Georgelin, Chief of the Defence Staff, and General Masson, Director of the DRM.
2005: the only private-sector member of the “information manipulation” working group convened by Alain Juillet at the SGDN. Granted “confidential defence \u2013 special France” clearance for the occasion.
1995: participation, as Director of the Intelco department at DCI, in a working committee organised by Prefect Pautrat at the SGDN on information manoeuvres linked to the resumption of nuclear testing.2010-2011.
1992\u20131994: personal adviser to Henri Martre, Chair of the “Economic Intelligence and Corporate Strategy” group at the Commissariat G\u00e9n\u00e9ral du Plan.
1992: member of the Competitiveness Commission of the 11th Plan, chaired by Jean Gandois.
Latest publications
Co-author with Lucie Laurent and Nicolas Moinet, Economic Warfare: Who Is the Enemy? Paris, Nouveau Monde Editions, 2022.
Coordinator of version 3 of the Economic Intelligence Handbook, Paris, PUF, 2019.
The Art of Economic Warfare, Paris, VA \u00e9ditions, 2018.
American Economic Nationalism, Paris, VA \u00e9ditions, 2017.
The Makers of Disinformation: The Globalised War of Propaganda, Paris, Lemieux \u00e9diteur, March 2016. <\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
Arnaud de Morgny<\/h2>\n
Drawing on in-depth knowledge of French and European law and public policy, Arnaud de Morgny has worked as a trainer for two decades. His experience spans both elected officials and public-sector staff.
Alongside his academic activities, he has led audit assignments on behalf of international organisations and contributed to developing public procurement law strategies in support of French companies. <\/p>\n