Backed by 25 years' experience, CAPRI boasts recognized expertise in the analysis and anticipation of international risks. Its teams of specialists help public and private decision-makers understand the complex issues shaping our world.
For over 25 years, the Center for International Risk Analysis and Forecasting (CAPRI) has been helping governments, international organizations and major private groups to anticipate international risks, whether geopolitical, geo-economic, military, technological or environmental.
Expertise
Multidisciplinarity
CAPRI mobilizes an international network of experts from a wide range of disciplines, from geopolitics and economics to new technologies and the environment. This cross-disciplinary approach enables us to provide an in-depth, global analysis of contemporary challenges.
Independence
Who we are
Founded in 1998 as an independent research center, CAPRI brings together a core of resident researchers, mainly from the world of research and higher education, and federates a scientific community of over 180 researchers worldwide.
Its areas of expertise cover a wide range of subjects relating to conflict prevention, strategic foresight and geopolitical and technological risks.
Disseminating knowledge and promoting French-speaking research is a major CAPRI objective, both for the international scientific community and for French, European and international economic, political and military circles. To this end, CAPRI is the scientific director of the journals Diplomatie, Moyen-Orient, Carto, Défense & Sécurité Internationale (DSI), DefTech and Space International, and co-publishes theAtlas géopolitique mondial (éditions du Rocher / Areion Group).
CAPRI in brief...
Our research areas
Chairman's message
In a constantly changing world, where global challenges redefine our certainties every day, the Center for Analysis and Forecasting of International Risks (CAPRI) has positioned itself as a key player in shaping tomorrow's strategic challenges. Our mission is simple, but essential: analyze, understand and anticipate international risks.
Faced with multiple threats - be they geopolitical, economic, environmental or technological - our role is to provide rigorous analysis and innovative perspectives. Thanks to our multi-disciplinary methodology, in-depth knowledge of our study areas and vast network of associate researchers on five continents, we are able to decipher the complex dynamics shaping international relations, economic markets and societies.
Alexis Bautzmann, PhD
Founding Chairman
Our team
Alexis Bautzmann is a geographer and political scientist. He holds a PhD in spatial structures and dynamics, followed by a post-doctorate in artificial intelligence, and teaches at several universities and Grandes Ecoles in France and abroad. He founded CAPRI in 1998, and also runs the AREION press group.
Benoist Bihan is a military historian and strategist, and editor-in-chief of "Space International" magazine. He was previously deputy editor-in-chief of "Défense & Sécurité internationale (DSI)" magazine, then a defense industry executive. He holds a Master 2 in Military History from the Sorbonne.
Joseph Henrotin is a political scientist specializing in defense issues. A doctor in political science (ULB), he is editor-in-chief of the magazine "DSI". He teaches at the École de guerre (Paris), the École supérieure internationale de guerre (Yaoundé) and the Institut royal supérieur de Défense (Brussels). He is a research associate at ESID (Lyon-III) and ISC (Paris).
Tea Katukia is a diplomat. She has served as Georgia's ambassador to France and Monaco, as well as permanent delegate to UNESCO (United Nations). In 2022, she founded the Eurasian Initiative for Peace and Development (EIPD), which aims to strengthen inter-state relations and civil societies in the countries of the former USSR, and is hosted by CAPRI.
Jean-Michel Valantin is Director of Research at CAPRI, in charge of the Climate Risk Observatory. He holds a PhD in strategic studies and defense sociology (EHESS, Paris), and has published "Guerre et nature" (Prisma, 2013), "Géopolitique d'une planète déréglée" (Seuil, 2017) and "El Niño: histoire et géopolitique d'une bombe climatique" (Nouveau Monde, 2023).
Robin Beaumont is a political scientist specializing in Iraq and Shiite political Islam in the Middle East. A former student at the École normale supérieure and holder of a doctorate in political science (EHESS, Paris), he headed the North Africa/Middle East program at Noria Research.
Yannick Smaldore is a research fellow at CAPRI. Editor-in-chief of "DefTech" magazine and deputy editor-in-chief of "Space International" magazine, he specializes in defense issues, particularly in the aeronautical sector. He holds a Master 2 in Anthropology, Dynamics of Cultures and Societies.
Justine Vieu holds a Master's degree in Security, Defense and Economic Intelligence from Sciences Po Rennes and a Bachelor's degree in Public Management from the Institut Supérieur du Management Public et Politique. She previously worked as a communications and dissemination officer at DICOD (French Ministry of Defence) and as a research assistant at MBDA.
Our publications
In collaboration with the AREION press group, the Centre d'Analyse et de Prévision des Risques Internationaux (CAPRI) has set up an ambitious editorial policy aimed at making in-depth knowledge of geopolitics and defense issues accessible to the general public.
Our reference magazines
Our geopolitical atlases
Each year, CAPRI co-publishes with AREION GROUP and Editions du Rocher theWorld Geopolitical Atlaswhich, since its first edition in 2013, has become the leading French-language geopolitical atlas.
Our latest events
Every year, CAPRI organizes several high-level events, either on its own or in collaboration with its partners. These meetings, either open or organized under the auspices of Chatham House, focus on major international issues.
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