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Alice Billon-Galland works as a Research Fellow at the European Leadership Network (ELN).
As part of the European Defence programme, her current research focuses on transatlantic burden-sharing, European capability shortfalls, and the implementation of the new EU defence package. She also follows developments at NATO and in the European Union Common Security and Defence Policy [CSDP]. Moreover, Alice writes on French foreign and defence policy issues.
Alice is a member of the Young Professionals’ National Association of the French Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence [ANAJ IHEDN]. English reviewer at the Institute’s Editorial Office, she is also a contributor to the Europe committee and a member of the London delegation.
Before joining the ELN in January 2017, Alice completed a Master’s Degree in Public Policy at University College London, focusing on European affairs and defence policy. Her dissertation analysed French EU defence policy in the context of the invocation of article 42(7) of the Treaty on European Union after the November 2015 Paris attacks.
Prior to this, she studied at the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon as normalienne, achieving a first-class Research Master’s in English Studies and completing the Agrégation of English language examination. Alice also held a visiting scholar position at Northwestern University during which she conducted field research on immigration policy among the Chicago Latino community. Her previous research has been focused on US foreign and refugee policies, including analysis on countries in Central and South America.Alice is fluent in English, French, and Spanish.
