Martin Quencez is managing director of geopolitical risk and strategy. Over the past ten years, he has held several positions at GMF, including as deputy director of the Paris office and research fellow in the Security and Defense program. His work includes research on transatlantic security and defense cooperation, and US and French foreign policy, on which he regularly writes for international media. He is a co-author of GMF’s annual flagship Transatlantic Trends report. 

Quencez is also an associate researcher for the European Council on Foreign Relations, working in France for its European Powers program. He has taught transatlantic relations at the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po and, prior to joining GMF, worked for the Institute of Defense Studies and Analyses in New Delhi, focusing on French and Indian strategic thinking. 

Quencez studied international relations at the Uppsala University and is a graduate of Sciences Po. He is completing a PhD in contemporary history at Sorbonne Nouvelle University. 

Media Mentions

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Meeting Again in Paris, European Leaders Try to Recalibrate After Trump Sides With Russia
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Russia/USA meeting in Riyadh: “The aim is to organize a meeting between Trump and Putin”
How the European Union is preparing for the second Trump presidency
What to know about France’s high-stakes election, where the far right is gaining ground
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Martin Quencez, Washington Post, Macron extends poll lead over Le Pen, as high-stakes French presidential campaigns end
Martin Quencez, NPR, Why France's presidential election matters far beyond its borders
Martin Quencez, NY Times, U.S. Braces for Potential French Election Shockwave
Martin Quencez, NPR, French voters go to the polls in 4 days to choose between Macron or Le Pen
Martin Quencez, Foreign Policy, What Would Marine Le Pen’s Foreign Policy Look Like?
Martin Quencez, Time, French Presidential Hopeful Marine Le Pen Says She Wouldn't Block Vote on France Leaving European Union
Martin Quencez, NPR, France's presidential runoff: Emmanuel Macron faces Marine Le Pen
Martin Quencez, NPR, Macron and Le Pen face off again as France's presidential election continues
Martin Quencez, Le Soleil, L’unité des Européens recommence à se fissurer face à Poutine
Martin Quencez, RFI, Un «sommet mondial» pour la démocratie… vue par les États-Unis de Joe Biden