10 Facts about Frédéric Encel, Author of “Paths of Power” (Video)

1. Frédéric Encel is a prominent French author and a well-known expert in geopolitics.

2. He earned his higher education and doctorate at the University of Paris's Center for Geopolitical Analysis and Research.

3. For three decades, he has taught international relations and political science, currently working at the Paris Business School.

4. Encel was awarded major distinctions, including the National Competition of Resistance and Deportation (1987) and the French Geographical Society's prize (2015).

5. In 2022, “Paths of Power” was published and received the main prize from the French Ministry of Defense for a book on geopolitics.

6. Encel characterizes France as a "medium-power nation with global reach," citing an instance where the French president countered Türkiye's ambitions against Greece.

7. According to Encel, Türkiye is unlikely to directly attack Armenia due to Russia's protective stance over Armenia, noting that confronting a Russian-backed state is strategically unwise.

8. Encel has deeply analyzed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He argues that while Israel has the right to sell weapons independently, by selling offensive weapons to Azerbaijan and not acknowledging the Armenian Genocide, Israel has, in his view, crossed a moral and ethical boundary.

9. Encel suggests that the global community, prioritizing relations with Türkiye and Azerbaijan, largely ignored Artsakh's right to self-determination. Even pro-Armenian France did not formally recognize it, according to Encel, feeling a danger of separatism.

10. Encel highlighted the most dangerous moments of the Artsakh war: The Turkish advances toward Meghri.