Background

Maurice Vaïsse was born on May 7, 1942, in Algiers, Algeria. He is a son of Albert Vaïsse and Yvette Nigueres.

Education

In 1967 Maurice Vaïsse graduated with a History Agrégation.

Career

From 1981 to 1995, Maurice Vaïsse has headed the Association pour la recherche sur la paix et la guerre. From 1985 to 1986, he was an auditor at the Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence. From 1986 to 2000, he headed the French study group for the history of nuclear weapons. He was a director of the Centre for studies of Defence History. He has been a professor of contemporary history at Reims University. Currently, he is a professor at the Paris Institute of Political Studies.

His book Sécurité d’abord (1981) examines the many factors that contributed to the downfall of French power; factors that created a great deal of turmoil and weakened France. The issues of disarmament and antidisarmament led to struggles among various political parties, unions, and the press in the early 1930s.

Le Pacifisme en Europe des annees 1920 aux annees 1950 (1993), an earlier achievement, was edited by Vaisse and contains twenty-one contributions that were presented in December 1992 at a colloquium in Reims. Five of the twenty-one papers are English, the remaining in French, and focus on the practice of pacifism from the 1920s to the 1950s. Many of these papers focus on pacifism in France specifically.

Achievements

• Maurice Vaïsse is best known as an expert in international relations and Defence. He has written a number of books on French foreign policy, including Diplomatie et outil militaire and Sécurité d'abord, for which he received several awards. His works gained high praise from critics.

Works

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  • Sécurité D'abord: La politique française en matière de désarmement, 9 décembre 1930-17 avril 1934 1981
  • Alger: Le putsch 1983
  • 8 mai 1945, La victoire en Europe 1985
  • La Champagne et ses administrations à travers le temps 1990
  • Ardennes, 1940 1991
  • L'Europe Et La Crise De Cuba 1993
  • L'énergie nucléaire en Europe 1994
  • La France et l'OTAN, 1949-1996 1996
  • La France et l'opération de Suez de 1956 1997
  • La Grandeur: Politique étrangère du général de Gaulle (1958-1969) 1998
  • L’Entente cordiale de Fachoda à la Grande Guerre. Dans les archives du Quai d’Orsay 2004
  • Mai 68 vu de l'étranger 2008

Membership

Maurice Vaïsse is a member of the Franco-British Council.

Connections

In 1966 Maurice Vaïsse married France de Chevigny. They have three children: Guillemette, Sophie, Justin.

Father:

Albert Vaïsse

Mother:

Yvette Nigueres

Spouse:

France de Chevigny

Daughter:

Guillemette Vaïsse

Daughter:

Sophie Vaïsse

Son:

Justin Vaïsse

References

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