Héloïse Fayet
Senior Research Fellow at the French Institute of International Relations
Héloïse Fayet is a Senior Research Fellow and the Head of the Deterrence and Proliferation Programme at the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri). She is an Associate Researcher at Geode (University of Paris). Ms Fayet works mostly on the evolution of nuclear weapons states’ arsenals and doctrines, nuclear and ballistic proliferation in the Middle East and Asia, and the impact of emerging tech, especially AI, on strategic stability. Ms Fayet is also interested in strategic foresight methods and Iranian foreign policy. Her work has been published in several French and international platforms, including the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Survival, and Politique étrangère.
Updated: August 12, 2026