Virginie Baudais
Stockholm International Institute for Peace Research (SIPRI)
Stockholm International Institute for Peace Research (SIPRI)
Dr Virginie Baudais is a Senior Researcher and Director of the SIPRI Sahel and West Africa Programme. Prior to joining SIPRI in August 2019, she worked for two United Nations peacekeeping operations, in Côte d’Ivoire and Mali, as a Political Officer. Prior to her experience with the UN, she worked as a Teaching Assistant at Toulouse 1 Capitole University. Virginie graduated from Sciences Po Toulouse and holds a PhD in Political Science from Toulouse 1 Capitole University. Her research interests focus on the Sahel, peacebuilding, security, governance and state reform.