Dr Sylvie Matelly is Deputy Director of the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs ( IRIS), specialised in Defence Economics. Dr Matelly’s work focuses on Defence Economics, Arms Industry, Export Control and Corruption issues. She has conducted studies for the French Ministry of Defence and Foreign Affairs, the EU Commission, the Defence Agency and the Parliament, as well as for Strategy and Defence companies. In 2003, she co-created the Master’s degree in “Geoeconomy and Strategic Intelligence”. She is also an associate professor and head of the department of Finance, Economics and Law at the Léonard de Vinci Business School (La Défence – Paris). She has recently published a book in collaboration with Bastien Nivet on Europe and Globalization.