Draft:Jacques Baud

Jacques Baud is a former colonel in the Swiss Armed Forces. He is specialized in intelligence and terrorism. He has also worked for the United Nations and NATO.

He is the author of several books on military strategy and intelligence services. He is also regularly invited to comment the military evolution.

Biography
Jacques Baud is born April 1, 1955.

Between 1983 and 1990, Jacques Baud was a member of the strategic Swiss intelligence agencies, in charge of the military forces of the Warsaw Pact on eastern Europe and worldwide. .

In 1995, he was the head of security for Rwandan refugee camps at Goma in Zaire for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees during the crisis in Rwanda.

In 1997, he contributed as an expert to the Mine Action Service of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations in New York

In 2002, he was hired at the Division for Security Policy at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, a newly created Swiss institution.

In 2005, he was the head of the first civil-military and multidisciplinary intelligence center (Joint Mission Analysis Centre (JMAC)) of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (Khartoum).

Between 2009 and 2011, he was the head of Policy and Doctrine in the Office of Military Affairs of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

In 2011, he was asked by the African Union to head the Research Department at the International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC) in Nairobi, Kenya.

After this mission in Africa, he became the head of small arms proliferation and mine action of the Political Affairs and Security Policy Division for the NATO in Brussels.

Author and controversies
Jacques Baud is the author of numerous books, most recently on the crises in Syria, Ukraine and Gaza. His books are available in several languages but, mainly French and English.

His book have been criticized by Blick journalist for some possible bias due to not having been on the ground or early conclusion on uncertain situations. . has also considered what they considered as intentional not mention information. Regarding think tank  criticizes, Jacques Baud pointed out that some arguments could not come from someone who has read his book. His interview on the French media RT has also been severely criticized by the media with what they considered as fact in opposition with reliable sources. This later has been used as a recurrent argument to invalidate his position

Jacques Baud is a regular guest on alternative media. In the past, he used to be invited on RTS or France Info.

Publications

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