Tsiporah Fried

Tsiporah Fried is a visiting senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, where her research focuses on transatlantic security, military strategy, defense innovation, and the strategic implications of emerging technologies.

She served as senior adviser to the vice chairman of the French Joint Chiefs of Staff, leading work on strategic foresight, net assessment, artificial intelligence, wargaming, and defense innovation. During her career, she established the French Joint Staff’s wargaming capability, launched NATO’s Wargaming Initiative, and contributed to the development of France's defense AI strategy. She also served as political adviser to the chief of the French Navy and led strategic dialogues with key allies, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and India.

Earlier in her career, she was a senior auditor at the Cour des Comptes, specializing in budget control, foreign affairs, and public policy.

A graduate of the École Nationale d’Administration, she also holds a master’s degree in political science from Sciences Po and a degree in Russian language and civilization from Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales.

She is a knight of the Ordre National du Mérite, a Navy Reserve officer, a member of the editorial committee of the Revue Défense Nationale, a member of the scientific committee of the Institut d’Études de Géopolitique Appliquée, and a member of the strategic committee of the German Marshall Fund.