Arnaud LEVEAU is President of Asia Centre, Founder of Alta Strategies and Associate Professor at Paris Dauphine University.
He has nearly 30 years of experience across the Indo-Pacific, spanning business, government affairs, and research. His career includes positions in leading organisations such as Airbus, Danone, Sciaci Saint Honoré, and French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He has held academic and research positions at the Chulalongkorn University, Kyoto University, and Sogang University. He also served as Deputy Director of the French Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia.
Arnaud Leveau holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon. He is a member of the Asie21 and the author of numerous publications on the Korean Peninsula, Thailand, and Southeast Asia.
His work focuses on strategic and geopolitical dynamics in the Indo-Pacific, with a particular emphasis on defence, security, and international relations.
Arnaud Leveau, President of Asia Centre, is quoted by the South China Morning Post in an article on what the fatal collision of two Philippine Air Force trainers reveals about the limits of military modernisation.
Arnaud Leveau joined Dr Lokman Karadag for a live discussion on the new world order, middle powers, and whether a multipolar world can also be multilateral.
Arnaud Leveau, President of Asia Centre, analyses Europe’s role in the South China Sea in WPS Dispatch.
Arnaud Leveau is quoted in the South China Morning Post on the Philippines’ latest move around Thitu/Pagasa Island in the South China Sea.
Arnaud Leveau, President of Asia Centre, explains to the South China Morning Post why younger Filipinos tend to view China more positively, without accepting Chinese pressure.
Arnaud Leveau will take part in a Krakow University of Economics discussion on 13 October on the EU-Viet Nam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement and multilateralism in a multipolar world.
Dr. Arnaud Leveau, President of Asia Centre, analyses how Mongolia, from COP17 in Ulaanbaatar to the Bishkek meeting, is turning its landlocked position between China and Russia into a regional function and diversifying its partnerships from Central Asia to France.
Arnaud Leveau, President of Asia Centre, was quoted by Radio Free Asia on the Philippines’ Pax Silica tech hub and what strategic autonomy really means for Manila.
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PDF The Hotel and the Steppe | Shangri-La, Ulaanbaatar and two ideas of order [Asia Unfiltered 2026 #9] Arnaud Leveau, PhD, president of Asia Centre, publishes a new opinion piece, “The
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Korea’s Pragmatic Diplomacy Arnaud Leveau, PhD was interviewed by Oh Soo-young for Arirang News last thursday. Watch their video about Korea’s Pragmatic Diplomacy partnership here. One year into President Lee
