A long illness ultimately got the better of his passion for life. Born on 5 August 1951 in Paris, François Bernard passed away on 1 September 2022 after 70 years in this ‘career’ we call existence.
A long-standing member of the FEDE’s Academic Council, director of research at the Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques (IRI) and chairman of the Observatoire Stratégique de l’Information (OSI), François was a teacher-researcher and the author of some 30 books, including Terrorismes: Violence et Propagande (Gallimard, 2011) and L’art de la guerre idéologique (Le Cerf, 2019).
He was a member of the editorial committee for the journal Les cahiers de médiologie, then for Médium, both founded by Régis Debray.
He was well known to television viewers and radio listeners for his subtle and original analyses. François Bernard was a major intellectual figure who will be missed by us all.
