Hervé Coutau-Bégarie
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Hervé Coutau-Bégarie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 November 1956 |
| Died | 24 February 2012 (aged 55) |
| Occupation | Historian |
Hervé Coutau-Bégarie (22 November 1956, Angers – 24 February 2012, 15th arrondissement of Paris) was a French historian and political scientist.[1]
He was a specialist in strategy and naval affairs.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Hervé Coutau-Bégarie was the son of Paul Coutau-Bégarie, a broker and poet.
He graduated from the Institute of Political Studies of Bordeaux and held advanced degrees in history. He was a former student of the National School of Administration (class of Henri-François-d'Aguesseau, 1982), earned a PhD (1980), and was later a Doctor of State in Political Science.[3]
Career
[edit]At the age of 26, he was awarded a prize by the Académie française. He served as Director of Research in Strategy at the War College, president of the National Commission on Military History, professor at the Advanced Staff Course (CSEM), director of studies at the Practical School of Advanced Studies (EPHE), and professor at the Catholic Institute of Higher Studies.[4]
He founded the Institute of Comparative Strategy (ISC), chaired the National Commission on Military History from 1999 to 2005, and was the editor of the journal Stratégique. He co-directed the Strategic Library collection at Economica with General Lucien Poirier, was a member of the scientific committee of the journal Nordiques, and an assistant to Paul-Marie Coûteaux on his Libre Journal at Radio Courtoisie and in the Cahiers de l'Indépendance. He authored several studies on linguist and anthropologist Georges Dumézil and contributed to La Nouvelle Revue d'histoire.
He co-authored a biographical work with Claude Huan on Admiral Darlan, which adopted the "shield and sword" thesis, widely discredited by historical research. Their work was criticized by historians Robert Paxton, Hubert Delpont, and Bernard Costagliola.
A reserve frigate captain, he was a knight of the Legion of Honor, the Order of Maritime Merit, and the Order of Arts and Letters. He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Naval Sciences and represented France in several UN expert groups.
From 2007 until his death, he presided over the Universal Association of Friends of Joan of Arc.
Political involvement
[edit]In 1991, he co-founded the Association for the Defense of Land Rights of Cap-Ferret with Jean-Louis Serin and Max Baumann. He ran in the 1995 municipal elections before being appointed Deputy Mayor for Urban Planning.
Books
[edit]- La puissance maritime soviétique, Economica, 1983
- Le phénomène « Nouvelle Histoire ». Stratégie et idéologie des nouveaux historiens, Economica, Paris, 1983, 354 pages.
- Castex, le stratège inconnu, Economica, 1985[5]
- Géostratégie de l'Atlantique Sud, Presses universitaires de France, 1985
- Le problème du porte-avions, Economica, 1990
- Le désarmement naval, Economica, 1995
- George Dumezil rattrapé par la politique, Histoire, économie et société, 1995
- L’histoire maritime en France, Economica, 1998
- L’œuvre de Georges Dumézil, Economica, 1998
- En collaboration avec Claude Huan Darlan, Fayard, 1998
- La puissance maritime, Fayard, 1998
- Le patrimoine mobilier, Economica, 1999
- La lutte pour l’empire de la mer, Economica, 1999
- Lettres et notes de l'amiral Darlan, Economica, 1999
- Marins et océans T. 2, Economica, 1999
- Mers El-Kebir, Economica, 1999
- Phénomène nouvelle histoire, Economica, 1999
- L’évolution de la pensée navale Vol. 7, Economica, 199923
- Décadence de l’Occident, Perrin, 2000
- Pensée stratégique et humanisme, Economica, 2000
- Géostratégie du Pacifique, Economica, 2001
- Traité de stratégie, 3e édition, Economica, 2002
- Traité de stratégie, Economica, 2003, traduit en six langues.
- Le meilleur des ambassadeurs, théorie et pratique de la diplomatie navale, Economica, 2007
- 2030, la fin de la mondialisation ?, Éditions Tempora, Perpignan, 2008, 134 p24.
- Ratzingeriana : bibliographie commentée de Joseph Ratzinger, L'Homme Nouveau, 2012
- Bréviaire stratégique, Argos, 2013 (posthume)
- Avec Martin Motte, Approches de la géopolitique, Economica, 2013 (posthume)
Awards
[edit]- Broquette-Gonin prize 1983.
- Grand prix de l’Académie de marine 1985 pour Castex, le stratège inconnu 26
- Prize of the Académie diplomatique internationale (en) 1985 pour Géostratégie de l'Atlantique Sud
- Castex prize 1990
- Edmond-Fréville prize 1999.
- Knight of the Légion d'honneur Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur en 2006.
- Knight of the ordre du Mérite maritime Chevalier de l'ordre du Mérite maritime
- Knight of the ordre des Arts et des Lettres Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Bibliography
[edit]- Olivier Boré de Loisy, Mehdi Bouzoumita, Alexis Buvat, Bruno Colson, Myren Coutau-Bégarie, Paul Coutau-Bégarie, Paul-Marie Coûteaux, François-Xavier Dillmann, Jean-François Dubos, Gaël Flichy, Joseph Henrotin, Jean-Jacques Langendorf, Jérôme de Lespinois, François Monnier, Martin Motte, Jovan Pavlevski, Jean-Pierre Poussou, Isabelle Redon, Fabrice Roubelat, Georges-Henri Soutou, Lars Wedin et Olivier Zajec (préf. Claire Coutau-Bégarie), Hervé Coutau-Bégarie, 1956-2012 : l'homme, l'historien, le stratégiste, Paris, Institut de stratégie comparée, 2015, 306 p. (ISBN 979-10-92051-09-4).
References
[edit]- ^ "Dix ans après - Hervé Coutau-Bégarie revient sur le 11 septembre 2001 : « Ne rêvons pas d'un monde sans ennemis »". 9 October 2020.
- ^ "La mort d'Hervé Coutau-Bégarie". 28 February 2012.
- ^ "Hervé Coutau-Bégarie : Un testament d'avenir". Le Monde. 16 March 2012.
- ^ "Hervé COUTAU-BÉGARIE, un maître à penser de la stratégie". 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Le prix Castex décerné à M. Hervé Coutau-Bégarie". 27 February 1990.
