# Nicolas Henin (@nicolashenin.net)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/nicolashenin.net
Headline: Consultant and trainer, I track terrorism, violent extremism, hate speech and monitor disinformation.

## About

Consultant and trainer on CT, CVE and disinformation. Author of fiction and non-fiction books. Former war correspondent. Fellow IHEDN 69 (Institut des hautes études de la Défense nationale).

## Experience

- **Researcher, Consultant at Self employed** (2019 – present)
  I provide consultancy and vocational training services to private and public actors confronted with violent extremism, hate speech and disinformation.
- **Expert Chaire UNESCO-PREV at UNESCO** (2020 – present)
  Member of the experts pool of the Chair in Prevention of Radicalisation and Violent Extremism.
- **Threat analyst at SDIS 78** (2020 – present)
  CT preparedness and training. Threat analysis and monitoring. Prevention of VE.
- **Expert at Radicalisation Awareness Network - RAN** (2018 – 2024)
  Member of the experts pool of the RAN CoE.
- **Expert at EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation** (2025 – present)
- **Project Consultant - (Mis)Translating Deceit at The University of Manchester** (2023 – present)
  Project consultant and advisory board member at (Mis)Translating Deceit, A 3-year AHRC-funded interdisciplinary research project aiming to develop a new, holistic approach to a key global challenge. https://www.mis-translating-deceit.com/
- **Festival manager at Festival du Film Européen en Mauritanie** (2023 – present)
  Foundation and management of the festival, selection of films and speakers. The European Film Festival in Mauritania takes place every spring since 2023.
- **Research Staff Member at Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)** (2019 – present)
  Réseau de l'Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF) d'experts internationaux sur les questions de radicalisations.
- **Expert projet at CFI, agence française de développement médias** (2023 – 2024)
  Support to the implementation of the Desinfox Sahel project.
  
  Capacity-building for a platform of fact-checkers across 10 African countries, training and mentoring, implementation of the editorial project, and support for its first major events (Africa Fact summits, etc.)
- **Senior external researcher at EU DisinfoLab** (2019 – 2023)
  Disinformation monitoring. Open source investigations. Support and advocacy for policy framing.
- **Reserve Officer at Brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris (BSPP)** (2018 – 2020)
  CT preparedness and training. Threat analysis and monitoring. Prevention of VE.
- **President at Action resilience** (2017 – 2019)
- **Correspondent at BFMTV** (2016 – 2017)
  Freelance terrorism correspondent. Comment and analysis on terror threats, actions and networks.
- **Correspondent at Le Point** (2003 – 2017)
  Freelance writer.
- **Sessional Lecturer at Kyungpook National University** (2016 – 2016)
  Lecturer at the Summer school of Humanities (Human sciences).
- **Chargé de cours at Institut Pratique du Journalisme - IPJ Paris Dauphine** (2015 – 2015)
  Animation de la "Semaine internationale" avec les étudiants de Master
  \1. Encadrement de la réalisation de travaux sur le thème de l'Afrique.
- **Reporter at Solas films** (2007 – 2014)
  Freelance reporter.
- **Correspondent at ARTE** (2006 – 2014)
  Freelance producer and reporter.
- **Correspondent at La Croix** (2009 – 2013)
- **Correspondent at Radio France** (2004 – 2007)
  Freelance correspondent in Baghdad, Iraq.

## Education

- **Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN)** — Auditeur (2016 – 2017)

## Skills

- Photography
- Breaking News
- Journalism
- Documentaries
- Film
- Radio Broadcasting
- Investigative Reporting
- Storytelling
- New Media
- Online Journalism
- Newspapers
- News Writing
- Broadcast
- Television
- Editing
- Broadcasting
- Broadcast Journalism
- Journalisme

## Certifications

- SecNumAcadémie — ANSSI - Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information
- Brevet national de moniteur des premiers secours — Ministère de l'Intérieur
- Sensibilisation à la menace terroriste — Secrétariat Général de la Défense et de la Sécurité Nationale
- Atelier RGPD — CNIL
- Référencement Datadock organisme de formation — Datadock
- Awareness E-Learning — Counter Terrorism Policing
- Éducation aux droits de l'Homme — Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (https://clom-edh-francophonie.org/)
- Prevention of Youth Radicalization Through Self-Awareness on Cognitive Biases — Universiteit Gent (https://mooc.precobias.eu/course)
- La protection du secret — DRSD (https://www.drsd.defense.gouv.fr/la-protection-du-secret-de-la-defense-nationale)
- edX Verified Certificate for Governance and regulation, access to information and media viability — edX (https://courses.edx.org/certificates/fb02f577db8f4ebaac501e05ad4813b4)

## Projects

- **Toxic Somalia, l'autre Somalie**
  Author and researcher.
- **Tonnerre roulant sur Bagdad** — http://www.film-documentaire.fr/4DACTION/w_fiche_film/38538_1
  Director of photography and researcher.
- **Sahara, la Fureur et l'Oubli** — http://www.film-documentaire.fr/4DACTION/w_fiche_film/52706_1
  Director of photography and researcher.
- **First European film festival in Mauritania** — https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090705653307
  Design and implementation of the first European film festival in Mauritania. Research and relations with sponsors and partners, institutional communication, selection of films to be screened, organisation of a masterclass and film education activities.

## Publications

- « La souveraineté numérique se construit par étapes, et si les institutions ne bougent pas, le public ne bougera pas » — nicolashenin.leaflet.pub (https://nicolashenin.leaflet.pub/3mn2f5serbk2n)
- “Digital sovereignty is built in stages, and if the institutions do not take action, the public will not either” — nicolashenin.leaflet.pub (https://nicolashenin.leaflet.pub/3mmen6wya3s2j)
- Quel impact l'Internet zéro clic aura-t-il sur l'écosystème informationnel ? — nicolashenin.leaflet.pub (https://nicolashenin.leaflet.pub/3mkidhfzjdc2j)
- Le feu comme arme. Réflexion initiale sur la coordination des forces de l'ordre et des sapeurs-pompiers — CRGN (https://www.gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr/crgn/publications/les-notes-du-crgn/note-crgn-n-115-le-feu-comme-arme)
- France: Interference Based on "Resistance to the System" in Russia and the Far-Right: Insights From Ten European Countries — ICCT (https://icct.nl/russia-and-far-right-insights-ten-european-countries)
- Guerre en Ukraine — Critères éditions (https://www.criteres-editions.com/accueil/229-c215-guerre-en-ukraine-9782370260956.html)
- L'Asphyxie: Raqqa, chronique d'une apocalypse (préface) — Denoël (http://www.denoel.fr/Catalogue/DENOEL/Document/L-Asphyxie)
- Syrie, le pays brûlé (1970-2021). Le livre noir des Assad: Le livre noir des Assad (contribution) — Seuil (https://www.seuil.com/ouvrage/syrie-le-pays-brule-1970-2021-collectif/9782021502336)
- La lutte contre le terrorisme : ses acquis et ses défis / The fight against terrorism: ...: Liber Amicorum Gilles de Kerchove — Bruylant Edition
- Fehlender Mindestabstand: Die Coronakrise und die Netzwerke der Demokratiefeinde — Herder (https://www.herder.de/geschichte-politik-shop/fehlender-mindestabstand-klappenbroschur/c-34/p-20815/)
- Comprendre le terrorisme — Fayard
- Notre monde est-il plus dangereux ? - 25 questions pour vous faire votre opinion — Armand Collin (https://www.armand-colin.com/notre-monde-est-il-plus-dangereux-25-questions-pour-vous-faire-votre-opinion-9782200620127#:~:text=Les%20terroristes%20sont%2Dils%20des,craindre%20une%20guerre%20de%20civilisations%20%3F)
- Haytham, une jeunesse syrienne — Dargaud
- La France russe: Enquête sur les réseaux de Poutine — Fayard
- Der IS und die Fehler des Westens: Warum wir den Terror militärisch nicht besiegen können — Orell Füssli
- Cihat Akademisi; İslam Devleti'ni Nasıl Yanlış Anladık? — Hattuşaş Yayıncılık
- Jihad Academy: The Rise of Islamic State — Bloomsbury
- أكاديمية الجهاد — Noir et blanc etc.
- Papa hérisson rentrera-t-il à la maison ? — Flammarion
- Jihad Academy — Fayard
- Irak : Les médias en guerre — Sinbad, Actes Sud

## Volunteering

- Member at International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
- Deputy Administrator at Conseil de Déontologie Journalistique et de Médiation (CDJM)
- Member of the Scientific and Cultural Council at Musée-mémorial du terrorisme
- Equipier secouriste, chef d'intervention, moniteur at Croix-Rouge française
- Senior fellow at Institut Open Diplomacy

## Honors and awards

- Award for Courage in Journalism
- Médaille nationale de reconnaissance aux victimes du terrorisme
- Prix littéraire de la jeunesse
- Prix littéraire de la citoyenneté
- Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- Prix du livre Géopolitique
- Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Mérite
- Best books of 2015

## Languages

- English (full_professional)
- French (native)
- German (professional_working)
- Arabic (limited_working)

## Other profiles

- website: https://nicolashenin.net
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolashenin2/