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Charlotte Le Breton

Charlotte Le Breton

Co‑founder and President at Cirkkle

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
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Summary

Fintech founder focused on modernising traditional rotating-savings practices: as co‑founder and president of Cirkkle, she leads a product that digitises tontines (rotating savings/credit circles) to provide a secure, compliant platform for collective saving and project financing. cirkkle+1
Defence and strategic analyst with published research: worked as a research analyst at IISS and authored multiple analyses on seabed warfare, space-based intelligence, French defence exports and regional maritime security, showing substantive expertise in defence-industrial and maritime security topics. iiss+2
Middle East policy and diplomatic experience: held successive defence and political/press officer postings for French government institutions in the Middle East (Embassy of France in Oman; Embassy of France to the UAE) and completed Arabic language studies, combining regional policy work with language capability. myfrenchstartup+2
Academically trained in international relations and political science: holds graduate-level degrees in European and international studies and political science (ESPOL; Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas) and an undergraduate background in English literature and law, underpinning a profile that bridges policy analysis, languages and legal/political foundations. rocketreach+1

Work

Education

Projects

Writing

French defence exports to Europe: past, present and future

July 1, 2022

Research report examining the decline in the value of French defence exports to Europe during 2001–20, sectoral analysis, and implications for future European joint-development programmes and export prospects.

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French defence exports, meeting the future challenge

June 1, 2022

Analysis of France's defence-industrial outlook, export patterns (2001–20), challenges in Europe versus other regions, and outlook for French defence sales and European cooperation.

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France's Deep Dive into seabed warfare

February 1, 2022

Discussion of France's seabed-warfare strategy, capabilities gaps, procurement programmes (ROVs, CHOF, SLAM-F), and broader implications for seabed security and international cooperation.

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France's signal ambition for space-based intelligence

December 1, 2021

Overview of France's development of space-based COMINT/ELINT capabilities (CERES), associated satellite programmes and the growing military use of space.

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A new phase in the Gulf shipping threat?

September 1, 2021

IISS Military Balance blog analysis of evolving threats to Gulf shipping and related regional maritime security developments.

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