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'''Louis-François Duchêne''' (17 February 1927 - 12 July 2005) was a British born journalist and political analyst.  He was the second director of the [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]], which he headed from 1969 to 1974. Duchene like his predecessor in the role [[Alistair Buchan]] was a former journalist at ''The Economist''. He had also worked as a Fellow at the [[Ford Foundation]] for two years immediately prior to his appointment,<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/francois-duchene-500100.html ‘Obituary: Francois Duchene’], ''The Independent'', 25 July 2005</ref> and had worked in military intelligence during his national service.<ref>Simon May, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2005/jul/22/guardianobituaries.eu 'François Duchêne - Gifted political and economic writer who shared Jean Monnet's vision of European unity'], The Guardian, 22 July 2005</ref>
  
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*Simon May, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2005/jul/22/guardianobituaries.eu 'François Duchêne - Gifted political and economic writer who shared Jean Monnet's vision of European unity'], The Guardian, 22 July 2005
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Revision as of 19:52, 24 September 2008

Louis-François Duchêne (17 February 1927 - 12 July 2005) was a British born journalist and political analyst. He was the second director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, which he headed from 1969 to 1974. Duchene like his predecessor in the role Alistair Buchan was a former journalist at The Economist. He had also worked as a Fellow at the Ford Foundation for two years immediately prior to his appointment,[1] and had worked in military intelligence during his national service.[2]

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