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Nina MEYSSONNIER

Watercolour globe

Based in Italy, I am a cartographer and geopolitical analyst: I produce maps and analyses to make sense of international current affairs and geopolitical risks.

Experience

Assistant Ambassador for the Language Assistant Exchange Programme run by France Éducation internationale

September 2026 - ongoing - Veneto, Italy

Programme promotion and communication.

Language assistant in Italy

September 2026 - ongoing - Veneto, Italy

French lessons at an Italian vocational secondary school.

Cartographer and infographic journalist

September 2025 - September 2026 - Rennes, France

Writing articles for print and online newspapers.

Creating maps and infographics for other journalists.

Treasurer of the Géodote association

September 2024 - September 2026 - Paris, France

Management of the association’s bank accounts.

Organisation of a cartography competition.

Organisation of conferences on sensitive cartography.

Launch of the Géopodcast, a podcast dedicated to geopolitics.

Private tutor at Complétude

September 2024 - September 2026 - Paris, France

Private tuition from primary school to A-level in French, history and geography, geopolitics and philosophy.

Geopolitical risk analyst for AXA International

September 2025 - February 2026 - Paris, France

Thesis: “Geopolitical triggers of hybrid threats to AXA’s operations: mapping cyber-physical risks”.

Written and defended entirely in English.

Education

Master’s degree in Geopolitics at the French Institute of Geopolitics

September 2024 - September 2026

Awarded a Master’s 2 degree through a work-study programme with first-class honours (19/20).

Awarded a Master’s 1 degree with first-class honours (16/20), following the completion of a research dissertation on the return of the Chagos Archipelago.

Bachelor’s degree in geography after 3 years of preparatory classes in literature

September 2021 - July 2024 - Lyon, France

Attended the A/L preparatory classes (hypokhâgne, khâgne, khûbe), specialising in history and geography.

Achieved the minimum entry requirements for the École normale supérieure de Lyon.

Represented pupils as class representative.

Software skills

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Datawrapper
  • Flourish
  • QGIS
  • Office suite

Languages

  • English - professional skills
  • French - native language
  • Italian - professional skills