Émile Drousie, Author at

Independent Historian

Émile Drousie is a French exchange student at the University of Washington, Seattle. He was born in Toulouse, France’s fourth biggest city, and moved to Paris in 2015 where he began attending Sciences Po. There, he studied social sciences with an emphasis on political science and international relations. Back to France, he will start a master’s degree in International Security.

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