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'''Col. Jacques Baud''' is a former colonel of the General Staff, ex-member of the [[Swiss]] strategic intelligence, specialist on Eastern countries. He was trained in the [[American]] and [[UK]] [[intelligence service]]s. He has served as Policy Chief for United Nations Peace Operations. As a [[UN]] expert on [[rule of law]] and security institutions, he designed and led the first multidimensional UN intelligence unit in the [[Sudan]]. He has worked for the [[African Union]] and was for 5 years responsible for the fight, at [[NATO]], against the proliferation of small arms. He was involved in discussions with the highest [[Russian]] military and intelligence officials just after the fall of the [[USSR]]. Within NATO, he followed the 2014 [[Maidan coup]] and later participated in programs to assist the [[Kyiv regime]].  

'''Jacques Baud''' (b. 1955) is a [[Swiss]] former colonel in the Swiss Armed Forces, strategic intelligence officer, and analyst specializing in [[Eastern Europe]]an countries, [[terrorism]], and [[asymmetric warfare]].

Baud is the author of several books on intelligence, war and [[terrorism]], in particular ''Le Détournement'' published by SIGEST and ''Gouverner par les fake news'', ''L’affaire Navalny'', 'Poutine, maître du jeu?'', is published by Max Milo. His latest book is ''Covert Wars in Ukraine''.<ref>[https://www.thepostil.com/jacques-baud-covert-wars-in-ukraine/ Jacques Baud: Covert Wars in Ukraine], By Jacques Baud / June 1, 2025.</ref>

 

Baud is a prolific [[author]] of books on intelligence, terrorism, and [[geopolitics]], published mainly in [[French]] by Max Milo Éditions. Notable titles include:

 

*''Gouverner par les fake news'' (Governing by Fake News)

*''Poutine, maître du jeu?'' (Putin: Game Master?)

*''L'art de la guerre russe'' (The Russian Art of War: How the West Led Ukraine to Defeat)<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Russian-Art-War-Ukraine-Defeat/dp/2315013062 The Russian Art of War: How the West Led Ukraine to Defeat] Paperback – January 8, 2024, by Jacques Baud (Author). [[amazon.com]]</ref>

*''''Covert Wars in Ukraine''.<ref>[https://www.thepostil.com/jacques-baud-covert-wars-in-ukraine/ Jacques Baud: Covert Wars in Ukraine], By Jacques Baud / June 1, 2025.</ref>

 

These works often critique [[MSM|Western media]] [[narrative]]s, [[NATO]] [[policies]], and [[misinformation]] in international conflicts, drawing on official [[Western alliance|Western]], [[Ukrainian]], and [[Russian]] sources. In December 2025, the [[EU]] placed [[economic sanctions]] on him.<ref>[https://ronpaulinstitute.org/eu-sanctions-swiss-intelligence-expert-jacques-baud/ EU Sanctions Swiss Intelligence Expert Jacques Baud], by [[Moon of Alabama]], ''[[The Ron Paul Institute]]'', Dec 16, 2025. ronpaulinstitute.org</ref> Baud was placed under a travel ban, his bank accounts frozen, and his property confiscated.<ref>[https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/former-swiss-intelligence-officer-targeted-by-new-eu-sanctions-on-russia/90665703 Former Swiss intelligence officer targeted by new EU sanctions against Russia], Elena Servettaz, December 19, 2025. www.swissinfo.ch</ref> No one is allowed to have business relations with him, including to buy [[food]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/VwNH3FLeZLA SANCTIONED: Col Jacques Baud Explains Being the EU's TARGET], [[Daniel Davis]] / Deep Dive, Dec 22, 2025. [[YouTube]].</ref> Due to the EU's [[extrajudicial]] sanctions regime, there is no [[court]] to make an appeal.<ref>[https://www.military-stuff.org/colonel-jacques-baud-nathalie-yamb-sanctioned-eu-goes-soviet-glenn-diesen Colonel Jacques Baud & Nathalie Yamb Sanctioned: EU Goes Soviet]] | [[Glenn Diesen]], December 16, 2025.www.military-stuff.org</ref>

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