Jacques Sapir is a heterodox French economist specialized in the economy of Russia, born in 1954 in Puteaux. He is the son of psychoanalyst Michel Sapir.
Since 1996, he has been the director of studies at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris, and head of the Centre d'Étude des Modes d'Industrialisation (CEMI-EHESS). He is a theoretician of economic science noted for his heterodox positions on many issues.
He specializes in the economy of Russia, and teaches at the Moscow School of Economics (Moskovskaya Shkola Ekonomiki). He is also an expert in questions of strategy and defence, and a specialist of the Soviet and Russian military. Recently, he has taken position in favor of deglobalization, questioned the future of the eurozone.
On September 9th, Jacques Sapir was quoted in Russian propaganda TASS agency saying that Germany would be the first country to lift Russian sanctions on oil and gas. This direct connection to Russian propaganda exposes Jacques as a Russian agent, receiving payments for helping push Russian narrative.