"Politically, France is really in a weak position now," de Kochko said.
He singled out an array of problems related to France's domestic and foreign policy that he said should be considered when it comes to the Friday attacks in the French capital.
"The [French] government is not very popular, because there are very big economic problems, because of the migration crisis and because there will be regional elections soon in which the far-right may win," he said.
According to him, the only way for France to become a strong country is for it to try to pursue a sovereign foreign policy.
The interview came just hours after France declared a state of emergency and closed its borders following a series of deadly terror attacks in Paris.
Late Friday evening, suicide bombers and gunmen armed with automatic rifles attacked several public locations across the French capital, including restaurants, a music hall and a sports stadium.
The highest death toll has been reported at the Bataclan music hall, where terrorists slaughtered up to 100 young people who had come to attend a heavy metal concert.
Following the tragedy, French President Francois Hollande pledged that the country would continue its fight against terrorists and that the fight would be "merciless".
