RESEARCH
My research interests include Nuclear Arms Control, Deterrence, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation; Emerging Technologies and their impact on International Security; Euro-Atlantic and European Security; as well as International Security Institutions. In particular, my research focuses on the role of the United States, Russia, and NATO. I am especially interested in the following topics:
- Nuclear Policies
- Emerging Technologies (AI, LAWS, Cyber, AM, Drones, Hypersonic Vehicles)
- NATO and Conventional Deterrence
- U.S., German, and Russian Foreign and Security Policy
- OSCE and Conventional Arms Control/CSBMs
- Cooperative Security in Europe
Please find below summaries of past and ongoing research projects and scholarly work I have been conducting with the generous support of a variety of funders and partners.
2020
Grant: €465,000.00
Funder: Federal Foreign Office
Project: Program on "International Cyber Security (ICS)"
2020
Grant: €5,000.00
Funder: Federal Foreign Office
Project: Capturing Technology, Rethinking Arms Control
2020
Research Cooperation: €85,000.00
Partner: Körber Stiftung
Project: Körber Strategic Stability Initiative
2019
Research Cooperation: €70,000.00
Partner: Johns Hopkins University SAIS
Project: Nuclear Studies Research Initiative
2019 - 2021
Grant: €360,000.00
Funder: Federal Foreign Office
Project: Challenges to Deep Nuclear Cuts, 6th cycle
2018 - 2019
Grant: $300,000.00
Funder: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Project: Nuclear Phase Out and International Peace & Security
2017 - 2018
Grant: $50,000.00
Funder: The Stanley Foundation
Project: Additive Manufacturing and Nuclear Nonproliferation
2016 - 2017
Award: Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship
Funder: Stanton Foundation
2016
Grant: €37,000.00
Funder: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Project: N.EX.T. – Nuclear Expert Talks
Grant: €11,640.00
Funder: EU Non-Proliferation Consortium
Project: Three Nonproliferation and Disarmament Internships
Grant: €10,200.00
Funder: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Moscow Office
Project: Workshop European Security and Arms Control
Grant: €96,000.00
Funder: Federal Foreign Office
Project: Challenges to Deep Nuclear Cuts, 3rd cycle
2014
Grant: €100,000.00
Funder: Federal Foreign Office and the Behörde für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Gleichstellung der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg
Project: Challenges to Deep Nuclear Cuts, 2nd cycle
2013
Grant: €120,000.00
Funder: Federal Foreign Office
Project: Challenges to Deep Nuclear Cuts, 1st cycle
Grant: €10,000.00
Funder: Behörde für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Gleichstellung der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg
Project: Feasibility study for project Deep Nuclear Cuts
2011 - 2013
Award: PhD Scholarship
Funder: Evangelisches Studienwerk e.V. Villigst
2011
Award: UN Fellowship on Disarmament
Funder: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
2009 - 2010
Award: Research Scholarship
Funder: Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg