Bureau

Dr Hugo MEIJER

Founding Director

Dr Hugo Meijer

CNRS Research Fellow — Sciences Po, Center for International Studies (CERI).

Thèmes de recherche : International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, Security Studies, Alliances.

Dr Marie Robin

Treasurer

Dr Marie Robin

Assistant Professor of War Studies — Leiden University.

Thèmes de recherche : Revenge in international relations, Strategic use of emotions, Evolution of conflictuality, Ethics of war.

Prof. Moritz Weiss

Secretary-General

Prof. Moritz Weiss

Senior Lecturer and Principal Investigator — Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

Thèmes de recherche : International Relations, Theorizing (informal) institutions, European integration, Governance of international security.

Prof. Silvia D’Amato

Board Member

Prof. Silvia D’Amato

Associate Professor — James Madison University.

Thèmes de recherche : Terrorism, Political Violence and War, Peace and Justice.

Dr Julia Carver

Board Member

Dr Julia Carver

Assistant Professor — Leiden University.

Thèmes de recherche : Foreign policymaking, Strategic concepts, Emerging digital technologies.

Prof. Marco Wyss

Board Member

Prof. Marco Wyss

Professor of International History and Security — Lancaster University; Research Fellow — Stellenbosch University; Senior Research Fellow — School of Advanced Study, University of London.

Thèmes de recherche : Cold War, African and European defence, Neutrality.

Dr Eliza Gheorghe

Board Member

Dr Eliza Gheorghe

Assistant Professor — Department of International Relations, Bilkent University.

Thèmes de recherche : International Relations Theory, International Security, Nuclear Politics.

Prof. Marina Henke

Board Member

Prof. Marina Henke

Professor of International Relations and Director of the Centre for International Security — Hertie School.

Thèmes de recherche : Intervention decision-making, Nuclear security, U.S. and European Grand Strategy.

Dr Sanne Verschuren

Board Member

Dr Sanne Verschuren

Assistant Professor of International Security — Boston University.

Thèmes de recherche : Domestic determinants of security policy, Role of ideas, norms, and institutions in national security decision-making.

Prof. Revecca Pedi

Board Member

Prof. Revecca Pedi

Associate Professor of International Relations — University of Macedonia.

Thèmes de recherche : International relations of small states, Theories of international relations, International relations and the European Union.

Dr Chiara Libiseller

Board Member

Dr Chiara Libiseller

Lecturer in Strategic Studies — King’s College London.

Thèmes de recherche : Knowledge production on war, Changing character of war, Impact of technology on the theory and practice of war.

Alisa Kerschbaum

Board Member

Alisa Kerschbaum

Research Grant Advisor — University of Amsterdam.

Thèmes de recherche : Global affairs, International Peace & Security, Environmental security.

Prof. Nicolas Blarel

Board Member

Prof. Nicolas Blarel

Associate Professor of International Relations and Director of Studies — Leiden University.

Thèmes de recherche : Foreign Policy Analysis, Politics of migration governance, International politics of South Asia.

Prof. Antonio Calcara

Board Member

Prof. Antonio Calcara

Professor — Vrije Universiteit Brussels.

Thèmes de recherche : European Security and Defence, Defence Industry, Political Economy.

Prof. Olivier Schmitt

Board Member

Prof. Olivier Schmitt

Head of Research — Institute for Military Operations at the Royal Danish Defence College.

Thèmes de recherche : Military Operations, Alliances, Transformation.

Prof. Chiara Ruffa

Board Member

Prof. Chiara Ruffa

Professor of Political Science — Sciences Po, Center for International Studies (CERI).

Thèmes de recherche : Multilateralism on the ground, Peacekeeping, Civil-military relations, Political sociology, Fieldwork.

Dr Tim Sweijs

Board Member

Dr Tim Sweijs

Senior Research Fellow — Netherlands’ War Studies Research Centre; Director of Research — The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies.

Thèmes de recherche : Warfare (past, present, future), Strategy, Coercion, Deterrence, Emerging technologies.

Prof. Filip Ejdus

Board Member

Prof. Filip Ejdus

Professor of Security Studies — Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade.

Thèmes de recherche : Identity, memory, and emotions, International interventions, Civil-military relations, Security sector reform.

Sarka Kolmasova

Board Member

Sarka Kolmasova

Deputy Head & Assistant Professor — Department of International Relations and European Studies, Metropolitan University Prague.

Thèmes de recherche : Norms, Military Interventions, Responsibility to Protect, Human Rights in International Politics.

Équipe de soutien

Dr Arthur PB Laudrain

Technology Coordinator

Dr Arthur PB Laudrain

Arthur is responsible for most of the online logistics of the organisation. He is Team Lead and a Senior Researcher for Cyber Security at the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich. Arthur has been with us since 2017.

Dr John NT Helferich

Events Coordinator

Dr John NT Helferich

John is your first point of contact. He is in charge of our email communications, and ensures smooth coordination between chairs and panel members, among other things. He is a DPhil candidate in International Relations at St. Antony's College, Oxford. John joined the Initiative in 2018.

Eugenio Sanchez

Communications Coordinator

Eugenio Sanchez

Eugenio assists with the development of our communication strategy and the logistics of our events. He is a PhD candidate in International Relations at Sciences Po Paris. Eugenio joined the Initiative in 2023.