2003-2005 Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Bielefeld
Areas of Expertise:
The EU as an actor and a structure in international relations; development of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and foreign policy instruments of the EU; small states in European security governance; EU-US cooperation; relationships between the EU and third states and international organisations
Current focus:
Strategic partnerships and interregional relations of the EU; justice and home affairs in European foreign and security policy; justice and home affairs issues in transatlantic cooperation; political leadership of the EU-3 (Germany, France and Great Britain) in European foreign and security policy