Research Fellow
Seit 04/2021: Research Fellow am GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies und im Project "World Order Narratives of the Global South" (WONAGO)
09/2016 - 01/2021: Assistant Professor of International Relations and Iranian Studies at Leiden University, The Netherlands
09/2014 - 08/2016: Lecturer of International Security at Groningen University
01/2016-present: Associate Researcher at Clingendael Institute of International Relations, The Hague, The Netherlands
09/2019-present: Affiliate Researcher at Leiden Asia Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
Ausbildung: PhD in International Security, Groningen University, The Netherlands
Geoeconomics (infrastructure-security nexus) Middle East-China Relations China’s Belt and Road Initiative (aka “The New Silk Road”) Cybersecurity (“Digital Silk Road”, China 2025, etc.)
The Middle East (Iran and GCC) East Asia (China)