Austrian Federal Police 2005-2010. Studied History and English/American Studies in Graz, the United States and Germany. Defense Analyst at the Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University (ISPK) 2016-2019. PhD in political sciences from Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, 2019. Author of „The Decline of European Naval Forces: Challenges to Sea Power in an Age of Fiscal Austerity and Political Uncertainty” (US Naval Institute Press, 2018) and “European Naval Power: From Cold War to Hybrid Wars”, (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024). Editor JIPSS and Pantier Report. CEO SICHER LEBEN gGmbH, Senior Fellow at Institute for Security Policy Kiel.

Research Focus: International Relations, U.S. and European Security and Defense Policy, Maritime Strategy and Security, Radicalization and Extremism.