Joachim Krause is professor for International Relations at the Christian-Albrechts-University at Kiel (Germany) since October 2001. He also is Director of the Institute for Security Policy at the University of Kiel (ISUK) and member of the Scientific Council of the Research Institute of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). During the Academic year 2002/2003 he was Steven Muller Chair of German Studies at the Bologna Center of the Paul-H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University. He is member of the IISS-Council since 1999.