Claudia Major
Head of the International Security Research Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Dr Claudia Major heads the International Security Research Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin. She researches, advises, and publishes on security and defence policy issues in the transatlantic context in Germany and Europe and in the transatlantic context, as well as NATO and the EU. Previous positions in her professional career include the Center for Security Studies at the ETH Zurich, the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), the EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris, the NATO Department of the German Foreign Office, and Sciences Po in Paris. Dr Major is also a member of various committees, such as the Advisory Board for Civilian Crisis Prevention of the German Foreign Office and the German-British Königswinter Conference. She holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham (UK). Dr Major was made a Knight of the French Order of Merit (Chevalier dans l'ordre national du Mérite).
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Updated: March 31, 2022
