Marina Henke

Marina Henke is Professor of International Relations at the Hertie School and Director of the Centre for International Security. She specializes in grand strategy, nuclear security, and European security and defence policy.

• PhD in Politics and Public Policy, Princeton University
• Double MSc in Development Studies and International Political Economy, Sciences Po Paris & London School of Economics
• BA in Economics, Politics, and Latin American Studies, Sciences Po Paris

Her research focuses on grand strategy and nuclear security, with a particular emphasis on European security dynamics. She has contributed to debates on NATO’s future and Germany’s strategic posture under the Zeitenwende.

Henke’s 2019 book, Constructing Allied Cooperation, won three major awards: the Lepgold Best Book Award, ISA Diplomacy Section Best Book Award, and APSA International Collaboration Section Best Book Award.

• 2020 Lepgold Best Book Award
• 2020 ISA Diplomacy Section Best Book Award
• 2020 APSA International Collaboration Section Best Book Award

Henke has also been actively engaged in public discourse, analyzing Germany’s National Security Strategy and NATO’s strategic direction. She teaches the graduate course War, Peace & Strategy at the Hertie School.