Christopher Daase

Prof. Christopher Daase is a leading academic in International Relations and Security Studies, serving as Professor at Goethe University Frankfurt and Deputy Director of the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF). He heads PRIF's Research Department on International Security, focusing on arms control, terrorism, and global governance. His career includes roles as Chair in International Organization at Goethe University and positions at institutions like Harvard University and the University of Kent. He co-founded the Arms Control Negotiation Academy (ACONA) and advises OPCW on education/outreach. Daase’s research spans nuclear non-proliferation, transnational politics, and the crisis of liberal world order, with over 200 publications including books like Rule in International Politics. He received the Ernst-Reuter Award (1996) and leads initiatives on dual-use technologies and conflict resolution.

Education: PhD in Political Science (Freie Universität Berlin, 1996), with prior studies in Philosophy, Literature, and Art History at Hamburg, Freiburg, and Berlin universities.

Key Projects: Manages PRIF’s research clusters on biological/nuclear disarmament, emerging technologies, and ecological conflict. Active in EU Non-Proliferation Consortium and Leibniz labs like RADIS and TraCe. His work bridges academia and policy, addressing contemporary challenges like hybrid warfare and global security governance.