Fabian Klose

Prof. Dr. Fabian Klose is a faculty member at the University of Cologne, serving as Professor of International History and Historical Peace and Conflict Research. He is the geschäftsführender Direktor (Executive Director) of the newly established Cologne Center for Advanced Studies in International History and Law (CHL), which fosters interdisciplinary collaboration between international law and history through partnerships with institutions like the Alfred Landecker Foundation.

• Research focuses on human rights, humanitarianism, and international law from the 19th to 21st centuries
• Specializes in 19th-century humanitarian intervention, 20th-century world wars, decolonization, and Cold War dynamics
• Co-edited the open-access anthology Wie schreibt man Internationale Geschichte? (2024) with Dr. Arvid Schors
• Active in public academic discourse, including discussions on international law and history with Prof. Angelika Nußberger and Prof. Claus Kreß

Prof. Klose contributes to lecture series like Signatures of World Society (Bielefeld University) and the Konrad Adenauer Lectures (CHL). He is also a Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Martin Programme on Changing Global Orders in 2024. The CHL collaborates with institutions like the Academy for European Human Rights Protection on events such as lectures on 'Censorship of German and Germany in Israel (1948–1967)' and 'End of Immunity' discussions.