Defence and strategy

gunther.hauser@bmlv.gv.at

Born in 1968. Graduated from the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, Dr. Hauser received his M.A. in Political Science/International Law (University of Innsbruck) and his Ph.D. in Political Science/Austrian Politics (University of Salzburg). Since 2001, he is senior researcher and lecturer for European security policy and international law at the Institute for Strategy and Security Policy/National Defense Academy, Vienna. He widely published books and articles about European security architecture, transatlantic relations, security policy and international law, neutrality, and Austrian parliamentary system. Since 2002, he is writing articles as permanent journalist for several Austrian military newspapers. Dr. Hauser is a member of ECSA Austria (European Community Studies Association) in Vienna, of Presseclub Concordia (Austrian Press Club) in Vienna, a director for international relations and world order issues at the Düsseldorf Institute for Foreign and Security Policy (Düsseldorfer Institut für Aussen- und Sicherheitspolitik – DIAS) and a vice president of the ScientiƒOc Forum for International Security at the Führungsakademie in Hamburg.