Bachelor of Arts (BA) · Leiden University
Felix Heuner has completed a B.A. in European Studies at Maastricht University. As a scholarship holder of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, his research focuses on international security and industrial policy. After completing internships at the German Foreign Ministry in New York, the German Ministry for Economic Affairs in Berlin, and the department for geopolitical risk analysis at the BMW Group, he is currently pursuing a M.Sc. in Crisis and Security Management at Leiden University.
How can we maximise the societal benefit of increasing defence expenditure? There is a positive correlation between higher defence expenditure and overall public R&D expenditure. The EU needs to strengthen the interconnectedness of the defence and civilian sectors to maximise innovative spillover…
1. What is the current state of international climate negotiations? 2. The increasing tensions between western states and other actors, such as Russia, China and the Oil States, make climate negotations more and more difficult. It becomes more and more unlikely that states will be able to agree …
The Axis of Rogues undermines the Western-led order. Iran and North Korea arm Russia in its Ukraine invasion, while China strengthens ties with Russia.
After a wave of military coup d’états in the Sahel region, EU member states had to withdraw around 7400 troops. This security vacuum now leads to increasing instability in the region.
The significance of the digital realm has increased in international conflicts – and with it, too, the impact of private tech companies.