I am a second-year student in the MPhil in International Relations and a member of New College. Together with my colleague A.J, I serve as the course representative for the MPhil IR. I am broadly interested in contemporary German foreign and defence policy. My thesis will investigate the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on German strategic culture.
Before beginning the MPhil, I obtained a BA in History from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, graduating cum laude. During my undergraduate studies, I was also part of the Honours College and took part in an extracurricular interdisciplinary programme for excellent students. I also served on various committees within my university, including a term as an elected member of the faculty council. I wrote my bachelor's thesis on the role of historical responsibility and guilt in German parliamentary debates about foreign policy towards the successor states of the USSR.
Next to my studies, I am the Deputy Treasurer of the Oxford International Relations Society and the New College MCR Welfare Officer.
Research Interests:
- German foreign and defence policy
- Strategic Culture
- Security Studies
- Memory politics and emotions
Languages:
- German (Native)
- English (C2)
- French (B1)
- Spanish (B1)
