I am a political scientist, theologian, columnist, and geopolitical risk adviser with over 15 years of experience at the intersection of global security architecture, foreign policy, and democratic resilience. My work bridges academic research, government advisory, and international strategic counsel.

My core focus areas are US-China-Taiwan relations, the strategic and economic dynamics of the Indo-Pacific, and the resilience of democratic institutions. I have a track record of translating geopolitical shifts into actionable foresight, having served as Senior Policy Adviser to the FDP Parliamentary Caucus in the German Bundestag, delivering regular strategic briefings and policy assessments on East Asian affairs to senior political decision-makers. I currently moderate a democracy-focused speaker series for the Goethe-Institut in the United States, engaging public audiences on the challenges facing liberal democracies today.

My academic grounding includes dual doctorates (PhD in Language & Politics, ThD in Comparative Religion) and an Adjunct Professorship at New York University (NYU). My research affiliations span the University of Cambridge (CRASSH & IRIS), the University of Oxford (Oxford Internet Institute), and Harvard University (Center for European Studies & Divinity School).

I have lived in Islamic, Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist societies — through doctoral fieldwork in Egypt and Turkey and extended periods in Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Japan. Geopolitical constellations are frequently misread by analysts who lack the ability to decipher their underlying historical and religious dynamics; my theological training and experience across these traditions give me a rare capacity to read the deeper drivers behind conflict and cooperation, from the Middle East to East Asia — and now inform my work on the ethics of artificial intelligence.

I advise leading global institutions on geopolitical risk and institutional resilience in the digital era, serving as Senior Advisor to the Berggruen Institute, formerly as Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, and as a former member of the Advisory Board of Sanity Group. I spent several years working with the Vodafone Institute for Society and Communications on AI ethics, governance, and the societal impacts of emerging technology.

Earlier in my career, I founded and scaled the debate magazine The European to a successful corporate exit, and have written for national and international media, such as The New York Times, and Politico. I am a frequent guest on television and radio, explaining geopolitical developments and current affairs to broad audiences.

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