Areas of Expertise

  • Security and defense
  • Military capabilities
  • Defense industry
  • Security and defense policy of Germany and other major European countries
  • EU Common Security and Defense Policy
  • NATO

Short Bio

Christian Mölling has been deputy director of DGAPs Research Institute until August 31, 2024. He also headed the Center for Security and Defense.

Before joining DGAP, Mölling held research and leadership positions with the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), the International Security Research Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich, and the Hamburg Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy.

He has been a visiting fellow at the European Union Institute for Security Studies in Paris, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London, and the Paris-based Fondation pour la recherche stratégique.

Mölling studied politics, economics, and history at the universities of Duisburg and Warwick and holds a doctoral degree from Ludwig Maximilian Universität Munich.

Languages

German, English, French

 

[Last updated: August 2024]

Dr. Christian Mölling

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Publications

German Defense Spending

A Repeat of the Past Instead of a New Era
Author/s
Dr. Christian Mölling
Torben Schütz
Sören Hellmonds
Policy Brief

European Defense in A New Age (#EDINA)

Geostrategic Changes and European Responses Shaping the Defense Ecosystem
Author/s
Dr. Christian Mölling
Sören Hellmonds
Theresa Caroline Winter
Report

No Time to Lose: How Germany’s Zeitenwende in Defense Can Succeed

Germany has promised to fundamentally change its approach to defense and security. Yet, the policy so far lacks drive, focus, and strategy. Here are some proposals to turn the Zeitenwende into a success.

Author/s
Dr. Claudia Major
Dr. Christian Mölling
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