Dr. Henning Hoff is executive editor of Internationale Politik Quarterly (IPQ) and editor-at-large ofInternationale Politik (IP). He studied international history in Cologne and London and worked as a foreign correspondent in the British capital for nearly a decade after receiving his doctorate. In 2011, he joined IP and its publisher, the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). Since 2014, he has also been responsible for the IP‘s international edition, the IPQ.
Dr. Henning Hoff
Executive Editor, Internationale Politik Quarterly
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