Areas of Expertise

  • German and European defense policy
  • Armament policy and the defense industry
  • Armed forces and military capabilities
  • Future of conflict

Short Bio

Torben Schütz is an associate fellow in DGAP’s Center for Security and Defense. He is also a PhD candidate at Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg where he works as a research fellow at the Defense AI Observatory. His research and work focus on German and European security policy, the future of conflict, military capabilities, military technology and innovation, and arms industry issues. Between 2013 and 2016, Schütz worked in the International Security Division of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin. He holds an master’s degree in political science from Leibniz Universität Hannover.

Languages

German, English

 

[Last updated: January 2023]

Torben Schütz

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Technologie und Strategie

Die sich verändernde Sicherheitslage im Weltraum erfordert neue diplomatische und militärische Antworten

Torben Schütz
Policy Brief
Picture: Space Weapons Security Environment

Technology and Strategy

The Changing Security Environment in Space Demands New Diplomatic and Military Answers
Torben Schütz
Policy Brief
Picture: Arms Control

Asymmetrical Arms Control

How to Account for Innovation and Diversity in European Armed Forces
Torben Schütz
Policy Brief
Image: Drone NATO

A New Dimension of Air-Based Threats

Germany, the EU, and NATO Need New Political Initiatives and Military Defense Systems
Torben Schütz
Dr. Christian Mölling
Zoe Stanley-Lockman
Policy Brief