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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Expertise

Publications

Tornado-Nachfolge und FCAS

Doppelentscheidung konfrontiert Deutschland mit Zielkonflikten

Torben Schütz
Dr. Christian Mölling
Policy Brief

Protecting Europe

Meeting the EU’s military level of ambition in the context of Brexit

Douglas Barrie
Ben Barry
Henry Boyd
et al.
External Publications

Beschaffungsprojekte der Bundeswehr

Deutschland trägt mit neuen schweren Transporthelikoptern zu Europas strategischer Autonomie bei

Dr. Christian Mölling
Torben Schütz
Policy Brief

Responsible Defense Policy

This Autumn, Germany Should Pave Its Way out of the 46 Billion Defense Investment Gap

Dr. Christian Mölling
Torben Schütz
Policy Brief

Protecting Europe

Meeting the EU’s military level of ambition in the context of Brexit

Douglas Barrie
Ben Barry
Henry Boyd
et al.
External Publications

Technology and Strategy

Hypersonic Weapon Systems Will Decrease Global Strategic Stability – and Current Control Regimes Won’t Do
Torben Schütz
Policy Brief

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