Areas of Expertise

•  Stabilization and civil crisis management
• Common security and defense policy
• Strategic foresight

Short Bio

Florence Schimmel was an associate fellow in DGAP’s Center for Security and Defense from July 2024 to April 2025. From July 2020 through June 2024, she was a research fellow there. She worked on the project “Civilian Stabilization and the Peace-Security Nexus,” which was financed by Germany’s Federal Foreign Office. Previously, Schimmel worked on projects related to the Strategic Compass and the EU’s capabilities in civilian crisis management. She also worked on strategic foresight and scenario methods across the projects. From September 2019 until she became a research fellow, she had been the assistant in DGAP’s Security and Defense Program.

As an associate fellow, Schimmel worked on capability planning and the development of the EU’s civilian Common Security and Defense Policy, including climate aspects in the context of the “climate, security, and peace” nexus.

Before joining DGAP, she worked for various chairs and communication agencies during her studies. 

Schimmel holds a master’s degree in international affairs with a focus on security policy from the Hertie School of Governance. She also has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, politics, and economics from the University of Witten/Herdecke..

Languages

German, English, French

[Last updated: April 2025]