Michael Staack is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science, with emphasis on Theory and Empirical Research of International Relations, at the Helmut Schmidt University of the Armed Forces in Hamburg. He has completed various guest professorships and research visits at universities in China and the U.S. and served as an adviser to the foreign ministers of Germany and South Korea on the foreign policy aspects of a Korean reunification.
Michael Staack
Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Helmut Schmidt University of the Armed Forces in Hamburg
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Policy brief
Focused Multilateralism: How China and Germany can better engage on arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation
Engaging China on multilateral arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation has become more urgent, but also more difficult. Even in times of increased competition between China, Russia, and the US, Europeans have agency and will need to up their level of ambition in pursuing their own interests in making multilateral instruments more resilient. ELN Policy & Research Director Oliver Meier and Michael Staack call for focused, substantive, and flexible dialogues between Europeans and Chinese.