Research interests:
- Major research interests: international security, more in particular (nuclear) arms control, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, disarmament, missile defense.
- Current research interests: coercive diplomacy (case: Iranian nuclear programme); US missile defense (combined with US nuclear primacy) and the consequences for geostrategic stability
- Minor research interests: catastrophic terrorism; American foreign policy; European security and defense policy; diplomacy.

Member of Research Group on European and International Politics.

Member of Pugwash International

Teaches Introduction to International Relations; International Security; History of International Politics (1815-2009); Diplomacy and Negotiating
Visiting Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB): Nuclear weapons: deterrence, proliferation, and disarmament (10 hour module in English)

Curriculum
- Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, University of Antwerp, 2008
- Assistant Professor (part-time), Department of Politics, University of Antwerp, 2004
- Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO), 2002-2008 (part-time since 2004)
- Visiting Fellow, EU Institute for Security Studies, Paris, April 2001
- Ph.D., Department of Politics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, March 2001
- Research Fellow, International Security Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F.Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.)(USA), 1997-1999
- Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship, 1997-1998
- Individual NATO Research Grant, 1994-1996
- Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant, Department of Politics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- Intern European Commission (DG I, External Relations), Winter 1993-1994
- Intern United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Geneva (Switzerland), June 1993
- Graduate Diploma in Advanced International Studies, Bologna Center, Paul H.Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, Bologna (Italy), 1992-1993
- Ma in International Politics, University of Hull (UK), 1991-1992
- Licentiaat in de Politieke en Sociale Wetenschappen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1989-1991
- Candidat en Sciences Politiques et Sociales, FUNDP, Namur, 1987-1989