Birthe Anders

Birthe holds a PhD in War Studies from the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, and a Diplom in Political Science and Law from Philipps Universität Marburg, Germany. Her research focusses on civil-military engagement in humanitarian response, aid worker security, and Private Military and Security Companies. From 2015/16 she was Fritz Thyssen Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University and a Non-resident Fellow at West Point's Modern War Institute in 2018/19. Before coming to Harvard she taught in the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, where she co-founded the Private Military and Security Research Group.