Martin Beck, who received their academic education in Tübingen, Germany, is Professor in International Relations and Security Studies in the School of Social Sciences and Programme Director for PhD in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH). Martin, who currently serves as Professor in Politics of the Middle East at the University of Marburg, is also affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and is an Associate of GIGA (German Institute for Global and Area Studies). They have previously worked as researcher, academic teacher, and political advisor at universities, research institutes, and think tanks in Europe (Tübingen, Hamburg, Bremen, and Odense), the USA (Denver, Colorado), and not least in the Middle East (Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq). Martin’s research, which has been published in pertinent journals and with renowned publishing houses, covers international politics and political economy, in particular studies on regional power relations, the Arab–Israeli conflict, regional oil politics, rentierism, securitization policies and migration policies. For more details see their profile at ResearchGate und Google Scholar.

E-mail: martin.beck@ukh.edu.krd ♦ ORCID iD:  0000-0003-3691-9257