Change at the CMSS in Kiel

The Center for Maritime Strategy & Security (CMSS) has been under new management since yesterday (21 June). From now on, Johannes Peters will be in charge of the academic institution. Peters will also be responsible for the organisation of the Kiel Seapower Series with immediate effect. The CMSS is an institution of the Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University (ISPK) and has repeatedly attracted attention with high-calibre events under the leadership of Dr Sebastian Bruns.
Johannes Peters has been a research associate in the Maritime Strategy and Security Department at the ISPK since 2017. After completing his Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Modern European History at the University of Rostock and a Master's degree at the Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel, he also familiarised himself with the commercial side of shipping as a security policy officer and management consultant at the German Shipowners' Association in 2014. His research focuses on submarines, maritime security and piracy.
After completing his doctorate in Kiel in 2014, Dr Bruns worked at the ISPK, where he has been Head of the Maritime Strategy and Security Department since 2016. Here, he contributed his locally acquired maritime experience to the academic world with a large number of publications. After more than ten successful years in Kiel, he is now ready to take the next step in his career. At the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, he will be a Fulbright-McCain Scholar-in-Residence and thus part of a team of outstanding experts on transatlantic and maritime issues.
The marine forum wishes Sebastian Bruns an exciting year in the United States and Johannes Peters a successful start in his new position.

Text: mb; Photo: ISPK