Kevin Oswald is pursuing an Atlantis dual degree with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. At Maxwell, Kevin successfully completed the Master of Arts in International Relations programme and earned a certificate of advanced security studies. At the Hertie School, he is enrolled in the MIA’s security and sustainability track. Kevin gained professional experience with the German Federal Foreign Office through internships at the German Embassies in Washington DC and La Paz as well as with the Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the European Union. Kevin also completed a Professional Year with the Berlin-based clean energy think tank Agora Energiewende and wrote his master’s thesis in collaboration with BwConsulting – the in-house consultancy of the German Bundeswehr.
Master’s thesis title
Strategic autonomy: Exploring the European Union’s path towards a more capable and more integrated Common Security and Defence Policy