Professor of Social Science and Director of doctoral studies at the National Defence University. He has occupied a range of positions as a researcher and teacher at the National Defence University. From 2010 to 2015, he was a member of the Academic Council of the European Security and Defence College and since 2012, he has been a member of the Council of the International Society of Military Sciences. He has been dealing, both as a researcher and teacher, with various aspects of security and defence for about 30 years now.