07. May 2025

Dr. Enrico Fels as guest at the Future Lounge #42: New security order in and for Europe - perspectives, problems and potentials Dr. Enrico Fels as a guest at Future Lounge #42: New security order in and for Europe

On 7 May 2025, Dr. Enrico Fels, Managing Director of the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) at the University of Bonn, took part in the 42nd edition of the Futures Lounge of D2030. Under the title “New Security Order in and for Europe - Perspectives and Potentials”, he discussed the future of European security policy together with Dr. Sarah Pagung (Körber Foundation) and Dr. Olaf Theiler (Bundeswehr Planning Office).

In his speech, Dr. Fels emphasized the need for a strategic realignment of the European security architecture in light of current geopolitical challenges. He emphasized that Europe must proactively define and represent its own security policy interests in order to avoid merely reacting to external developments. He emphasized the importance of resilience, strategic autonomy and increased cooperation within the EU and with transatlantic partners.

Dr. Fels called for a comprehensive security strategy that takes into account both military and non-military aspects in order to meet the complex threats of the 21st century.

Dr. Enrico Fels is Managing Director of the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. 

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Economics, Society and German Studies (two-subject Bachelor) from Ruhr University Bochum and a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from the Australian National University, where he was also a T.B. Millar Scholar in Strategic and Defense Studies. He received his PhD from the University of Bonn in 2016 with a comprehensive study of the power shift in Asia-Pacific. The work, published by Springer, was positively reviewed in various journals.

Dr. Fels was a Visiting Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre of the Australian National University and held visiting lectureships at the University of Tokyo and Andrássy University Budapest.

Before joining CASSIS, Dr. Fels worked in various positions at the University of Bonn, Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg and Ruhr-University Bochum. From 2012 to 2020, he was a member of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Bonn as an elected representative of the academic mid-level faculty and was active in various faculty commissions. Dr. Fels is the recipient of the 2017 Teaching Award of the Institute of Political Science and Sociology.

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