Björn Alexander Düben is an assistant professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Jilin University. He previously taught Security Studies, Diplomacy and Intelligence Studies at King's College London (Department of War Studies) and at the London School of Economics and Political Science (Department of International Relations). He was an associate at LSE IDEAS and a visiting scholar at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). He holds a PhD in International Relations from LSE and an MPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford.