Dr. Ben Jones

Biography

Ben Jones is a Teaching Fellow in European Foreign Policy at King's College London. He holds a BA in Politics from the University of Sheffield (1999) and an MPhil in History of Political Thought from the University of Cambridge (2000). He earned his PhD in European Studies at King's College London, focusing on military capability cooperation in contemporary Europe (2018). Before returning to academia, he held positions in politics and public affairs in Brussels and London, including roles within the European Commission and the European Parliament, and served as a Foreign Affairs and Defence Adviser for the Liberal Democrats in Westminster. An alumnus of the 'Young European Leader' International Visitor Leadership Programme, he has been recognized as a Visiting Fellow at the EU Institute for Security Studies. Dr. Jones has authored several significant analyses on Franco-British defense cooperation and European defense policy. His primary research interests encompass international relations theory, particularly neorealism as applied to European defense cooperation and EU security and defense issues. He also examines inter-state military capability cooperation and related sovereignty and autonomy issues.

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