| Since January 2010 | Member of the Cologne Forum for International Relations and Security Policy (KFIBS, Kölner Forum für Internationale Beziehungen und Sicherheitspolitik)& author of the regional research groups “USA/Transatlantic Relations/NATO” and “The Middle East”. |
| Since August 2009 | Affiliate to the London Middle East Institute (LMEI). |
| Since July 2009 | Member of the German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation (DAVO, Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vorderer Orient für gegenwartsbezogene Forschung und Dokumentation). |
| Since February 2009 | Friendship with The London School of Economics Students’ Union German Society. |
| Since February 2009 | Member of The Iran Society, London. |
| Since October 2008 | Member of the Atlantic Community. |
| Since 2008 | Member of Netzwerk Terrorismusforschung (research network on terrorism), Germany. |
& author of the regional research groups “USA/Transatlantic Relations/NATO” and “The Middle East”.
