His current research interests lie in EU foreign, security and defence policy, historical materialism, Foucauldian IR and global biopolitics. His current teaching portfolio includes courses on IR theory (introductory and advanced) and EU foreign and security policy. Michael has published three books on the EU foreign and security policy. His papers on have appeared in journals such as Millennium; Alternatives: Global, Local, Political; Journal of Common Market Studies; International Political Sociology; Security Dialogue; Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen; and European Foreign Affairs Review. He is currently in charge of CEU’s contribution to a big FP-7 project, running from 2011-2013, that examines cultures of governance and conflict resolution in Europe and India. Michael welcomes inquiries from prospective PhD students wishing to work on issues having to do with his research interests.