Daniel Flemes is a Schumpter Research Fellow of the Volkswagen Foundation at the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) where he leads the research project ‘Contested Leadership in International Relations’. His research interests include foreign policy strategies in the mulitpolar order.

Hannes Ebert is a Research Fellow at the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) where he works on the research project ‘Contested Leadership in International Relations’. His research focuses on international security and conflict.