Dr. Adrian Hänni
Dr. Hänni is a professor, writer and speaker who is passionate about using historical knowledge to shed light on contemporary political issues and contributing solutions to current challenges. His work combines expertise in terrorism, propaganda and intelligence history with a global, interdisciplinary perspective. He has been interviewed by various international media outlets, including CBS 60 Minutes (USA), SRF Tagesschau/10vor 10 (Switzerland), Stern (Germany), Neue Zürcher Zeitung (Switzerland), Le Point (France), Le Temps (Switzerland), and SWR (Germany).
Have a look at my most recent publication:
Death to Traitors? The Pursuit of Intelligence Defectors from the Soviet Union to the Putin Era (together with Miguel Grossmann), in: Intelligence and National Security 35/3 (2020), pp. 403-423.
CURRENT PROJECTS
- Terrorism in the Cold War. State Involvement and Covert Operations: 2 vols. book to be published in September 2020 with Bloomsbury – I.B. Tauris (edited with Dr. Thomas Riegler and Dr. Przemyslaw Gasztold).
- Über Grenzen hinweg. Transnationale Politische Gewalt im 20. Jahrhundert: Ein Sammelband, der einen einzigartigen Zugang zum Phänomen transnationaler politischer Gewalt bietet – publiziert im Januar 2020 im Campus-Verlag. [Edited volume on transnational political violence in the 20th century published with Campus in early 2020.]
- Lehrbuch Politische Geschichte: Im Rahmen dieses Forschungsprojekts entsteht das erste Lehrbuch in deutscher Sprache zur Einführung in die historische Teildisziplin Politikgeschichte – Finanzierung durch den Forschungsfonds Universitäre Fernstudien Schweiz. (Link zum Feinkonzept im pdf-Format) [First German-language textbook providing an introduction into “Political History”]
- Informal Transnational Governance Networks: A History of Le Cercle (Habilitationsprojekt) – Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
- Historicizing Violence: The Contested Histories of Present Day Conflict: Special Issue project for the Journal of Contemporary History – edited together with Dr. Elizabeth Roberts-Pedersen from the Centre for the History of Violence at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
EDITORIAL TEAM & BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
- Co-editor of the Journal for Intelligence, Propaganda and Security Studies (JIPSS), published by the Austrian Center for Intelligence, Propaganda and Security Studies (ACIPSS)
- International Advisory Board of Terrorism: An Electronic Journal and Knowledge Base, published by the Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies
- Editorial Board of the Journal of Mediterranean and Balkan Intelligence, published by the Research Institute for European and American Studies
PRESENTATIONS
- The role of the Pakistani intelligence service ISI in the Afghanistan conflict: Excerpts from a lecture at the International Spy Museum (January 2017, Washington, DC)
- Appearance on the History Talk podcast, a production of Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective at Ohio State University and Miami University.
- Excerpts from a lecture on the New Cold War, organized by The Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies at the International Law Institute (January 2016, Washington, DC)
