I am an independent scholar of international relations, working at the intersection of political thought, history, and international law.

I have a particular interest in the regulation of warfare and its relationship to different visions of international order. I also examine the historical construction of various popular but misleading narratives that are widespread in the disciplines of International Law and International Relations.

My work as a teacher and researcher has received a number of awards, including the International Studies Association’s 2023 Francesco Guicciardini Prize, awarded annually to the best book in Historical International Relations.

Prior to becoming an independent scholar, I was a tenured Assistant Professor of International Relations at Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science (2017-2023) and a Fung Global Fellow at Princeton University (2019-2020).