Archie W. Simpson has been a teaching fellow in politics and international relations at a number of British universities. This includes teaching at the Universities of St Andrews, Aberdeen, Stirling, Nottingham, and most recently at the University of Bath. He is also a founding member of the Centre for Small State Studies at the University of Iceland as well as a member of the international editorial board of the journal Small States and Territories. His main research interests are in small states, international security, grand strategy and European politics.