Christian Nikolaus Braun is an independent researcher currently based in Saarland, Germany. He recently finished his PhD at Durham University, UK. His research interests include the ethics of war, IR theory and the history of political thought. He is also interested in the security policies of small states generally and of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg specifically. Christian’s work has been published in several journals, including International Relations, the Journal of International Political Theory and the Journal of Military Ethics.