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Stephan Mergenthaler's research interests comprise global security governance, EU foreign policy, and EU-China relations. He is a fellow with GPPi and a project manager with the World Economic Forum. Prior to joining GPPi in 2007, Stephan Mergenthaler worked with the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. He also gained experience with the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., the South Asia Human Rights Documentation Center in New Delhi, the German and French Ministries for Foreign Affairs in Berlin and Paris, and the German Mission to the UN in New York. His commentary has appeared in the International Herald Tribune, DIE ZEIT online, Spiegel online, and EU Observer, among others. He holds an M.A. and M.Sc. from Sciences Po Paris and the London School of Economics.

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Millions depend on UN peace operations.