Torben Schütz

Torben Schütz is the Research Director of European Defence in a New Age (EDINA).

Torben Schütz is a German political scientist specialising in security and defence policy. Since April 2026, he has served as Research Director of EDINA. In his work, he focuses on German and European security and defence policy, military capabilities, and defence industrial issues. Previous stations of his career include the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), the University of the Federal Armed Forces (Hamburg), and the Bertelsmann Foundation.