

While commanding USS SIROCCO (PC 6) he conducted the first homeport shift of a Patrol Coastal crew from the United States to the Kingdom of Bahrain. She has limited working proficiency in German, and is currently learning Russian.Īs a junior officer, he participated in humanitarian relief operations in Indonesia following the 2004 South Asian tsunami, and counter-terrorism operations in the Philippines, as well as blue water operations throughout the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf. Maria is fluent in Dutch and English, and has working proficiency in Afrikaans and French. Maria has a BA degree in European Studies, with a specialism in diplomacy, from The Hague University and an MSc degree in Crisis and Security Management from Leiden University.


Together with the foregoing, her academic interests include the modelling of reflexive control theory. Her specific interest has been focused on improving contextual situational awareness, finding (qualitative and quantitative) patterns in conflict, including patterns of state and non-state actor behaviour, and the development of early warning systems. Throughout her career, Maria specialised in the analysis of military thought and grand strategy, and strategic influence and statecraft. In addition to this, she has been working for several organisations as an analyst and advisor, and has considerable experience of all issues relating to hybrid and grey zone warfare. Before joining TRSSI, Maria has worked for several think tanks in the Netherlands, the UK, and Montenegro. Maria works as an analyst for Thomson Reuters Special Services International. His research looks at “In an exponential world, the UK continues to approach Strategic military failure - what does good look like for Defence in tech?”
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Dan is married to Jo, an executive coach, they have two very energetic young children, and when not learning how to be a Dad, the Ducati, ski mountaineering, kite surfing, mountain marathons and kayaking are next on the list. For his efforts as the RN CTO he was promoted CBE in 2022. In 2020, in-role as the CTO, Dan was promoted to Brigadier and also made a Member of the Navy Executive Committee (NEC).

On promotion to Colonel, he became the RN’s lead for Information Warfare Development and in 2018 was appointed as the inaugural Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to the Navy Board - the Royal Navy’s Strategic tech change agent across Digital, Autonomy, Lethality and Agility. In 2013, he was given the honour of commanding 45 Commando Group Royal Marines (‘the Mighty Four-Five’) deploying to California, Norway, the Netherlands and Belize in preparation to assume responsibility as the UK’s standby Lead Commando 2015. He served as the Chief of Staff to Headquarters 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines. Dan commanded Bravo Company Group in Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on Op HERRICK 7 for which he was appointed MBE. He has worked in Operations, Plans, Policy, Intelligence, Counter-Terrorism, Logistics, Communications and with Special Forces. His early career was focussed on operational roles including in Congo, Kosovo, Iraq, Gulf and Afghanistan. From a more strategic perspective, he would like to focus more on the general added value of psychological knowledge for military training and operations and derive recommendations for military leaders.ĭan joined the Royal Marines in 1996. His research interests include the evaluation and validation of assessment and selection procedures for military leaders, motivational aspects in the military context, military education, military values and virtues, and the trainability and measurability of individual resilience. From 2016 to 2022 Hubert Annen served as the chair of the management board of the International Military Testing Association (IMTA).
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Parallel to his professional career, he is also still active as a reserve officer in the Swiss Armed Forces with the rank of colonel. Hubert Annen, Ph.D., is the head of Military Psychology and Pedagogy Studies at Military Academy/ETH Zurich and the head of the Swiss Army assessment centers for prospective Defense Attachés, General Staff Officers, and Professional Officers and NCOs respectively.
