Heinz Gaertner is professor at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs in Vienna, Austria.

He often lectures at the Universities of Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Columbia, Oxford and other American, European, and Asian universities and research institutes. Gaertner is the author of numerous academic articles and books (most recently, European Security and Transatlantic Relations after September 11 and the Iraq War) and has received international recognition for his work on European security. Heinz  is also a frequent commentator on European and Austrian television, radio, and print media, including CNN Europe and the BBC. He was a Fullbright Fellow at the World Policy Institute as well as the Visiting Austrian Chair at Stanford University in 2001 - 2002. In 2007, he was appointed Special Adviser to the Austrian Ministry of Defense.

Gaertner holds a Ph.D. in political sciences and communication studies from the University of Salzburg, Austria.

• Conventional Arms Export: Compliance and Non-Cooperation (December 6, 2005)