Dr. JENS FISCHER studied applied mathematics at Wuppertal University, Germany, and specialized in macroeconomics and international trade with a master’s degree in economics at Cologne University. He also conducted research on Russian foreign policy in Moscow and Nizhni Novgorod, Russia, as well as in Jena and Gießen, Germany, to receive a doctor’s degree in social sciences. He currently works as an Adjunct Professor for International Relations at Dortmund University, Germany, and advises Fischer Asset Management Ltd., Bermuda, in matters of computer simulation and system design.