Areas of Expertise

• Strategic Stability / Strategic Arms Control
• Strategic Competition
• NATO-EU Cooperation

Academic Degrees

• Diplom-Kaufmann (univ.), University Bundeswehr München

Colonel Hinz joined the Marshall Center in July 2020. He serves as the Head of the Regional Security Studies Department. He is also the acting Deputy Commander for the German Element of the Marshall Center.

Prior to joining the Marshall Center, COL Hinz was the Senior National Representative and head of the German Detachment at the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP). In this capacity, he also liaised with the neighboring Center for Security Sector Reform/Governance (DCAF). COL Hinz has served in various assignments within the Air Force, the Ministry of Defense (Armed Forces Staff), and the Federal Foreign Office (AA 202) in Berlin.

COL Hinz is an alumnus of the Senior Course 111 NATO Defense College, Rome and was awarded the Bronze Honor Medal of the Bundeswehr.