Thomas Kurz studied Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Konstanz before he obtained a Master’s degree in International Affairs at the Hertie School in Berlin. During his master's and especially in his exchange semester at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., he specialized in International Security. His research focuses on the relationship between migration and terrorism. Furthermore, he is interested in transatlantic relations, especially in the political, economic, and security-related cooperation between Germany and the EU with the United States and Latin America.