Tom Sauer (Belgian) is a Professor in International Politics and spokesperson of the Research Group International Politics at the Department of Politics at the Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium. He has been an International Security Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (US). Tom Sauer is a member of the Advisory Board of the International Institute for Peace in Vienna (Austria) and an active member of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. He also received the Rotary International Alumni Global Service Award.