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Carlo Antonio Masala

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Prof Dr Masala studied political science, German and Romance philology from 1988 to 1992. He received his doctorate in 1996 and his habilitation in 2002. After a temporary professorship at the LMU Munich in 2003, he moved to the NATO Defence College in Rome in 2004, where he was Deputy Director from 2006. He has been Professor of International Politics at the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich since July 2007 and Director of the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies (CISS) since January 2024. He is co-editor of the Journal of International Relations and SIRIUS and a member of several academic committees. He has published numerous books, most recently When Russia Wins (2025). He was awarded the Lichtenberg Medal in Gold and the Rohde Prize in 2023 for his research and science communication. Since 2018, he has co-hosted the podcast Sicherheitshalber.

Xanten

The Grand Snail Tour will be accompanied by literary, photographic and illustrative artists, who will collect impressions and reflections from the same city at the same time as the Trailer is there and put them into visual or literary form. The result is a paratext on the three-year tour, a travel chronicle in the form of a kaleidoscope of stories, connections and snapshots in the 53 cities of the region, revealing the simultaneities and non-simultaneities of the Grand Snail Tour.

Xanten by Jul Gordon

Black and white illustration of a house with a front yard in Xanten. Text: "We are not talking about work here, we are talking about... front yards."

© Jul Gordon

Hand-drawn illustration of a house entrance with a palm tree and decorative figures. Text: "There is a lot of work here... and very careful work."

© Jul Gordon

Drawing of two lion statues in front of a door with dialogue. Text: "So, I just wanted to say, I won’t set an alarm or anything." – "Why? If something happens...?"

© Jul Gordon

Black and white illustration of a frog with binoculars sitting on a table in front of a door. Text: "Do you remember Simex?"

© Jul Gordon

Artistic drawing with flying birds and a ribbon. Text: "She has become a cat." – "Could we maybe redirect this?"

© Jul Gordon

Hand-drawn illustration of a creative front yard decoration with stacked shapes. Text: "She is really awesome."

© Jul Gordon

Minimalist drawing of a house with a lion figure in front of the door. Text: "And prevent more of this mess."

© Jul Gordon

Critical illustration of an advertising poster with the text "You belong" and a crowd. Text: "E.g. fascism."

© Jul Gordon

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Jul Gordon

Jul Gordon lives in Hamburg and works as a comic artist. In addition to drawing, she curates exhibitions and works as a lecturer at the HAW Hamburg.

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