Christoph Bluth is Professor of International Studies at the University of Leeds. He specialises in nuclear weapons policy, non-proliferation of WMD and other aspects of international security. He published his first book at the age of 18. Currently he spends much of his time in Korea. His most recent book has been published in Korean language. He taught at Yonsein University in 2005 and wasa a research fellow at the Korea Institute for Defense Analysis. Previously he work at the University of Reading and the University of Essex. He was the first student of Sir Lawrence Freedman's to be appointed to the rank of Full Professor. His work on the British decision to take part in the Iraq War of 2003 contradicts the popular view that Tony Blair deliberately misled the public and presents a sophisticated view of the policy dilemmas facing the Bush administration