Martin Klimke is the Associate Dean of Humanities and Associate Professor of History at New York University Abu Dhabi, as well as an associated faculty member in the Department of History at New York University. He is also an associated researcher at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) at the University of Heidelberg and in Transatlantic Cultural History (TCH) at the University of Augsburg, Germany.His research focuses on the intersection of political and cultural history, with a particular emphasis on diplomatic and transnational history. The increasingly global cultural, political, and military presence of the U.S., especially after World War II, as well as the country's complex entanglement with other forces of globalization, are at the center of his scholarly interests.He is the recipient of Heidelberg University's Ruprecht-Karls Prize 2006 and the NAACP's Julius E. Williams Distinguished Community Service Award 2009. He is also co-editor of the publication series "Protest, Culture and Society" (Berghahn Books, New York/Oxford). For more information, visit www.maklimke.com