Professor Richard G. Whitman is an academic, think tank member and media commentator focusing on the European Union's international role and the UK's foreign policy.
He is professor of politics and international relations and a member of the Global Europe Centre [1] at the University of Kent.
He is also an associate fellow at Chatham House (formerly known as the Royal Institute of International Affairs).
Whitman is a co-lead editor of the Journal of Common Market Studies http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1468-5965 Whitman is co-editor of the Routledge Studies in European Security and Strategy book series.
He has provided evidence to inquiries conducted by the UK House of Commons.