Reinhard Wolf is Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He has previously held academic posts at the Universities of Greifswald and Halle as well as research positions at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Institut français des relations internationales, Chatham House, the University of Maryland, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His current research focuses on international order and the political role of status and emotions.