Conrad is Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at the University of Bonn and Director for Research of the Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC). His research interests include organized violence, intervention policy and the development of war technologies. His most recent publications were “Pakistan: Land der Extreme” (Pakistan: the Country of Extremes, together with Katja Mielke, 2013, Beck Verlag) and “Local Politics in Afghanistan” (ed., 2013; Cambridge University Press).