Editing Brendan Simms (section)

==Career==
Simms became a Fellow of Peterhouse and now also serves as Professor of the History of European International Relations at the [[University of Cambridge]], where he lectures and leads seminars, specializing in international history since 1945.<ref> [http://www.polis.cam.ac.uk/Staff/professor-brendan-simms Brendan Simms profile], Department of Politics and International Studies, Cambridge University</ref>

In addition to his academic work, Simms also serves as the president<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://henryjacksonsociety.org/people/professional-staff/|title = Professional Staff|accessdate = 16 November 2014|publisher = Henry Jackson Society}}</ref> of the [[Henry Jackson Society]], which advocates the view that supporting and promoting [[liberal democracy]] and [[liberal interventionism]] should be an integral part of Western foreign policy,<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://henryjacksonsociety.org/about-the-society/statement-of-principles/|title = Statement of Principles|accessdate = 16 November 2014|publisher = Henry Jackson Society}}</ref> and as President of the [[Project for Democratic Union]], a Munich-based student-organised think tank.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/profile/brendan-simms Brendan Simms ], theguardian.com</ref>

He has advocated that the [[Eurozone]] should create a [[European Federation|United States of Europe]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=We eurozoners must create a United State of Europe|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/apr/23/united-state-of-europe-anglo-american-union|last=Simms|first=Brendan|date=23 April 2013|access-date=23 April 2020|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> and also that this should continue the traditions of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], appointing an elected Emperor.<ref>Brendan Simms, [https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/charles-iii-why-not-make-him-king-emperor-of-europe/ Charles III — why not make him King-Emperor of Europe?], engelsbergideas.com, 3 October 2022, accessed 5 October 2022</ref>