Gabriel Schwake is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research focuses on the influences of financialization, nationalism, conflicts, and identities on the process of spatial production. Gabriel is the author of Dwelling on the Green Line (Cambridge University Press, 2022), and co-editor of the forthcoming book The Military-Spatial Complex (University of Virginia Press), as well as a series of articles on the relationship between states, markets, and spatial practices. Trained as an architect and urban designer, Gabriel has led several large-scale projects and community-oriented initiatives. Gabriel has previously been an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield, a visiting professor at the Inter-University Institute in Florence, and he has taught and conducted research at different universities, including the University of Cambridge, TU Delft, and the Groningen Architecture Academy.