He received his PhD in 2003 from the University of Bonn, Germany, and a Master degree in 2000 from the University of Oxford, Great Britain. He has previously taught at Al-Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco, and was a fellow of the Centre for Modern Oriental Studies in Berlin. In 2006, Routledge published his book Iraqi Arab Nationalism: Authoritarian, Totalitarian and Pro-Fascist Inclinations, 1932-1941. Peter Wien's research interest is in the role of nationalism and religion in the transformation of modern Arab societies in general, and Iraq and Morocco in particular.