Henry-Kissinger-Professor

Professor Ulrich Schlie

Henry-Kissinger-Professor for Security and Strategic Studies

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Römerstr. 164, 4th Floor
D-53117 Bonn

Detailed curriculum vitae

Selected publications

Profile

Ulrich Schlie joined the Foreign Service in 1993 as a member of the 48th attaché course after working for the foundation Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) in Ebenhausen/Isar for two years. He was the political director at the Federal Ministry of Defence, Berlin from 2012 to 2014 and headed the Planning Staff of the Minister of Defence from 2005 to 2012. He habilitated in February 2020 with a thesis on the strategic change in the foreign and security policy of the Federal Republic of Germany since 1949 at the Andrássy University in Budapest. In 1992 he obtained his doctorate at the University of Bonn with a thesis bearing the title “Secret talks with the opponent. The Western Powers and the Peace Issue in World War II”. He completed his studies in Medieval and Modern History, Political Science and Romance Studies in 1991 with a Magister Atrium degree from the University of Bonn.

Ulrich Schlie was, among other things, the Chair for Diplomacy II at Andrássy University Budapest, Professor of Practice at Tufts University (Medford, MA/USA), Fellow at the Weatherhead Center at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA/USA), Visiting Fellow at the Nato Defence College Rome, Visiting Scholar at the University of Cambridge/UK and Professeur associé as holder of the Alfred Grosser Chair at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po).

Research focuses / expertise

Research focuses

International relations and international security, globalisation, strategy, political decision processes, German and European history

Expertise

International relations, international security, security strategies, intelligence agencies and national security, NATO, defense policy, globalisation, transatlantic relations, Germany, United States of America, Russia, Europe, governance, United Nations, Afghanistan war, nuclear questions

Research projects

• Geography and overall strategy - A contemporary historical perspective on German foreign and security policy since 1990
• Franco-German security relations
• Strategic Risk and Foresight Report for Germany in Europe
• Task force "Future of Transatlatic Relations"
  
• The geostrategic role of Turkey
  
• Transatlantic Relations
  

Consultation hour / university courses

Consultation hour

Due to the corona pandemic the university does not allow in-person consultation hours at this moment.
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University courses during the winter semester 2020/2021

• Historical and political foundations of the French-German security relations (masters module GMEP/EP)
• The NATO Strategic Concept (masters module PMEP/EP)
• PhD colloquium

 University courses during the summer semester 2020

• Burdensharing in the transatlantic security relations (masters module GMEP/EP)
• German Foreign Policy and the strategic shift (bachelors module VMDE)

External Links

• Guest commentary in the NZZ: "Streit um die Führung wird in der CDU nach eigenen Gesetzen ausgetragen" (18.01.2021)
• Article for Cicero: "Lange Schatten. Gründung des deutschen Reiches vor 150 Jahren." (18.01.2021)
• Interview with the General-Anzeiger: "Der Rückzug Amerikas würde sich noch schneller vollziehen" (04.11.2020)

Secretariat

Swen Neumann

Assistant

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Research Fellows

Dr. Josef Braml

Research Fellow 

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Marcel Turlach, M.A.

Research Fellow

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Marcel Turlach studied Political Science and Sociology at the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel and at the Andrássy University of Budapest. He then completed his M.A. degree in Political Science at the University of Bonn.

Research Assistants

Niklas Almasi, B.A.

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Niklas Almasi is studying in the Political Science M.A. program at the University of Bonn.

Cornelius Lilie, M.A.

Research assistant

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Cornelius Lilie studied History and Political Science at the University of Bonn and Valencia and completed his M.A. degree at the University of Bonn in Eastern European History. He is currently working on his PhD with Prof. Martin Aust. Prior to his work as CASSIS, he worked at the Bonner Akademie für Forschung und Lehre praktischer Politik (BAPP).

Vladimir Stosic, M.A.

Research assistant

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Vladimir Stosic studied Political Science at the University of Duisburg-Essen and completed his M.A. degree at the University of Bonn. He is currently working on his PhD with Prof. Dr. Tilman Mayer and concentrates on questions of the international order, rivaling (great) power politics and realistic theories on International Relations.

Fenja Wiluda, B.A.

Research assistant

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Fenja Wiluda is studying in the Political Science M.A. program at the University of Bonn.

 Student Assistants

Johanna Beddig

Student assistant

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Johanna Beddig is studying Politics and Society as well as German Studies at the University of Bonn. Her main focus is among others German and European Politics, as well as International Relations.

Emilia Bruder

Intern

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Emilia Bruder is studying Politics and Society as well as History at the University of Bonn.

Kay A. Frenken

Student assistant

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Kay Alexander Frenken is studying Politics and Society and Scandinavian Studies at the University of Bonn.

Penelope Wessel

Student assistant

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Penelope Wessel is studying Politics and Society and History at the University of Bonn. She focuses on International Relations, German and European Politics and Modern History.