Henry-Kissinger-Chair

Professor Ulrich Schlie

Henry-Kissinger-Chair for Security and Strategic Studies

Tel.: +49 228/73-7639
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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 hours

Ulrich Schlie currently only offers telephone consultations. These always take place on Fridays after previous arrangement with Penelope Wessel ([Email protection active, please enable JavaScript.]). 

University courses during the summer semester 2021

• The Bundeswehr as an Instrument of German Security Policy (Master's module GMEP)
• Methodological problems of contemporary history and international security policy in the digital age (Master's profile module PMIB)
• Master colloquium (by personal invitation)

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

• Article for the newspaper WELT: "Hitler, die Hohenzollern und eine historische Fehleinschätzung" (15.04.2021)
• Article for the Rotary Magazine on the social, political and media perception of the Bundeswehr: "Anders als früher" (01.04.2021)
• Review of Jan Ross' biography of Boris Johnson for the NZZ: "Schwerlich der beste, aber vielleicht der interessanteste Staatsmann seiner Zeit" (01.03.2021)
• 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

Assistant

N.N.

Research Fellows

Marcel Turlach, M.A.

Research Fellow

Phone: +49 228/ 73-4401

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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.

Fenja Wiluda, M.A.

Research Fellow 

Phone: +49 228/ 73-4408

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D-53117 Bonn

 Fenja Wiluda studied Political Sciences and Sociology at the University of Bonn and at Science Po Grenoble. She then completed her Master's degree in Political Sciences, also at the University of Bonn. Her research focuses on international relations, transatlantic relations, alliances, personalities of political leaders, and security policy issues in the Middle East.

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.

Philipp van Helden, B.A.

Research Assistant

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Philipp van Helden is studying in the Political Science M.A. program at the University of Bonn. He focuses on european policy and international relations. 

Cornelius Lilie, M.A.

Research Assistant

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D-53117 Bonn

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).