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Bernhard obtained a B.A. in International Relations from the School of International Studies/ University of Dresden in Germany. During his undergraduate studies, he also spent a semester at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. He holds a M.A. in International Studies – with a specialisation in International History and Politics – from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. Bernhard is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at the Graduate Institute. His Ph.D. project deals with the diplomatic reactions of the West German government to international terrorism in the 1970s. Bernhard is also visiting lecturer at the School of International Studies at the University of Dresden, Germany.

His further interests lie in the fields of German foreign politics, the Cold War, and transatlantic relations since World War II. More information on him can be found here.

 

Selected Publications

Blumenau, Bernhard. "West Germany and the United States During the Middle East Crisis of 1973: 'Nothing but a Semi-Colony'?" In The Routledge Handbook of Transatlantic Security, edited by Jussi Hanhimäki, Georges-Henri Soutou and Basil Germond, 126-41. Milton Park, New York: Routledge, 2010.

Blumenau, Bernhard, Felix Groba, Joris Larik, and Dana Rosen. "Deutschland Und Die Europäische Rüstungskooperation: Perspektiven Für Einen Hochsensiblen Politikbereich." In Interessen Und Handlungsspielräume in Der Deutschen Und Europäischen Aussenpolitik, edited by Alexander Brand and Arne Niemann, 215-40. Dresden: TUDpress, 2007.

 

He has also contributed papers to the series Papiers d'actualité/ Current Affairs in Perspective of the Foundation:

- 60 Years of the Federal Republic of Germany

- General Elections in Germany on 27 September 2009

- The International Community and Terrorism: A Short Historical Assessment

- Whither Germany? The "German Problem" and its Implications for Today