• about me

  • I am an international affairs author, teaching International Politics at Potsdam University in Germany, and Senior Fellow at the Brandenburg Institute for Society and Security. I have an MBA from Columbia University and a Ph.D. “Magna cum Laude” in International Relations from Potsdam. In 2012 I have been Visiting Scholar at Columbia University's School of International Affairs. My books deal with international relations and power politics.

Germany has won the euro war

From The European on May 8, 2013 The focus of Germany’s export economy has shifted from Europe to China – and Germany has emerged as the biggest beneficiary of austerity. The new media strategy of Angela Merkel is reminiscent of a Monty Python episode: outright denial is key. If the German chancellor is asked anything … Read more

Exports won’t save PIGS: domestic demand is the problem

From The European of  May 1st, 2013 The problem of Southern Europe is a lack domestic demand, not a lack of competitiveness. The best way to fix something nobody likes is to propose a solution that does not work: Appearances are saved but the problem isn’t fixed, so it satisfies the haters as well. For … Read more

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