Welcome to the website of the Chair of International Politics and Transatlantic Relations.
Honoured as "Professor of the Year 2013" in the field of humanities, social and cultural studies in a Germany-wide competition organised by UNICUM magazine
The IP team wishes you a GOOD START TO THE SEMESTER
The Chair of International Politics at the University of Regensburg is the only one in Germany with the dedication "with special consideration of Atlantic relations". This is reflected in the IP team's research. The transatlantic relationship, the foreign and security policy of the Federal Republic of Germany and other important European countries (especially the UK), the EU and the USA are at the centre of our academic work. We are also interested in all institutions and subject areas that are of particular importance for transatlantic relations: the international organisations NATO and the UN, nuclear proliferation, international terrorism, energy security, economic and political power shifts in the international system, as well as the domestic dimension of foreign and security policy. The primary aim is to provide theoretically sound and politically relevant analyses of current problems in German/European-American relations.
Sponsor
The work of International Politics (in particular the excursions and simulation games) was generously supported:
(25,000€ +) Robert Bosch Stiftung, Stuttgart - vbw - Die bayerische Wirtschaft/bayme vbm - Die bayerischen Metall- und Elektro-Arbeitgeber (10,000 - 25,000€) Bayerische Staatskanzlei, Munich - BMW Group, Regensburg - DAAD (short-term lectureships South Africa 1998/Australia 2014) - German Marshall Fund of the United States (research funding Pacific Council on International Relations/University of California, 2001) - PROMOS/German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Bonn - Vielberth Foundation (7 international "Vielberth Fellows" at the Department of International Politics at the University of Regensburg since 2001) - Bavarian State Ministry of Science -Prof. Dr Stephan Bierling (2.500-10.000€) Krones AG, Regensburg - Friends of Universität Regensburg e.V., Regensburg - American Consulate General, Munich - American Embassy, Berlin - Phoenix Akademiae e.V. (€500-2,500) Mittelbayerischer Verlag KG, Regenburg -MR Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH, Regensburg - Schattdecor, Thansau -SGB Starkstrom-Gerätebau GmbH, Regensburg - Central Krankenversicherung, Regensburg - Doris Wuppermann Foundation, Munich -E.ON Bavaria Vertrieb - Language/Literature student council, University of Regensburg - Haniel Foundation, Duisburg - INSYS Microelectronics GmbH, Regensburg -Fa. Josef Pfahler & Sohn, Adelschlag -West-Plan Liegenschaftsverwaltung -Feycolor GmbH (- 500€) BEARS & FRIENDS GmbH & Co. KG, Neutraubling - Reisebüro Kuhlmann, Regensburg - Albert Deß, MEP, Neumarkt - Maria Eichhorn, former Member of the Bundestag, Regensburg - Firma Eibl, Grafischer Betrieb, Unterföhring - Charles M. Huber, MdB, Berlin - Georg Siep, Auswärtiges Amt, Berlin-Sutor -Sparkasse-Fam. Thannhuber-Hastenpflug W.U.C.- Werner Weigl / BBI Ingenieure
Vielberth Fellows
Visiting academics that we were able to attract for block seminars in international politics thanks to the Vielberth Foundation and the International Scholars Programme of the Ministry of State:
- 2018: Prof. Dr Sean Morrow (University of Fort Hare/South Africa): Nelson Mandela and His Times
- 2016: Prof. Dr Gary Jacobson, University of California/San Diego: Clinton vs. Trump: The US Presidential Elections 2016
- 2015 Prof. Dr Robert Imre, University of Newcastle/Australia: Global Terrorism
- 2014: Prof. Dr Robert Imre, University of Newcastle/Australia: Global Terrorism
- 2012: Prof. Dr Gary Jacobson, University of California/San Diego: Obama vs. Romney: The US Presidential Elections 2012
- 2011: Prof. Dr Robert Sutter, Georgetown University/Washington, D.C.: Superpower China? The New Player in the Global Economy and World Politics
- 2010: Prof. Dr Sean Morrow (University of Fort Hare/South Africa): South Africa 20 Years after the Fall of Apartheid
- 2008: Prof. Dr Gary Jacobson, University of California/San Diego: Obama vs. McCain: The US Presidential Elections 2008
- 2005: Prof. Dr Shelton Williams, Director of the Osgood Center/Washington, D.C.: The Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction
- 2003: Prof. Dr Robert Sutter, Georgetown University/Washington, D.C.: The Rise of China and its Consequences for World Politics
- 2002: Prof. Dr Edwina Campbell, National Defense University/Washington, D.C.: The Transatlantic Relationship in a New Age
- 2001: Prof. Dr Gary Jacobson, University of California/San Diego: Bush v. Gore - The US Presidential Elections 2000
Guests
Guests who enriched international politics through lectures and discussions:
Dr Theo Waigel/Federal Minister of Finance (ret.) (4x) - H.E. Philip D. Murphy/Ambassador of the USA to Germany - Prof. Dr Edwina Campbell/Professor of International Relations at the National Defense University, Washington, D.C. (2x) - Prof. Dr Hans-Peter Schwarz (University of Bonn) - Ambassador Edward O'Donnell (US Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues) - Shigeharu Maruyama (Japanese Consul General/ Munich) - Prof. Dr Beate Neuss/Professor of International Relations, University of Chemnitz (3x) - Rapo Molekane/Consul General of South Africa (Prof. Dr Beate Neuss/Professor of International Relations, University of Chemnitz (3x) - Rapo Molekane/Consul General of South Africa (Prof. Dr Beate Neuss/Prof. Dr Beate Neuss/Professor for International Relations, University of Chemnitz (3x) - Rapo Molekane/Consul General of South Africa in Munich - Prof. Dr Robert Sutter, Georgetown University/George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (3x) - Stefan Kornelius/Head of "Foreign Policy" at Süddeutsche Zeitung (10x) - Wolfgang Ischinger/Secretary of State (ret.) at the Federal Foreign Office and Ambassador (ret.), Head of the Munich Security Conference - H.E. Shahid Kamal/Pakistani Ambassador to Germany - Jürgen Chrobog/former State Secretary at the Federal Foreign Office and former Ambassador - General (ret.) Dr Klaus Reinhardt/Former Commander KFOR (3x) - Wolfgang Koydl/Foreign Correspondent of the SZ - H.E. Dan Coats/Ambassador of the USA in Germany - Michael Rühle/NATO (2x) - Dr Karlheinz Kamp/Research Director NATO Defense College, Rome/Director of the Federal Security Academy in Berlin (4x) - Prof. Dr James Davis/Prof. Dr James Davis/Professor of International Relations, University of St. Gallen - Prof. Dr Harald Müller/Professor of International Relations, University of Frankfurt - Christoph Moosbauer/MdB - Dr Johannes Grotzky/Director of Radio of the Bayerischer Rundfunk - Walter Slocombe/Director of Defence of Iraq 2003/4 - Prof. Dr. Amatzia Baram/Professor of International Relations, Tel Aviv University - Matthew Rooney/Consul General of the USA, Munich (3x) - Sir Paul Lever/Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Germany - Prof. Dr. Ken Moss/Professor of Grand Strategy at the National Defense University, Washington, D.C. - Prof. Dr Gary Jacobson/Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego (5x) - Prof. Dr Bill Chandler /Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego - Dr Patrick Keller /Coordinator Foreign and Security Policy, Konrad Adenauer Foundation - Sir Michael Anthony Arthur/Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Germany - Prof. Dr Dieter Grosser/Prof. em. Dr Dieter Grosser/Professor of Political Science, LMU Munich - Dr Saskia Hieber/ Academy for Political Education, Tutzing (4x) - Eric Nelson, Consul General of the USA, Munich - Rapo Molekane/Consul General of South Africa - Lothar Rühl /State Secretary in the BMV (retired) - Prof. Dr Hedva Ben-Israel/Professor for Nationalism and Liberation Movements at Hebrew University, Jerusalem - Dr Howard Rosen/Director of the Minority Staff of the Joint Economic Committee in the House of Representatives (2x) - Dr Ulrich Schmid/USA/Prague/Berlin correspondent Neue Zürcher Zeitung (2x) - Prof. em. Dr Joachim Glaubitz/Professor of International Relations, LMU Munich - Ilona Steiler/University of Helsinki - Randolf Rodenstock/President of the Bavarian Business Association - Kurt Kister/America correspondent and editor-in-chief of the SZ - Andrea Rotter/Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung - Prof. Dr Shelton Williams, Director of the Osgood Center/Washington, D.C. - Prof. Dr Sean Morrow/University of Fort Hare, South Africa (2x) - Prof. Dr Charles Postel/San Francisco State University - Prof. Dr Reinhard Meier-Walser/Head of the Academy of Politics and Current Affairs, Hanns Seidel Foundation - Prof. Dr David Menashri/Head of the Centre for Iran Studies, Tel Aviv University - Christian Schmidt/State Secretary BMVG - Ulrich Wilhelm/State Secretary a.(2005-2010), Director-General of the BR (2x) - Prof. Dr Wilfried von Bredow, University of Marburg - Josef Janning/Mercator Fellow/Berlin - Dr Markus Kerber, BMF and Managing Director BDI - Prof. Dr Marianne Kneuer/University of Hildesheim -John B. Emerson/Ambassador of the USA to Germany - Dr Andreas Etges/American studies, LMU - Ruprecht Polenz MdB/Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs 2005-2013 - Retired Lieutenant General Rainer Glatz/Commander of the Bundeswehr Operational Command - Ulrich Speck/Publicist and Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment Europe - Prof. Dr Martin Wagener/University of Applied Sciences Dr Martin Wagener/Federal University of Applied Sciences - HE Simon McDonald/UK Ambassador - Helga Schmid/Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service and Iran negotiator for the EU3 plus 3 (3x) - Dr Margarete Klein/Foundation for Science and Politics (4x) - Ralph Thiele/Retired Colonel - Prof Dr Wolfgang Wiegard/Chairman of the German Council of Economic Experts (2002-05) (3x) - Dr Katharina Emschermann/Foreign Policy Advisor to Jürgen Trittin MP - Peer Steinbrück, MP/Federal Minister of Finance (ret.) - Alexander Ochs/Senior Director Climate and Energy Programme at the World Watch Institute - Jennifer Gavito/US Consul General in Bavaria (2x) - Dietmar Ossenberg/ZDF Middle East Correspondent - Jürgen Trittin/MdB and Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee/The Greens - Lieutenant General Martin Schelleis/Inspector of the Armed Forces Base (4x) - Ulrich Lechte MdB - Brigadier General Erich Vad/Head of Security Policy Federal Chancellery - Prof. Dr. Joachim Krause/Director of Foreign Affairs Dr Joachim Krause/Director of the Institute for Security Policy at the University of Kiel - Dr Anja Opitz/Academy for Political Education/Tutzing - Eric Gujer/Editor-in-Chief NZZ (3x) - Molly Selvin/Rand Corporation - David Rubenson/Rand Corporation - Thomas Hacker MdB - Prof. Dr Sebastian Harnisch/University of Heidelberg - Prof. Dr Jhy-Wey Shieh/Representative of Taiwan in Germany (2x) - Dr Peter Tauber/State Secretary BMVG - Prof. em. Dr Beverly Harris Schenz/University of Pittsburgh (5x) - Marie-Astrid Langer/USA correspondent NZZ (3x) - Dr Peter Rough/Hudson Institute, Washington D.C.- Sigmar Gabriel/German Vice-Chancellor, former Minister for the Environment, Economics and Foreign Affairs - Marietta Slomka/presenter HeuteJournal - Kai Strittmatter/long-time Beijing correspondent SZ - Dr. Asfa-Wossen Asserate/author and Ethiopia expert - Natalie Amiri/Weltspiegel presenter and Iran expert (4x) -Günter Nooke (Federal Chancellor's Africa Representative since 2014) - PD Dr Michael Oswald (University of Passau) -Prof. Dr Heribert Dieter (SWP Berlin/Zeppelin University) - Dr Arne Perras (SZ correspondent for Africa and Southeast Asia) - Sabine Adler (Russia expert at Deutschlandradio, long-time Moscow correspondent) - Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann MdB/Chairwoman of the Defence Committee - Prof. Dr Carlo Masala (Professor of International Politics at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich) - Prof. em. Dr Michael Wolffsohn(Professor of Modern History at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich, 1981-2012) - Toni Hofreiter MdB/Chairman of the Europe Committee - General ret. Ben Hodges/former Commander-in-Chief of the US Armed Forces Europe - Prof. Dr Jörg Skriebeleit (Centre for Remembrance Culture UR/Camp Memorial Flossenbürg) -Talya Lador-Fresher (Israeli Consul General in Munich)