11. July 2022

Experts at the University of Bonn on the War in Ukraine University of Bonn Experts on the War in Ukraine for the Media

List of contacts for the media

The war in Ukraine has raised numerous pressing questions that need to be answered. At the University of Bonn, multiple experts research the topic area from different perspectives - from international law to international relations to resource policy. We have put together an overview for the media.

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An overview of current publications by Bonn researchers on the war in Ukraine can be found on the website of the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies CASSIS.

The following University of Bonn researchers are available to the media as contacts for interviews, assessments, and background information on the current situation surrounding the was in Ukraine. This list is updated regularly. 


Prof. Dr. Martin Aust

Department of Eastern European History, Institute for Historical Studies at the University of Bonn

Expert in history and culture of Eastern Europe

E-Mail: martin.aust@uni-bonn.de


Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun

Center for Development Research ZEF, President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences

Expert in Agricultural Economics

E-Mail: jvonbraun@uni-bonn.de


Dr. Enrico Fels

Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies CASSIS, Director

Expert in international relations, Russian foreign policy, and Sino-Russian relations

E-Mail: fels@uni-bonn.de

Phone: +49 228 73-62995


PD Dr. Zaur Gasimov

Research Associate, Department of Eastern European History, Institute of Historical Studies

Expert on the history of Eastern Europe and East-Central Europe, history of interconnections in Eastern Europe and the Middle East

E-Mail: zgasimov@uni-bonn.de


Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinemann-Grüder

Honorary professor at the Institute for Political Science and Sociology

Political scientist and Eastern Europe expert

E-Mail: heinemann-grueder@bicc.de


Prof. Dr. Matthias Herdegen

Institute for Public International Law

Expert in international law, collective security

E-Mail: herdegen@uni-bonn.de


Prof. Dr. Wolfram Hilz

Institute for Political Science and Sociology & Director at CASSIS, Member of the Transdisciplinary Research Areas "Individuals and Societies" 

Expert for EU Eastern-European policy, EU foreign and security policy

E-Mail: wolfram.hilz@uni-bonn.de


Jun.-Prof. Dr. Maximilian Mayer

Institute for Political Science and Sociology, Member of the Transdisciplinary Research Area "Sustainable Futures", Member of the Transdisciplinary Research Area "Individuals and Societies", Member of the Transdisciplinary Research Area "Present Pasts" 

Expert on international relations, infrastructure, and global technology policy

E-Mail: maximilian.mayer@uni-bonn.de


Dr. Shushanik Minasyan

Institute for Political Science and Sociology, member of the Transdisciplinary Research Area "Individuals and Societies"

Expert for geopolitical and energy policy in the Black Sea region, EU foreign energy policy, global energy policy trends (raw materials policy)

E-Mail: shushanik.minasyan@uni-bonn.de


Dr. Hendrik Ohnesorge

Center for Global Studies (CGS), Member of the Transdisciplinary Research Area "Individuals and Societies"

Expert on US history and foreign policy, transatlantic relations

E-Mail: ohnesorge@uni-bonn.de


Prof. Dr. Matin Qaim

Center for Development Research ZEF, member of the Transdisciplinary Research Area "Sustainable Futures"

Expert in international agricultural economics

E-Mail: mqaim@uni-bonn.de


Dr. Iulian Romanyshyn

Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies CASSIS

Expert in European foreign and security policy

E-Mail: irom@uni-bonn.de


Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie

Henry Kissinger Professor for Security and Strategic Research, Director of the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies CASSIS, member of the Transdisciplinary Research Area "Individuals and Societies"

Expertise: Strategy and international security policy, especially military strategy, diplomacy, US-Russian relations, United States, North Atlantic Alliance, and European security policy

Phone: +49 228 73-7639

E-Mail: ulrich.schlie@uni-bonn.de


Prof. Dr. Moritz Schularick

Institute for Macroeconomics and Econometrics, Director of the MacroFinance Lab

Expert in macroeconomics, international economics and economic history

E-Mail: moritz.schularick@uni-bonn.de


Prof. Dr. Stefan Talmon

Institute for Public International Law

Expert in international and public law, European law

E-Mail: talmon@jura.uni-bonn.de


Dr. Frank Umbach

Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies CASSIS, Head of Research at European Cluster for Climate, Energy and Resource Security EUCERS

Expert on energy and resource security and Russian security and military policy

E-Mail: frank.umbach@uni-bonn.de


Dr. Joachim Weber

Senior Visiting Fellow at CASSIS

Expert in Strategic Foresight and Risk Analysis, Russia and Military Policy

E-Mail: jweber1@uni-bonn.de

You are a researcher at the University of Bonn and would like to offer your expertise for the media? Please get in touch with University Communications at kommunikation@uni-bonn.de.

Prof. Dr. Martin Aust, Expert in history and culture of Eastern Europe
Prof. Dr. Martin Aust, Expert in history and culture of Eastern Europe © Barbara Frommann
Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun, Expert in Agricultural Economics
Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun, Expert in Agricultural Economics © Barbara Frommann
Dr. Enrico Fels, Expert in international relations, Russian foreign policy, and Sino-Russian relations
Dr. Enrico Fels, Expert in international relations, Russian foreign policy, and Sino-Russian relations © Barbara Frommann
PD Dr. Zaur Gasimov, Expert on the history of Eastern Europe and East-Central Europe, history of interconnections in Eastern Europe and the Middle East
PD Dr. Zaur Gasimov, Expert on the history of Eastern Europe and East-Central Europe, history of interconnections in Eastern Europe and the Middle East © Gregor Hübl
Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinemann-Grüder, Political scientist and Eastern Europe expert
Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinemann-Grüder, Political scientist and Eastern Europe expert © Volker Lannert
Prof. Dr. Wolfram Hilz, Expert for EU Eastern-European policy, EU foreign and security policy
Prof. Dr. Wolfram Hilz, Expert for EU Eastern-European policy, EU foreign and security policy © Volker Lannert
Dr. Hendrik Ohnesorge, Expert on US history and foreign policy, transatlantic relations
Dr. Hendrik Ohnesorge, Expert on US history and foreign policy, transatlantic relations © Barbara Frommann
Dr. Joachim Weber, Expert in Strategic Foresight and Risk Analysis, Russia and Military Policy
Dr. Joachim Weber, Expert in Strategic Foresight and Risk Analysis, Russia and Military Policy © Volker Lannert
Dr. Iulian Romanyshyn, Expert in European foreign and security policy
Dr. Iulian Romanyshyn, Expert in European foreign and security policy © Gregor Hübl
Prof. Dr. Moritz Schularick, Expert in macroeconomics, international economics and economic history
Prof. Dr. Moritz Schularick, Expert in macroeconomics, international economics and economic history © ECONtribute
Prof. Dr. Stefan Talmon, Expert in international and public law, European law
Prof. Dr. Stefan Talmon, Expert in international and public law, European law © Volker Lannert
Dr. Shushanik Minasyan, Expert for geopolitical and energy policy in the Black Sea region, EU foreign energy policy, global energy policy trends
Dr. Shushanik Minasyan, Expert for geopolitical and energy policy in the Black Sea region, EU foreign energy policy, global energy policy trends © Barbara Frommann
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