Michael Werz
Senior Fellow
Michael Werz is a Senior Fellow at the American Progress, where his work as member of the National Security Team focuses on the nexus of climate change, migration, and security and emerging democracies, especially Turkey, Mexico, and Brazil. He has been a senior transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund where his work focused on transatlantic foreign policy and the European Union.
He has held appointments as a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., and as a John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow at Harvard's Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies.
Werz has published numerous articles and several books dealing with a wide range of scholarly and policy issues including race and ethnicity in the 20th century; Western social and intellectual history; minorities in Europe and the United States; ethnic conflicts, politics in Europe, and anti-Americanism.
He is a graduate of Frankfurt University's Institute for Philosophy and was professor at Hannover University in Germany. He is currently an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's BMW Center for German and European Studies.
His publications from 2004 to 2009 can be found here.
Articles by Michael Werz
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Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict in Northwest Africa,
April 18, 2012
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Mixed Messages from Brazil,
April 9, 2012
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Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict,
January 3, 2012
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Is Turkey Sinking Its Own Ship?,
September 21, 2011
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Europe’s Cypriot Problem ,
August 3, 2011
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No More Coups d’États in Turkey,
August 3, 2011
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Meet the “New” Republican Party in Turkey,
August 3, 2011
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Turkey, the Libyan Crisis and Climate Change: Impacts on EU Security Policy,
July 25, 2011
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United Nations Misses Broader Climate Change Connection,
July 22, 2011
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After Turkey’s June Elections,
June 23, 2011
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Syrian Violence Requires U.S. Response,
June 17, 2011
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Turkish Tango: Foreign Policy Dance in Ankara Requires Attention,
November 22, 2010
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Understanding Post-Referendum Turkey ,
October 26, 2010
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U.S.-Mexican Cooperation on Drug Enforcement: Difficult, but not Impossible,
September 2, 2010
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Nigeria’s Multifaceted Problems Challenge U.S. Policy,
August 5, 2010
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Affirmative Action in the United States,
July 27, 2010
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What is the İHH?,
July 26, 2010
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The İHH Riddle,
July 26, 2010
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Barack Obama’s Energy Renewal,
June 18, 2010
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The Oil Spill—Obama’s Reaction,
June 18, 2010
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Brazil in the Middle East,
June 17, 2010
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Compartimos Más Que Una Frontera,
May 24, 2010
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We Share More than a Fence,
May 20, 2010
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Eternal Minorities?,
May 13, 2010
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The New Levant,
April 26, 2010
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Immigration Nation,
April 8, 2010
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The U.S.-Turkey Relationship and Armenia,
April 5, 2010
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Beyond Multiculturalism,
March 11, 2010
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Quadrennial Defense Review Should Spark Interagency Climate Conversation ,
February 11, 2010
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Prospects for Health Care and Renewable Energy,
January 21, 2010
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Obama, Health Care, and Copenhagen,
December 21, 2009
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Obama's New Strategy for Afghanistan,
December 9, 2009
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Climate Change on the Move,
December 8, 2009
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How Capable Is Obama After All?,
November 4, 2009
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Yes, We Can?,
October 30, 2009
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Turkey’s Democratic Steps Have a Lot in Common with U.S. Interests,
October 27, 2009
