Dr Bernhard Blumenau
Senior Lecturer in International History and Politics
- Phone
- +44 (0)1334 46 1945
- bb57@st-andrews.ac.uk
Ìý
Biography
Dr Bernhard Blumenau is a Senior Lecturer in International History and Politics at the School of International Relations and the (CSTPV). His research interests centre on the historical evolution of German foreign policy and the history of terrorism. In terms of German foreign policy, his focus extends to long-term trends and patterns in German foreign policy with a particular emphasis on developments since World War II. Regarding the history of terrorism, his interests include German terrorism and antiterrorism policies, the intricate connections between terrorism and the Cold War, as well as multilateral antiterrorism initiatives and the role that international organisations have played within them.
He is currently working on two new projects: a long-term study of state terror, tracing its global history from the Middle Ages to the present; and a project on the 'German Problem'—examining Germany’s foreign policy vision and ambitions for Europe and the world, as well as its own role within them, both historically and today. He is also interested in the general history of international relations, diplomacy, and the Cold War.
Dr Blumenau holds degrees from the University of Dresden (Germany) and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Switzerland). During his studies, he also spent one year at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden). He is fluent in German, English, and French; and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS) and a Member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Young Academy of Scotland (MYAS).
He is the author ofÌýThe United Nations and Terrorism. Germany, Multilateralism, and Antiterrorism Efforts in the 1970sÌý(Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) which looks at the rise of international terrorism as a significant problem for German foreign policy and for the international community, and assesses the attempts of the UN to cope with the challenges of international terrorism in the 1970s. Dr Blumenau is also co-editor ofÌýNew Perspectives on the End of the Cold WarÌý(Routledge,2018) andÌýAn International History of Terrorism. Western and Non-Western Experiences (Routledge, 2013) as well as the author of articles in journals such as International Affairs, the Journal of Cold War Studies, Terrorism and Political Violence, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, and theÌýJournal of Contemporary History.
PhD supervision
- OvidiuÌýCraciunas
Selected publications
-
Open access
Blumenau, B., 22 Jan 2026, 7 p. Fondation Pierre du Bois pour l'histoire du temps présent.
Research output: Other contribution
-
Open access
Blumenau, B., 2026, In: Diplomacy & Statecraft. 37, 1, p. 268-296 29 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Blumenau, B., 9 Jan 2026, The Scotsman, p. 22-23 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
-
Open access
Blumenau, B., 2025, In: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. 48, 4, p. 392–418 27 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Open access
Blumenau, B., Sept 2025, 7 p. Fondation Pierre du Bois pour l'histoire du temps présent.
Research output: Other contribution
-
Blumenau, B., 13 May 2025, The Scotsman, p. 36-36 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
-
Open access
Blumenau, B., Jun 2024, 7 p. Fondation Pierre du Bois pour l'histoire du temps présent.
Research output: Other contribution
-
Open access
Blumenau, B. & Muller, J.-A., Mar 2024, 8 p. Fondation Pierre du Bois pour l'histoire du temps présent.
Research output: Other contribution
-
Blumenau, B., 18 Mar 2024, Chemical and biological terrorism and the norms of the CBW prohibition regimes. Kelle, A. (ed.). Online: CBWNet, p. 5-6 2 p. (CBW Working paper; no. 11).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
-
Open access
Blumenau, B., Dec 2024, 6 p. Fondation Pierre du Bois pour l'histoire du temps présent.
Research output: Other contribution
Ìý