Dr. Johannes Thimm
The Americas Deputy Head of Research Division
Areas of Expertise
- United States
- Transatlantic relations
- United Nations
Domestic politics and its impact on U.S. foreign policy, U.S. foreign policy towards international organizations, the U.S. and international law
Working GroupsShort Curriculum vitae
2013-2017 Deputy Head of Research Division "The Americas" (2014-2015 Head of Research Division "The Americas" a.i.), SWP, Berlin
Since 2009 Researcher, Research Division "The Americas", SWP, Berlin
2009 Ph.D. Freie Universität Berlin (Dr. rer. pol.)
2007-2008 Fox International Fellow, MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, Yale University, New Haven
2000-2001 Fulbright Fellow, Political Science Department, University of Washington, Seattle
SWP Publications
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United States and China on a Collision Course
The importance of domestic politics for the bilateral relationship
SWP Research Paper 2023/RP 05, 02.05.2023, 45 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2023RP05
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German Policy Towards the United States: More Self-Confidence and More Independence Needed
in: German Foreign Policy in TransitionContribution to a Research Paper 2021/RP 10, 13.12.2021, 125 Pages, pp. 112–115
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A New Beginning with President Biden
Five German and European Priorities for the Transatlantic Agenda
SWP Comment 2020/C 61, 08.12.2020, 7 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2020C61
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From Exception to Normalcy
The United States and the War on Terrorism
SWP Research Paper 2018/RP 07, 10.10.2018, 38 Pages -
NATO: US Strategic Dominance and Unequal Burden-Sharing Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
The asymmetry in NATO contributions between the United States and Europa is no accident, Johannes Thimm writes. Europeans should not be too alarmed about President Trump’s threats to withdraw from the alliance – and instead follow their own priorities.
Point of View, 04.09.2018 -
Some American Voters Are More Equal
Election Law As an Arena of Partisan Strategy
SWP Comment 2017/C 38, 11.10.2017, 4 Pages
External publications
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Over two decades and many secret prisons later, three 9/11 suspects agree to US plea deal
Interview von Terry Martin, in: DW News, 01.08.2024 (online). -
The Trump shooting has just decided the US election - or has it?
Interview with Alex Forrest Whiting, Biresh Banerjee, in: Deutsche Welle, News Desk, 17.07.2024 (online). -
Biden and the World: Global Perspectives on the U.S. Presidential Election
in: Council of Councils (ed.): Global Perspectives: Biden and the World: Global Perspectives on the U.S. Presidential Election, Global Memo, 11.11.2020 (online) -
Why Germans Rally for U.S. Democratic Values
in: Council of Councils (ed.): Global Perspectives: How U.S. Civil Protests Resonate With Publics Worldwide, Global Memo, 12.06.2020 (online) -
Three Suggestions for a Better Management of the Flow of Refugees and Migrants
in: The 2016 Council of Council Annual Conference Panelist Papers, May 2016, 3 Pages -
Internet Governance and the ITU: Maintaining the Multistakeholder Approach
The German Perspective
in: Council on Foreign Relations, Report, 22.10.2014, (online)