Author Profile: Hubertus Juergenliemk

About Hubertus Juergenliemk

Hubertus Juergenliemk Hubertus works on European security. He is a PhD student at the University of Cambridge and a Visiting Doctoral student at the University of Oxford during the academic year 2011-12.

The risks of the current approach to Greece and the Euro-crisis

Last week, I debated how much more the Greek nation can take given the enormous internal and external pressures on families, society and the nation. When discussing this with my friend and colleague Pavlos Efthymiou, we realised that some important … Continue reading

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How much more can the Greek nation take (until it fights back)?

Yesterday Geoffrey Gertz commented in this blog on German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble’s statement on elections in Greece.  Indeed solving this crisis will be tough, but perhaps international relations theories can offer some advice on what is needed to address current problems. … Continue reading

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How are election preparations unfolding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)? Hope or failure? Two perspectives.

Elections and the elusive quest for peace and stability in the eastern DRC: A perspective from the ground, based on fieldwork carried-out in North Kivu province in August and September, 2011 By Lindsay Scorgie Driving down the dusty main road … Continue reading

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