Jerry Sommer
Key expertise
His expertise encompasses: nuclear armament and disarmament; US- military strategy and policy; ballistic missile defense; Iran’s and North Korean nuclear files; conventional armament and arms control in Europe; Greek armament and military strategy; Cyprus conflict.
(Academic) education / CV:
State Board examination in History and Political Sciences (first exam for becoming a High School teacher)
After studying History, Political and Educational Sciences at the University of Hamburg, he worked as freelance journalist for a variety of German media (newspapers, radio, television) especially on European affairs and armament/ disarmament issues. He lived in London from 1987 to 1991 and in Brussels from 1999 to 2002. Today, he is based in Düsseldorf/Germany. Jerry Sommer began working for BICC in 2005 and has been BICC Associate Researcher since 2007.
Recent Publications:
- Sommer, J. (2012, July). Iran-Verhandlungen - und wie weiter?
- Sommer, J. (2012, February). Half-truths, myths and lies
- Sommer, J. (2012, February). Krieg gegen den Iran - Tickt die Uhr?
- Sommer, J. (2011, November). Atomkonflikt Iran: Diplomatische Lösung noch immer möglich?! (BICC Focus series No. 10). Bonn: BICC.
- Grebe, J., & Sommer, J. (2010). "Hochgerüstet in der Pleite"
- Grebe, J., & Sommer, J. (2010, August). Greece: High military expenditures despite the financial crisis (BICC Focus series No. 9). Bonn: BICC.
- Blix, H., Yazdi, E., Walsh, J., Kubbig, B., & Sommer, J. (2009, March). New Chances for a Compromise in the Nuclear Dispute with Iran? (Paper). Bonn: BICC.
- Sommer, J., & Warnecke, A. (Eds.). (2007, June). The Security- Migration Nexus: Challenges and Opportunities of African Migration to EU Countries (Brief series No. 36). Bonn: BICC.
- Sommer, J. (2007, April). A Way Out of the Impasse: Time for a new strategy on Iran’s nuclear program (BICC Focus series No. 4). Bonn: BICC.
- Sadjadpur, K., Neuneck, G., Kubbig, B., Meier, O., & Guldimann, T. (2006, October). Iran: Wege aus der nuklearen Sackgasse - Optionen, Barrieren und Chancen für eine Verhandlungslösung (Paper series No. 52). Bonn: BICC.
- von Boemcken, M., & Sommer, J. (2006, May). Der Streit um das iranische Atomprogramm: Auf der Suche nach dem „kreativen Kompromiss“. Zum aktuellen Angebotspaket und den Erfolgsaussichten von Sanktionen (BICC Focus series No. 1). Bonn: BICC.
- Sommer, J. (2005, August). Security in Cyprus: Threat Perceptions, Possible Compromises and the Role of the EU (Paper series No. 44). Bonn: BICC.
