Michael Werz is a senior fellow at American Progress, where his work has focused 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 an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s BMW Center for German and European Studies.
The upcoming Turkish elections will shape the future of a key NATO ally.
The Turkish prime minister’s statement blaming Israel for last month’s military coup in Egypt is simply another attempt to divert attention away from Turkey’s serious issues.
Is it time to review the U.S.-Turkish partnership?
Prime Minister Erdoğan should listen as Turks protest his government’s heavy-handed approach, or he will risk losing his political standing.
Press freedom and freedom of expression in Turkey have been threatened, but the United States has a vested interest in ensuring that Turkey protects its vibrant political discourse.
The Turkish prime minister's incendiary remarks—calling Zionism a “crime against humanity”—isolate his country and act against Turkey's long-term national interest.
Additional support for the Syrian opposition and regional coordination are urgently needed.
Analyzing South Asia through the prism of climate, migration, and security in Assam and the surrounding region provides useful insights into the underlying trends shaping the entire region and the risks posed by current long-term trajectories.
There are many opportunities and challenges for the U.S.-Mexican relationship as Mexican President-Elect Peña Nieto takes office this weekend.
Russia and China have nothing to gain from opposing a new U.N. Security Council resolution to stop the ever-increasing violence, write Michael Werz and Ken Sofer.
Eric Farnsworth and Michael Werz explore what Mexican President-Elect Peña Nieto needs to do as he prepares to take office.
The United States needs to look at its southern neighbor in a different light given its economic strides and expanding middle class, writes Michael Werz.
