Dr. Thies Niemeier
Researcher
Dr. Thies Niemeier is a Researcher in the Research Department International Institutions. His research focuses on economic sanctions, military alliances, and economic and political networks.
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| since 2026
Researcher at PRIF
| 2025–2026
Postdoctoral Researcher/Research Associate at the GIGA Institute in Hamburg, in the INSA research group on sanctions against individuals
| 2021–2025
Doctorate in Political Science from the University of Konstanz
| 2018–2021
Master’s Degree in Political Economy at the University of Lucerne
| 2014–2017
Bachelor of Arts in International Management at Coventry University, formerly Aachen University of Applied Sciences
Publications
- Counterfactual Coercion: Could Harsher Sanctions against Russia Have Prevented the Worst?
| 2024
Niemeier, Thies; Schneider, Gerald (2024): Counterfactual Coercion: Could Harsher Sanctions against Russia Have Prevented the Worst?, Research & Politics, 11: 3. DOI: 10.1177/20531680241272668