Hauke Ritz

Hauke Ritz is a German philosopher, author, and researcher whose work focuses on the relationship between culture, geopolitics, and the international order. He studied at the Free University of Berlin and Humboldt University of Berlin and earned a doctorate in philosophy, specialising in the philosophy of history. He later turned his attention to foreign policy and peace research, particularly the long-term consequences of the East–West conflict. Since 2008, he has examined the persistence of Cold War structures in academic and public-policy publications, and since 2014 he has made regular research visits to Russia.

Ritz has taught at the University of Giessen, Moscow State University, the Russian State University for the Humanities, and Belgorod State University, and has also worked in Moscow for the German Academic Exchange Service. Together with Ulrike Guérot, he co-authored Endspiel Europa, a critical examination of the European Union’s development since the Maastricht era and of Europe’s position between the United States and Russia. His more recent book, Warum der Weltfrieden von Deutschland abhängt, explores the cultural dimension of the conflict between Russia and the West and argues that culture itself has become an instrument of geopolitical struggle. His work consistently advocates a more sovereign European role and a continental peace order based on political and cultural dialogue.