[1] Raised in Berlin.
Wife: Christine Brinck Joffe (two daughters)
High School: Grand Rapids, MI
University: BA, Swarthmore College (1965)
University: MA, College of Europe, Johns Hopkins University
University: PhD, Harvard University (1975)
Teacher: Lecturer, School of Advanced International Studies (1982-84)
Administrator: Trustee, International University Bremen
Administrator: Trustee, European College of Liberal Arts, Berlin, Germany
Die Zeit Editor and Publisher (2000-)
Süddeutsche Zeitung Columnist, Editorial Page Editor (1985-2000)
Die Zeit (1976-82)
American Academy in Berlin Trustee
American Council on Germany
American Institute for Contemporary German Studies Board of Directors
Atlantik-Brücke Berlin Trustee
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Researcher (1982-84)
Deutsches Museum (Munich) Trustee
Hoover Institution Fellow
International Institute for Strategic Studies
Leo Baeck Institute New York Board of Directors
Olin Institute for Strategic Studies
Time Contributing Editor, Time International
Trilateral Commission
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Researcher (1982-84)
Jewish Ancestry
Author of books:
The Limited Partnership: Europe, the United States and the Burdens of Alliance (1987)
The Future of International Politics: The Great Powers (1998)