Projects per year
Personal profile
Areas of Expertise
Modern war and conflict, military intervention and diplomacy (including contemporary affairs); 16th to 20th century diplomatic history; 19th-20th century British and European history; modern politics.
Key Research Interests
I am primarily interested in the history of Great Power relations from the 16th to the 20th centuries.
Biography
Professor Thomas Otte teaches Diplomatic, International and Military History.
He has published some twenty-one books, among them Statesman of Europe: A Life of Sir Edward Grey (2020) (Book of the Year, New Statesman (2020) and Spectator (2021)) and the award-winning July Crisis: How the World Descended into War, Summer 1914 (CUP, 2014); he has also has published numerous essays in edited collections and articles in leading journals, including the English Historical Review, Historical Journal, and History.
Prof. Otte has been an adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and is an elected member of the Council of the Royal Historial Society.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Fits of Absentmindedness?: In Search of a Grand Strategy, 1650-2020
Otte, T. G. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/20 → 30/08/24
Project: Fellowship
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'Britain, the Great Powers and the Project of Greater Albanian Autonomy, 1875-1881'
Otte, T. G. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/07 → 1/03/09
Project: Research
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Churchill and Germany: A “Special” Relationship
Otte, T. G., 1 Mar 2026, In: History - The Journal of the Historical Association. 111, 395, p. 237-254 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘“Mutua se spectant brachia”: The Fossa Eugeniana, Siege and Economic Warfare in the 17th-Century Low Countries
Black, J. (Editor) & Otte, T. G., May 2026, Fortification and Siegecraft . Rome: Società Italiana di Storia Militare, p. 279-310 (Fucina di Marte).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Fulham East 1933
Otte, T. G., 18 Sept 2025, British By-Elections 1769-2025: The 88 By-Elections That Shaped Our Politics. Dale, I. (ed.). London: Biteback, p. 208-216 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Garrison the Heartland: Mackinder, Russia and the “Pivot of History”
Otte, T. G., Jan 2025, Geopolitics and War. Black, J. (ed.). Rome: Società Italiana di Storia Militare, p. 335-358 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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"Indestructible Superiority Complex"?: The Uses and Pitfalls of Official History
Otte, T. G., 2025, In: Diplomacy and Statecraft. 36, 4, p. 695-717 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Royal Historical Society (External organisation)
Otte, T. G. (Council Member)
Nov 2019 → Nov 2023Activity: Membership › Network, Working Group or Professional Association
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Royal Historical Society (External organisation)
Otte, T. G. (Fellow)
2018 → …Activity: Membership › Network, Working Group or Professional Association
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International History Institute, Boston University (External organisation)
Otte, T. G. (Fellow)
2004 → …Activity: Membership › External research organisation