Executive Board

Prof. Dr. Volker Perthes
Director

volker.perthes(at)swp-berlin.org

German and European Foreign and Security Policy; Geopolitical dynamics; International Organizations; Regional dynamics and change in the Middle East

to the Staff of the Director

Christoph Geisler
Deputy Director

christoph.geisler(at)swp-berlin.org

to the Staff of the Deputy Director

Dr. Barbara Lippert
Director of Research

barbara.lippert(at)swp-berlin.org

EU enlargement policy, European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), Political system of the European Union, Principles of European integration

European Enlargement Policy and its implications for the political system and the policies of the European Union as well as Germany's approach to European Affairs

to the Staff of the Research Director

Prof. Dr. Günther Maihold
Deputy Director (Internationalisation, Evaluation, Methods)

guenther.maihold(at)swp-berlin.org

Latin America, Spain, Other international organizations, Organized crime

to the Staff of the Deputy Director (Internationalisation, Evaluation, Methods)

Prof. Dr. Hanns Maull
Senior Distinguished Fellow

hanns.maull(at)swp-berlin.org

East Asia, EU foreign policy, Euro-Atlantic security, European Union

Present research focus: evolution and future perspectives of the international order; German foreing and securty policy; comparative analysis of German and Japanese security policies

Ambassador (ret.) Dr. phil. Volker Stanzel
Senior Distinguished Fellow

volker.stanzel(at)swp-berlin.org

China, Japan, United States

Euro-Atlantic security, transatlantic relations