Executive Board

Dr. rer. pol. Stefan Mair
Director

stefan.mair(at)swp-berlin.org

Foreign and security policy challenges of Germany and the EU; Geopolitical and geoeconomic dynamics; Trade and foreign economic policy

to the Staff of the 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)

Dr. Brigitte Merz
Managing Director

brigitte.merz(at)swp-berlin.org

to the Staff of the Managing Director

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

Dr Volker Perthes
Senior Advisor

volker.perthes(at)swp-berlin.org

German and European Foreign and Security Policy; Geopolitics and International Relations; International Organizations; Regional dynamics in the Middle East

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

volker.stanzel(at)swp-berlin.org

China, Japan, United States

Euro-Atlantic security, transatlantic relations