Asia - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

Head

Dr. Felix Heiduk

Head of Research Division

felix.heiduk@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- Security and defence policy
- Asia
- Cambodia and Laos
- Indo-Pacific
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Philippines
- Singapore
- South East Asia
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Civil wars
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Maritime security
- Political Islam / Islamism
- Regional and interstate conflicts
- Regional cooperation and alliances
Dr. phil. Alexandra Sakaki

Deputy Head of Research Division

alexandra.sakaki@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- Security and defence policy
- Asia
- East Asia
- Japan
- The Koreas
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Regional and interstate conflicts

Research

Dr. Eric J. Ballbach

Associate

eric.ballbach@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 418
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- Asia
- East Asia
- The Koreas
Dr. phil. Nadine Godehardt

Senior Associate

nadine.godehardt@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- China
- East Asia
- Political systems
- Regional cooperation and alliances
Dr. rer. pol. Hanns Günther Hilpert

Senior Fellow

hanns.hilpert@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- China
- East Asia
- Japan
- The Koreas
- Foreign trade policy
- International monetary policy
- Weapons of mass destruction / proliferation
Dr. phil. Angela Stanzel

Senior Associate

angela.stanzel@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- Asia
- China
- East Asia
- Indo-Pacific
Dr. Tobias Scholz

Associate

tobias.scholz@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 393
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- Bangladesh
- India
- Indo-Pacific
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- South Asia
- Sri Lanka
- BRICS
- Cyber-security
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Digital Policy and Cyber
- G7/G20 and similar
Dr. phil. Gudrun Wacker

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

gudrun.wacker@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- Security and defence policy
- Asia
- China
- East Asia
- Indo-Pacific
- Taiwan
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Maritime security
- Political systems
Dr. habil. Christian Wagner

Senior Fellow

christian.wagner@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- Security and defence policy
- Asia
- Bangladesh
- India
- Indo-Pacific
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- South Asia
- Sri Lanka
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Regional cooperation and alliances
Dr. Christian Wirth

Senior Associate

christian.wirth@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- China
- East Asia
- Indo-Pacific
- Japan
- Taiwan
- The Koreas
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Maritime security
- Regional and interstate conflicts

Research Support

Clara Hörning

Research Assistant

clara.hoerning@swp-berlin.org
Lena Hoppe

Assistant

lena.hoppe@swp-berlin.org
Kim Jensen

Student Assistant

kim.jensen@swp-berlin.org
Stefan Schley, M.A., M.A. LIS

Information Research Specialist

stefan.schley@swp-berlin.org
Simona Beckemeier, M.A.

Information and Data Manager

simona.beckemeier@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 443

External publications

- Christian Wirth
The Indo-Pacific: A Maritime Crossroads Where the Euro-Atlantic ‘West’ and the Asia–Pacific ‘East’ Meet, and World Order Is Transformed

In: The Politics of Global Ocean Regions. Bueger, C., Mendenhall, E., Strating, R. (eds). Palgrave Studies in Maritime Politics and Security. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. 09.07.2025. pp.143-165.

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-88984-4_6
- Tobias Scholz
- Christian Wagner
Mit offenem Visier

Die Eskalation zwischen Indien und Pakistan rückt Kaschmir erneut ins globale Blickfeld. Der Konflikt könnte zukünftig noch gefährlicher werden.

Gastbeitrag, in: IPG Journal, 22.05.2025 (online)
- Angela Stanzel
Make China Great Again

Trump und der Systemkonflikt zwischen den USA und China

in: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte (APuZ), 20/2025, S. 41-46
- Nadine Godehardt
"Es braucht mehr strategische Kommunikation gegenüber China"

China hat es gerade leicht, sich als vernünftige Alternative zu den USA zu präsentieren. Europa muss darauf nun ausgewogen reagieren, sagt die Sinologin Nadine Godehardt.

Interview von Xifan Yang, in: Zeit Online, 10.03.2025
- Gudrun Wacker
Wandel, aber keine Zeitenwende. Die Beziehungen zwischen der EU und China

in: Der China-Faktor, Politikum 1/2025, Wochen Schau Verlag, S.44-51
- Gudrun Wacker
Taiwan-Europe/EU Relations

in: Gunter Schubert (ed.) Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan, London and New York: Routledge, 2024, 2. Edition, S. 560-577

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Projects

The annual »Berlin Conference on Asian Security« facilitates an exchange of information and expertise on Asia-Pacific security questions between Asian, American and European scholars and politicians.

Berlin Conference on Asian Security (BCAS)

The annual »Berlin Conference on Asian Security« facilitates an exchange of information and expertise on Asia-Pacific security questions between Asian, American and European scholars and politicians.

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