Asia

Dr. rer. pol. Hanns Günther Hilpert
Head of Research Division

hanns.hilpert(at)swp-berlin.org

China, East Asia, Japan, The Koreas, Foreign trade policy, International monetary policy, Weapons of mass destruction / proliferation

Dr. phil. Nadine Godehardt
Deputy Head of Research Division

nadine.godehardt(at)swp-berlin.org

China, Political systems, Regional cooperation and alliances

Critical IR and Geography; Discourse Theory and Analysis; Aesthetics, Design and Visual Representations

Dr. Felix Heiduk

felix.heiduk(at)swp-berlin.org

Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Civil wars, Defence and security policy / Armed forces, Maritime security, Political Islam / Islamism, Regional and interstate conflicts, Regional cooperation and alliances

State- and nation-building, fragile states

Dr. phil. Alexandra Sakaki

alexandra.sakaki(at)swp-berlin.org

Japan, The Koreas, Defence and security policy / Armed forces, Regional and interstate conflicts

Japan's role in the international system, especially as a security actor in North-East Asia

Ambassador (ret.) Dr. phil. Volker Stanzel

volker.stanzel(at)swp-berlin.org

China, Japan, United States

Euro-Atlantic security, transatlantic relations

Dr. phil. Gudrun Wacker

gudrun.wacker(at)swp-berlin.org

China, East Asia, Taiwan, Defence and security policy / Armed forces, Maritime security, Political systems

Dr. habil. Christian Wagner

christian.wagner(at)swp-berlin.org

Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Defence and security policy / Armed forces, Regional cooperation and alliances

India's foreign policy, democracy/democratization, minority conflicts

Andrea Frenzel, M.A.
Research Assistant

andrea.frenzel(at)swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007-426

Edda Kuchling
Assistant

edda.kuchling(at)swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007-111

Luisa Boll, B.A.
Student Assistant

luisa.boll(at)swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007-411

Richa Arora, M.A.

richa.arora(at)swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007-410

Dr. Eric J. Ballbach

eric.ballbach(at)swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007-418

The Koreas

Foreign and security policies of North and South Korea, inter-Korean relations, multilateralism in East Asia, identity politics in Korea, critical theories of International Relations

Gesche Weiland, M.A., Wiss. Dok.
Information Research Specialist

gesche.weiland(at)swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007-263

Simona Beckemeier, M.A.
Information Manager

simona.beckemeier(at)swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007-443