Dr. phil. Alexandra Sakaki
Asia Deputy Head of Research Division
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- East Asia
- 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
Working GroupsShort Curriculum vitae
Joined SWP in January 2012
January until April 2019 Guest Researcher at the National Defense Academy Japan and Keio University
2012-2017 Senior Fellow with the Robert Bosch Stiftung for the topic 'Japan in the international system'
2009-2011 Research fellow, Institute for East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen
2011 Ph.D, political science, University of Trier
2008-2009 Visiting lecturer, University of Trier and Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
2007-2008 Visiting researcher, German Institute for Japanese Studies, Tokyo
2005 Master (M. Phil.), International Relations, University of Cambridge, England
2002-2004 Management consultant, McKinsey & Co., Munich
2002 Bachelor (B.A.), East Asian Studies, Princeton University, USA
SWP Publications
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Japan in Southeast Asia: Countering China’s Growing Influence
SWP Research Paper 2025/RP 01, 25.06.2025, 39 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025RP01
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Minority Government in Japan
Limited Scope for Foreign Policy Initiatives
SWP Comment 2025/C 06, 30.01.2025, 5 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025C06
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A New Course for Japan’s Security Policy
The Historic Decision on Military Armament
SWP Comment 2023/C 13, 03.03.2023, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2023C13
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Dealing with Taiwan
SWP Research Paper 2022/RP 09, 09.09.2022, 91 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2022RP09
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Japan-Taiwan Relations: More than Meets the Eye
in: Dealing with TaiwanContribution to a Research Paper 2022/RP 09, 09.09.2022, 91 Pages, pp. 34–41
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Return from the Choppy Waters of the Indo-Pacific
Implications of the Deployment of the Frigate Bayern
SWP Comment 2022/C 22, 25.03.2022, 7 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2022C22
External publications
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Germany and Japan: “Reluctant warriors” no more?
in: Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, March 2025doi:10.1177/20578911251326143
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Japan : a critical player in Southeast Asia
in: European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre, Issue 2024/19, Global Governance Programme, [Europe in the World], July 2024doi:10.2870/514248
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Japan and the EU with Professor Iwama Yoko, Professor Guibourg Delamotte and Dr Alexandra Sakaki
Podcast Hosted by Robert Ward, in: Japan Memo, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), 13.06.2024 (Audio) -
Germany’s Indo-Pacific Turn: Towards a Contribution to the Rules-Based Order?
in: Yuichi Hosoya, Hans Kundnani (eds.), The Transformation of the Liberal International Order, Evolutions and Limitations, Springer Nature Singapore, 2023 (online)pp. 55-64 -
Japan's National Security Strategy: Responding to Unprecedented Challenges
In: Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN), Policy Briefs, 10.03.2023 -
Attention to the Periphery? Germany and the Pacific Island States
In: Éditoriaux de l'Ifri, Lettre du Centre Asie n°102, 21 December 2022