Dr. phil. Alexandra Sakaki
Research Division:
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
Short 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
