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Dr. Julian Pawlak

Research Division:

International Security Associate

julian.pawlak@swp-berlin.org

Areas of Expertise

  • Arctic
  • Baltic region
  • Northern Europe
  • Defence and security policy / Armed forces
  • German armed forces (Bundeswehr)
  • Maritime security
  • Piracy
Focus


Dr. Julian Pawlak conducts research on security policy, strategy, and defense with particular focus on:

- Hybrid warfare and protection of (maritime) critical infrastructure
- Maritime strategy and security; sea power
- The Baltic Sea region and NATO’s northern flank
- Security and defense policy in Northern and Eastern Europe

Short Curriculum Vitae

Since 2026 Research Associate, Project Strategic Threat Analysis and Nuclear (Dis-)Order (STAND)

Since 2024 NextGen Associate Fellow, NATO Defense College

2021–2026 Research Associate and Scientific Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Research Focus Maritime Security (iFMS), Helmut Schmidt University / University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg (HSU/UniBw H)

2023 Visiting Fellow, Department for War Studies and Military History, Swedish Defence University

2017–2020 Research Assistant and Research Associate, Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University (ISPK)

SWP Publications

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External publications

  • Da Polónia à Roménia: as incursões russas (e ucranianas) que testam o espaço aéreo da NATO desde 2022

    Um drone russo atingiu esta sexta-feira um prédio habitado na Roménia, ferindo duas pessoas. É o primeiro a atingir diretamente um edifício residencial em território da NATO, mas não é um caso isolado. Desde o início da invasão da Ucrânia, em 2022, somam-se dezenas de violações do espaço aéreo aliado, da Polónia à Estónia e países nórdicos

    Interview mit Hélder Gomes, Catarina Maldonado Vasconcelos und Jaime Figueiredo, in: Expresso (Portugal), 29.05.2026 (Paywall)

  • How can Britain work within the E3 to advance its national security objectives?

    The European Three (E3) is an informal grouping of the United Kingdom (UK), France, and Germany – arguably the three most powerful countries in the European continent. Having convened for the first time in 2003 in the wake of the United States (US)-led invasion of Iraq, it seeks collaboration on common foreign and defence policy between the three nations. Despite its turbulent relationship with European nations following Brexit, the UK maintains security ties with France and Germany through membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), bilateral agreements signed with each country, and shared security interests. As such, for this week’s Big Ask, we asked seven experts: How can Britain work more effectively within the E3 to advance its national security objectives?

    in: Council on Geostrategy, The Big Ask, 29.05.2026

  • Theatre of Tension: Balancing Deterrence against Conventional and Grey-zone Threats in the Baltic

    mit Anselm van der Peet und Roy de Ruiter, in: European Navies and Global Challenges - Proceedings of the Rotterdam Seapower Symposium, Netherlands Defence Academy, 2026, 81-96

  • Après le détroit d'Ormuz, celui de Bab el-Mandeb bientôt bloqué par les Houthis ?

    L’Iran a menacé de perturber la navigation dans le détroit de Bab el-Mandeb, dans le golfe d’Aden, passage stratégique reliant l'Asie à la mer Rouge et au canal de Suez. Une menace qui semble se matérialiser avec l'entrée en scène des Houthis du Yémen, alliés de Téhéran, qui ont revendiqué samedi leur première attaque contre Israël depuis le début de la guerre.

    in: France24, 28.03.2026
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