Asia

The Asia Division concentrates on the interrelationship between domestic transformation processes, foreign and security policy in southern and Pacific Asia, and their global ramifications.

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SWP Publications
External publications
Projects

Contact

Edda Kuchling

Assistant

edda.kuchling@swp-berlin.org

phone:+49 30 88007- 111

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

Associate

angela.stanzel@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- Asia
- China
- East Asia
- Indo-Pacific
Dr. phil. Gudrun Wacker

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

Research Support

Andrea Frenzel, M.A.

Research Assistant

andrea.frenzel@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 426
Edda Kuchling

Assistant

edda.kuchling@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 111
Stefan Schley, M.A.

Information Research Specialist

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

Information Manager

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

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SWP Publications

- Carsten Schäfer
China’s Diaspora Policy under Xi Jinping
- German
Content, limits and challenges

SWP Research Paper 2022/RP 10, 09.11.2022, 30 Pages

doi:10.18449/2022RP10
- Eric J. Ballbach
North Korea’s fait accompli
- German
Implications of the changing status quo on the Korean Peninsula

SWP Comment 2022/C 63, 25.10.2022, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2022C63
- Eric J. Ballbach
Nuklearmacht Nordkorea – ein Fait accompli
- English
Warum die internationale Gemeinschaft den neuen Status quo akzeptieren sollte

SWP-Aktuell 2022/A 65, 25.10.2022, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2022A65
- Angela Stanzel
- Clara Hörning
Deutscher Balanceakt im Indo-Pazifik

Geostrategische Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten für die Bundesrepublik

SWP-Aktuell 2022/A 64, 19.10.2022, 4 Pages

doi:10.18449/2022A64
- Felix Heiduk
Sicherheit im Indo-Pazifik

Die Asianisierung der regionalen Sicherheitsarchitektur

SWP-Studie 2022/S 11, 19.10.2022, 39 Pages

doi:10.18449/2022S11
- Hanns Günther Hilpert
Sea Change in EU Trade Policy
- German
Opportunities for diversification in the Indo-Pacific

SWP Comment 2022/C 59, 19.10.2022, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2022C59

External publications

- Lars Brozus
- Felix Heiduk
Auch ohne Putin keine Harmonie

Der G20-Gipfel in Indonesien ist konfliktbeladen wie nie, selbst wenn der russische Präsident fernbleibt.

Gastbeitrag, in: Zeit Online, 14.11.2022
- Felix Heiduk
G20-Gipfel im Schatten des Krieges

Friedensstifter, Vermittler? Welche Rolle Gastgeberland Indonesien einnehmen will

Interview von Hans Monath, in: Tagesspiegel, 12.11.2022
- Kim Sangkuk
- Eric J. Ballbach
Südkorea: Vom Handelspartner zum strategischen Verbündeten

Gastbeitrag, in: Frankfurter Rundschau, 04.11.2022
- Nadine Godehardt
Neue China-Strategie der Bundesregierung?

Interview mit Tobias Oelmaier in: Deutschlandfunk 04.11.2022 (online)
- Eric J. Ballbach
»Nordkorea hat sein Überleben stark an Atomwaffen gebunden«

Interview von Matthias Kündig, in: SRF News, 02.11.2022
- Christian Wagner
Germany's South Asia Policy

in: Sumit Ganguly, Frank O'Donnell (eds.), Routledge Handbook of the International Relations of South Asia, London, New York: Routledge, 2022, pp. 395-407

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.