Asia - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

Head

Dr. rer. pol. Hanns Günther Hilpert

Head of Research Division

hanns.hilpert@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- China
- Japan
- The Koreas
- East Asia
- Weapons of mass destruction / proliferation
- Foreign trade policy
- International monetary policy
Dr. phil. Alexandra Sakaki

Deputy Head of Research Division

alexandra.sakaki@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- Security and defence policy
- Asia
- Japan
- The Koreas
- East Asia
- Regional and interstate conflicts
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces

Research

Dr. Eric J. Ballbach

Associate

eric.ballbach@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 418
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- Asia
- The Koreas
- East Asia
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. Felix Heiduk

Senior Associate

felix.heiduk@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- Security and defence policy
- Asia
- Myanmar
- Indo-Pacific
- Indonesia
- Cambodia and Laos
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Singapore
- South East Asia
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Political Islam / Islamism
- Regional cooperation and alliances
- Civil wars
- Regional and interstate conflicts
- Maritime security
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
Dr. iur Moritz Rudolf

Associate

moritz.rudolf@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- UN, global governance, int. law
- Asia
- China
- East Asia
Dr. phil. Angela Stanzel

Associate

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

Senior Fellow

gudrun.wacker@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- Security and defence policy
- Asia
- China
- Indo-Pacific
- East Asia
- Taiwan
- Political systems
- Maritime security
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
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
- Sri Lanka
- South Asia
- Regional cooperation and alliances
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces

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

SWP Publications

- Felix Heiduk
Civil War in Myanmar
- German
A Further Escalation of Violence Looms on the Horizon

SWP Comment 2021/C 35, 21.05.2021

doi:10.18449/2021C35
- Marco Overhaus
- Alexandra Sakaki
Vor dem Treffen zwischen Biden und Moon: Amerikas Bündnisse in Asien sind keine Selbstläufer

Am Freitag kommt Südkoreas Präsident Moon Jae-in ins Weiße Haus. Es ist dort erst der zweite Besuch eines ausländischen Staatschefs nach Japans Premier. Die USA stehen angesichts Chinas Aufstieg vor der Aufgabe, den Zusammenhalt mit beiden Partnern zu fördern, meinen Marco Overhaus und Alexandra Sakaki.

Kurz gesagt, 20.05.2021
- Felix Heiduk
Bürgerkrieg in Myanmar
- English
Eine weitere Eskalation der Gewalt zeichnet sich ab

SWP-Aktuell 2021/A 41, 14.05.2021, 5 Pages

doi:10.18449/2021A41
- Marco Overhaus
- Alexandra Sakaki
Die US-Bündnisse mit Japan und Südkorea

Stärken und Bruchlinien in der sicherheitspolitischen Kooperation

SWP-Studie 2021/S 05, 10.05.2021, 47 Pages

doi:10.18449/2021S05
- Christian Wagner
- Jana Lemke
India: An Ambivalent Partner for the West
- German
Growing Commonalities, Growing Differences

SWP Comment 2021/C 30, 22.04.2021, 4 Pages

doi:10.18449/2021C30
- Moritz Rudolf
Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law
- German
New Substance in the Conflict of Systems with China

SWP Comment 2021/C 28, 22.04.2021, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2021C28

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External publications

- Christian Wagner
Unruhe in Afghanistan: Einfluss auf Region

Interview von Thilko Grieß, in: Deutschlandfunk Informationen am Morgen, 07.07.2021 (Audio)
- Christian Wagner
Bangladesch, der neue Star in Südasien

Günstige Kleidung "Made in Bangladesh" - in Deutschland ist das südasiatische Land vor allem für seine Sweatshops bekannt. Aber die schweißtreibende und gefährliche Arbeit ist nicht nur Quälerei, sondern auch Wirtschaftsmotor.

Interview von Christian Herrmann, in: Wieder was gelernt, ntv, 30.07.2021 (Podcast)
- Moritz Rudolf
Masks, vaccines, and investment promises

The geopolitics of China’s COVID-19 Health Diplomacy

in: Verfassungsblog, 28.05.2021 (online)
- Felix Heiduk
- Reuben Wong
Security Relations Between the EU and ASEAN

In: Thomas Christiansen, Emil Kirchner, See Seng Tan (eds.), The European Union’s Security Relations with Asian Partners, Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021, Pages 301-322
- Felix Heiduk
Myanmar: Vom Putsch zum Bürgerkrieg

Interview von Sabine Hamacher, in: Frankfurter Rundschau, 25.05.2021
- Gudrun Wacker
The Indo-Pacific concepts of France, Germany and the Netherlands in comparison: implications and challenges for the EU

RSC Policy Brief, 2021/19, Global Governance Programme, EU-Asia Project, European University Institute (EUI)

doi:10.2870/859952

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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.
Annual workshops on the Taiwan question and relations between China and the European Union are organized jointly by SWP and the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS).

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.
Taiwan 2nd Track Dialogue

Annual workshops on the Taiwan question and relations between China and the European Union are organized jointly by SWP and the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS).
Diplomatie im 21. Jahrhundert (abgeschl.)

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