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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Contact

Lena Hoppe

Assistant

lena.hoppe@swp-berlin.org

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

Senior Associate

angela.stanzel@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- Asia
- China
- East Asia
- Indo-Pacific
Dr. Tobias Scholz

Associate

tobias.scholz@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 393
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- Bangladesh
- India
- Indo-Pacific
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- South Asia
- Sri Lanka
- BRICS
- Cyber-security
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Digital Policy and Cyber
- G7/G20 and similar
Dr. phil. Gudrun Wacker

Non-Resident 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
Dr. Christian Wirth

Associate

christian.wirth@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Asia
- China
- East Asia
- Indo-Pacific
- Japan
- Taiwan
- The Koreas
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Maritime security
- Regional and interstate conflicts

Research Support

Clara Hörning

Research Assistant

clara.hoerning@swp-berlin.org
Lena Hoppe

Assistant

lena.hoppe@swp-berlin.org
Kim Jensen

Student Assistant

kim.jensen@swp-berlin.org
Stefan Schley, M.A., M.A. LIS

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

Verlässliche Partnerschaften in der internationalen Politik

Deutschlands Partner, Partner Deutschland

SWP-Studie 2025/S 08, 06.05.2025, 61 Pages

doi:10.18449/2025S08
- Alexandra Sakaki
Japan in Südostasien: Umgang mit China als Gegenspieler

SWP-Studie 2025/S 06, 14.04.2025, 40 Pages

doi:10.18449/2025S06
- Eric J. Ballbach
- Jonas Läster
- Alexandra Sakaki
Japan und Südkorea: Die USA als unentbehrlicher, aber schwieriger Bündnispartner
in:
- Laura von Daniels
- Stefan Mair (eds.)
Trumps Rückkehr und Europas außenpolitische Herausforderungen
Beitrag zu einer Sammelstudie 2025/S 03, 12.02.2025, 64 Pages, pp. 33–37
- Jonathan Michel
- Angela Stanzel
Chinas Erwartungen an Trump: Wenig Hoffnung auf Besserung
in:
- Laura von Daniels
- Stefan Mair (eds.)
Trumps Rückkehr und Europas außenpolitische Herausforderungen
Beitrag zu einer Sammelstudie 2025/S 03, 12.02.2025, 64 Pages, pp. 29–32
- Laura von Daniels
- Stefan Mair (eds.)
Trumps Rückkehr und Europas außenpolitische Herausforderungen

SWP-Studie 2025/S 03, 12.02.2025, 64 Pages

doi:10.18449/2025S03
- Alexandra Sakaki
Minority Government in Japan
- German
Limited Scope for Foreign Policy Initiatives

SWP Comment 2025/C 06, 30.01.2025, 5 Pages

doi:10.18449/2025C06

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External publications

- Angela Stanzel
Make China Great Again

Trump und der Systemkonflikt zwischen den USA und China

in: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte (APuZ), 20/2025, S. 41-46
- Nadine Godehardt
"Es braucht mehr strategische Kommunikation gegenüber China"

China hat es gerade leicht, sich als vernünftige Alternative zu den USA zu präsentieren. Europa muss darauf nun ausgewogen reagieren, sagt die Sinologin Nadine Godehardt.

Interview von Xifan Yang, in: Zeit Online, 10.03.2025
- Gudrun Wacker
Wandel, aber keine Zeitenwende. Die Beziehungen zwischen der EU und China

in: Der China-Faktor, Politikum 1/2025, Wochen Schau Verlag, S.44-51
- Gudrun Wacker
Taiwan-Europe/EU Relations

in: Gunter Schubert (ed.) Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan, London and New York: Routledge, 2024, 2. Edition, S. 560-577
- Eric J. Ballbach
Die Ukraine und die Gefahr, dass der Koreakonflikt eskaliert

Der Ukrainekrieg ist mit dem Koreakonflikt verschränkt, sagt Asienfachmann Eric Ballbach. Er befürchtet dadurch eine Eskalation in Fernost. So kämpften Soldaten aus Nordkorea für Russland und sammelten Erfahrungen. Auch helfe Moskau Pjöngjang.

Interview von Benedikt Schulz, in: Deutschlandfunk, 24.11.2024 (Audio)
- Hanns Günther Hilpert
Die Handelspolitik Japans im Zeitenwandel

in: David Chiavacci, Iris Wieczorek (Hrsg.), Japan 2024. Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, Iudicium Verlag München 2024, S.130-162

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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.

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.

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