Eastern Europe, Eurasia

The Eastern Europe and Eurasia Division explores political structures, social processes and developments in foreign, security and military policy in the post-Soviet states of Eastern Europe and Eurasia, in particular Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, the South Caucasus and Central Asia.

Head

Dr. phil. Margarete Klein

Head of Research Division

margarete.klein@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 256
Areas of Expertise
- Russia, E. Europe, Central Asia
- Security and defence policy
- Russian Federation
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
Dr. Franziska Smolnik

Deputy Head of Research Division

franziska.smolnik@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 385
Areas of Expertise
- Russia, E. Europe, Central Asia
- Armenia
- Georgia
- Southern Caucasus
- Civil wars
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- Political systems
- Regional and interstate conflicts

Research

Dr. phil. Sabine Fischer

Senior Fellow

sabine.fischer@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 317
Areas of Expertise
- Non-state violence
- Russia, E. Europe, Central Asia
- Russian Federation
- Civil wars
Dr. André Härtel

Associate

Andre.Haertel@swp-berlin.org
Sebastian Hoppe, M.A.

Visiting Fellow

sebastian.hoppe@swp-berlin.org
Dr Janis Kluge

Senior Associate

janis.kluge@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 253
Areas of Expertise
- Russian Federation
- Population trends
- Trade
Dr. Dumitru Minzarari

Associate

dumitru.minzarari@swp-berlin.org
Dr. phil. Astrid Sahm

Visiting Fellow

astrid.sahm@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 474
Areas of Expertise
- Energy, climate, infrastructure
- Russia, E. Europe, Central Asia
- Belarus
- Ukraine
- Democracy promotion
- Energy policy
- Environmental policy
Dr. Mikheil Sarjveladze

Visiting Fellow

mikheil.sarjveladze@swp-berlin.org
Dr. phil. Andrea Schmitz

Senior Associate

andrea.schmitz@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 204
Areas of Expertise
- Russia, E. Europe, Central Asia
- Central Asia
- EU foreign policy
- Elites and elite change
- Political Islam / Islamism
Dr. rer. soc. Susan Stewart

Senior Fellow (on leave of absence)

susan.stewart@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 466
Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
- Russia, E. Europe, Central Asia
- Russian Federation
- Ukraine
- EU Eastern Partnership

Research Support

Melanie Wetzel

Assistant

melanie.wetzel@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 347
Axel Huckstorf, Dipl.-Soz., M.A., Wiss. Dok.

Information Research Specialist

axel.huckstorf@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 306
Wanda Chodorowska, Dipl. Pol.

Information Manager

wanda.chodorowska@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 316

External publications

- Janis Kluge
The future has to wait: 5G in Russia and the lack of elite consensus

in: Post-Soviet Affairs, 37:5, 489-505, 25.08.2021

doi:10.1080/1060586X.2021.1967071
- Susan Stewart
Ukraine at 30: What should be Kyiv's focus?

in: The Global Agora, by Andrej Matisak, Podcast-Interview, August 24, 2021
- Susan Stewart
Die Ukraine und ihre neue Krim-Politik

Wunschziel Wiedervereinigung

in: Deutschlandfunk, Interview von Peter Sawicki, 20.08.2021 (online)
- Andrea Schmitz
Zentralasien

in: Görres-Gesellschaft und Verlag Herder (Hg.) Staatslexikon. Recht – Wirtschaft – Gesellschaft. Bd. VI. 8. Auflage, S. 514-527, 2021
- Astrid Sahm
Regime Lukaschenkos in Belarus: »Sehr starke Verschärfung«

Interview von Wilm Hüffer, in SWR2 am Morgen, 04.08.2021 (online)
- Susan Stewart
Can Germany Break the Status Quo in EU-Russia Relations?

in: The National Interest, Blog: The Buzz, July 22, 2021

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Eastern Europe, Eurasia

Contact

Head

Dr. phil. Margarete Klein

Areas of Expertise

Dr. Franziska Smolnik

Areas of Expertise

Research

Dr. phil. Sabine Fischer

Areas of Expertise

Dr. André Härtel

Sebastian Hoppe, M.A.

Dr Janis Kluge

Areas of Expertise

Dr. Dumitru Minzarari

Dr. phil. Astrid Sahm

Areas of Expertise

Dr. Mikheil Sarjveladze

Dr. phil. Andrea Schmitz

Areas of Expertise

Dr. rer. soc. Susan Stewart

Areas of Expertise

Research Support

Melanie Wetzel

Axel Huckstorf, Dipl.-Soz., M.A., Wiss. Dok.

Wanda Chodorowska, Dipl. Pol.

SWP Publications

Russlands Dumawahl 2021

Der veränderte Kontext für Reformen in der Ukraine

Politische Krise ohne Ende? Konsequenzen für die EU-Georgien-Beziehungen

Schwieriges Verhältnis zu Moskau. Deutsche Russlandpolitik muss weiter justiert werden

Deutsche Außenpolitik im Wandel

Afghanistan: The West Fails – a Win for China and Russia?

External publications

The future has to wait: 5G in Russia and the lack of elite consensus

Ukraine at 30: What should be Kyiv's focus?

Die Ukraine und ihre neue Krim-Politik

Zentralasien

Regime Lukaschenkos in Belarus: »Sehr starke Verschärfung«

Can Germany Break the Status Quo in EU-Russia Relations?