Asia - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

Coordination

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
Tobias Scholz, M.A.

Senior 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

SWP Publications

- 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
- Eric J. Ballbach
South Korea’s Ever-Closer Relations with NATO

Intersecting and Varying Motives of South Korea’s Moon Jae-in and Yoon Suk-yeol Administrations

SWP Comment 2025/C 04, 21.01.2025, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2025C04
- Alexandra Sakaki
Minderheitsregierung in Japan
- English
Eingeschränkter Spielraum für außenpolitische Initiativen

SWP-Aktuell 2025/A 05, 16.01.2025, 6 Pages

doi:10.18449/2025A05
- Angela Stanzel
Die drohende Delegitimierung des Status Taiwans

Die Dynamik des Konflikts zwischen China und Taiwan unter Präsident William Lai

SWP-Studie 2025/S 01, 14.01.2025, 28 Pages

doi:10.18449/2025S01
- Christian Wagner
Politischer Neuanfang in Sri Lanka

Chancen und Herausforderungen der neuen Linksregierung

SWP-Aktuell 2025/A 02, 09.01.2025, 5 Pages

doi:10.18449/2025A02
- Barbara Lippert
- Stefan Mair (eds.)
Neue Verhältnisse – schwierige Beziehungen

Europa – USA – »Globaler Süden«

SWP-Studie 2024/S 24, 17.12.2024, 53 Pages

doi:10.18449/2024S24

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External publications

- 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
- Felix Heiduk
Minilateralism and pathways to institutional progression: alliance formation or cooperative security governance?

in: Australian Journal of International Affairs, 1-20

doi:10.1080/10357718.2024.2416566
- Felix Heiduk
Militärdiplomatie und Machtpolitik: Die Bundeswehr im Indo-Pazifik

in: Indo-Pazifik. Das neue Zentrum der Welt, Internationale Politik 6, November/Dezember 2024, S. 62-65
- Christian Wagner
Interview mit Indien-Experte Christian Wagner

Interview, in: ZDF heute, 23.10.2024 (Video)
- Eric J. Ballbach
Wie gefährlich ist Nordkorea?

Interview von Daniela Vates, in: RND, 23.10.2024

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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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