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.

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
- G8/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.

Information Research Specialist

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

Information Manager

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

External publications

- 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
- Christian Wagner
Indien: Hauptprofiteur der neuen globalen Ordnung

in: Regionale Schlüsselakteure in der neuen globalen Ordnung, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 04.10.2024., S.12-30
- Felix Heiduk
Indopazifik: Der Kampf um die Hegemonie

in: Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik 10/2024, S.13-16

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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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