Experts & Staff – Asia

Alicja Bachulska

Policy Fellow

Areas of expertise

Chinese foreign policy, China-EU relations, China-CEE relations, Chinese discourse power

James Crabtree

Distinguished Visiting Fellow

Areas of expertise

Geopolitics, emerging technologies, geoeconomics in the Indo-Pacific, US-China relations, Indian foreign policy, Southeast Asia, UK and US foreign policy

Frédéric Grare

Associate Senior Policy Fellow

Areas of expertise

India’s foreign policy, South Asia security issues, Indo-Pacific dynamics, maritime security

Mélissa Levaillant

Associate Senior Policy Fellow

Areas of expertise

India’s foreign policy, South Asia security issues, Indo-Pacific dynamics, maritime security, climate security, economic trends in Asia

Janka Oertel

Director, Asia programme
Senior Policy Fellow

Areas of expertise

Europe-China relations, US-China relations, Security in East Asia, Chinese Foreign and Security Policy, Geopolitical Dimension of Emerging Technologies

Elli-Katharina Pohlkamp

Visiting Fellow

Areas of expertise

Japanese foreign relations, security and defense policy, Japan’s strategy in the Indo-Pacific region, EU-Japan relations

Vladimir Shopov

Visiting Fellow

Areas of expertise

Central and south-east Europe in the EU, China in central, eastern, and south-east Europe, EU politics and EU conditionality