Alexander Lipke is the Asia programme coordinator at the European Council on Foreign Relations, based in the Berlin office.
Prior to joining ECFR in 2022, Lipke worked as a research associate at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s regional Asia office in Singapore. Previously, he gained work experience with the Mercator European Dialogue project at the German Marshall Fund and in Bundestag member Michael Roth’s office in Berlin as well as the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation in Seoul, South Korea.
Lipke holds a BA in European studies jointly from Maastricht University in the Netherlands and Seoul National University in South Korea. He also holds an MA in international politics and east Asia from the University of Warwick and an MSc in international political economy from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His main research interest is east Asian international relations, with a focus on the Korean Peninsula, South Korean foreign policy, and Indo-Pacific affairs.
The attempted imposition of martial law by President Yoon Suk-Yeol has plunged South Korea into political uncertainty. As Seoul’s immediate focus turns inward, its ability and willingness to tackle shared challenges with Europe may decline, from the war in Ukraine to Chinese economic coercion
North Korea’s troop deployment to the Russian front represents a fundamental shift in Europe’s security relations with east Asia. To confront the Moscow-Pyongyang axis, the EU should deepen its partnership with South Korea
New Japanese prime minister Ishiba Shigeru has signaled a commitment to continuing his predecessor’s outreach to South Korea. Europe should seize the moment to tackle shared challenges with both countries
European policymakers need to answer the ‘trust question’ of how far they want Chinese companies involved in green industries such as solar energy, batteries, and electric vehicles
Voters in Europe and the G7 still lack a clear idea of what Chinese action against Taiwan could mean for their own lives. Political leaders should start to remedy this
A recent thaw in ties between the EU’s two most important partners in East Asia is a potential game-changer for a region fraught with geopolitical danger – but complex domestic politics in both countries may yet derail a truly long-lasting rapprochement
European policymakers need to answer the ‘trust question’ of how far they want Chinese companies involved in green industries such as solar energy, batteries, and electric vehicles
The attempted imposition of martial law by President Yoon Suk-Yeol has plunged South Korea into political uncertainty. As Seoul’s immediate focus turns inward, its ability and willingness to tackle shared challenges with Europe may decline, from the war in Ukraine to Chinese economic coercion
North Korea’s troop deployment to the Russian front represents a fundamental shift in Europe’s security relations with east Asia. To confront the Moscow-Pyongyang axis, the EU should deepen its partnership with South Korea
New Japanese prime minister Ishiba Shigeru has signaled a commitment to continuing his predecessor’s outreach to South Korea. Europe should seize the moment to tackle shared challenges with both countries
Voters in Europe and the G7 still lack a clear idea of what Chinese action against Taiwan could mean for their own lives. Political leaders should start to remedy this
A recent thaw in ties between the EU’s two most important partners in East Asia is a potential game-changer for a region fraught with geopolitical danger – but complex domestic politics in both countries may yet derail a truly long-lasting rapprochement
Alexander Lipke on the aftermath of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s declaration of martial law
Occupied with its domestic political crisis, South Korea will have limited resources to focus on foreign issues, with any increase in support for Ukraine now much less likely
Alexander Lips on North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine
The fear is that Pyongyang will demand a high price (…) possibly involving a transfer of technology contributing to the development of missile and nuclear weapons programmes in North Korea
Alexander Lipke on North Korea sending soldiers to support Russia in its war against Ukraine
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