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Eric J. Ballbach @EricBallbach

Korea Foundation Fellow, German Institute for Int'nal and Security Affairs (SWP), Research on North & South Korea, EU-Korea relations, Synthesizer nerd

Joined May 2011
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Eric J. Ballbach@EricBallbach
9 Aug 2024
New publication for @IPGJournal discussing the motives for Germany to join the UN Command, North Korea's reaction and what it means for Germany's bilateral relations to the DPRK and ROK going forward. 👇 ipg-journal.de/rubriken/auss…

Mehr als ein Partner

Deutschland ist nun Teil der UN-Schutzmission an der Grenze zu Nordkorea. Damit sendet Berlin ein Signal, das weit über Asien hinausgeht.

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Thanks for including me.
Yaroslav Trofimov
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21 Mar 2025
With great wisdom from @Pabriks @NathalieTocci @SKalyvas @alexstubb @ThomasGomart @FHeisbourg @VictorDCha @IvoHDaalder @ericballbach
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New policy paper analyzing the motives driving South Korea's ever-stronger ties to and relations with NATO. 👇
SWP Berlin@SWPBerlin
22 Jan 2025
South Korea & NATO have become close allies. With a change of government looming in South Korea, @EricBallbach @SWP_Asia explores the interests behind South Korea’s NATO policies. swp-berlin.org/publikation/s…
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New account! You can now also find me at: ericballbach.bsky.social. I'm looking forward to seeing you there.
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Neue @SWPBerlin Podcast-Folge mit den wehrten KollegInnen @angela_stanzel und Hanns Günther Hilpert. @SWP_Asia
SWP Berlin@SWPBerlin
7 Jan 2025
Was bedeutet Donald Trumps Comeback für Asien? Im SWP-Podcast erklären @angela_stanzel, @EricBallbach und Hanns Günther Hilpert @SWP_Asia, wie sich China, Korea und Japan auf die zweite Amtszeit vorbereiten & welche Schlüsse Europa daraus ziehen kann. swp-berlin.org/publikation/t…
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SWP Berlin@SWPBerlin
23 Dec 2024
„Ob Waffen, technologisches Know-how, Energie oder Öl - all das liefert Russland wieder nach Nordkorea. Für Kim Jong Un ist das ein großer Erfolg“, sagt @EricBallbach @SWP_Asia im @Tagesspiegel-Interview. tagesspiegel.de/internationa…

Bündnis zwischen Nordkorea und Russland: Kämpfen Kims Soldaten freiwillig in der Ukraine, Herr...

Bis zu 10.000 nordkoreanische Soldaten soll inzwischen zur russischen Armee gehören. Dadurch trägt Diktator Kim den Ukraine-Krieg nach Ostasien – und erhofft sich dafür Hilfe bei seinem Atomprogramm.

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Mason ヨンハク
@mason_8718
8 Nov 2024
Today, the Korean government released Hyunmoo-IIB missile footage. 'IIB' variant has considerably heavier warhead than other SRBMs. The range is 550km, and the warhead weighs about 1 ton. Notably, it has evasive maneuvering ability, having an active seeker, and strong anti-jamming function. Mysterious two canister version Hyunmoo-II TEL was not revealed at the parade.
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Ambassador Georg Schmidt
@GermanyinKorea
6 Nov 2024
대사관의 녹색 #기후벤치|에 앉아 #기후행동 외에도 많은 것에 대해 이야기를 나눴습니다. @EricBallbach 박사님, #서울|에 돌아온 것을 환영합니다. @SWP_Asia #북한 #러시아우크라이나전쟁 #UN제재 #2024선거
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Thank you very much, Ambassador Schmidt, for hosting me @GermanyinKorea.
Ambassador Georg Schmidt
@GermanyinKorea
6 Nov 2024
Sitting on our embassy's #GreenBench, we talked about much more than #ClimateAction. Welcome back to #Seoul @EricBallbach @SWP_Asia #NorthKorea #RussiainvadedUkraine #UNSanctions. #Elections2024
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Ambassador Georg Schmidt
@GermanyinKorea
6 Nov 2024
Sitting on our embassy's #GreenBench, we talked about much more than #ClimateAction. Welcome back to #Seoul @EricBallbach @SWP_Asia #NorthKorea #RussiainvadedUkraine #UNSanctions. #Elections2024
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Interview mit dem @RND_de zu den Berichten über nordkoreanische Soldaten in Russland. Viele Details noch unklar, aber es wird deutlich, dass die theaters of conflict im Indo-Pazifik und Europa immer mehr überlappen. @SWP_Asia @SWPBerlin 👇 rnd.de/politik/nordkorea-sen…

Wie gefährlich ist Nordkorea, Herr Ballbach?

Der mögliche Einsatz nordkoreanischer Soldaten im Ukraine-Krieg durch Russland verleiht dem Konflikt eine neue Dimension. Die von Nordkorea ausgehende Gefahr habe deutlich zugenommen, warnt der...

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Im Gespräch mit dem @ndr Zur angespannten Lage auf der koreanischen Halbinsel. 👇 ndr.de/nachrichten/info/send…
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Recognizing greatness. Han Kang wins Nobel Prize in literature! npr.org/2024/10/10/nx-s1-514…

Han Kang becomes the first South Korean writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature

The citation commended Han Kang's "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." She won the International Booker Prize for The Vegetarian in 2016.

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I will be back in Seoul between November 5-13. While I have contacted many of you already, to all others: I am looking forward to catch up! 저는 11월 5일부터 13일까지 서울에 체류할 예정입니다. 이미 많은 분들께 연락드렸지만, 다른 분들도 빨리 만나 뵙고 싶어요!
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"International waters are international waters...so we are passing through" - German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius. 👇 reuters.com/world/asia-pacif…

German navy makes rare transit of sensitive Taiwan Strait

Two German navy ships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Friday in the first such transit in two decades, demonstrating Berlin's resolve to stand with Western allies at a time of soaring...

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In the new episode of the @SWPBerlin podcast, my colleague @SuhBetty and I talk about North Korea's increasing military capabilities, cyber threats, but also about relations between Germany and South Korea, among other things. 👇
SWP Berlin@SWPBerlin
10 Sep 2024
Welche außenpolitischen Ziele verfolgt Kim Jong-un, was steckt hinter den Waffendeals zwischen Pjöngjang und Moskau, wie gefährlich ist Nordkoreas Atomprogramm? Antworten von @EricBallbach @SWP_Asia und @SuhBetty @SWP_IntSecurity im neuen SWP-Podcast. 👇 swp-berlin.org/publikation/g…
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👇 koreapost.com/news/articleVi…

KF, 한독포럼에서 한독 양국 미래협력 논의

한국국제교류재단(KF)는 사단법인 한독협회 및 독일 독한포럼 회장 마틴 둘리히 작센주 경제노동교통부 장관 겸 부총리와 공동으로 제22차 한독포럼을 지난 9월 4일부터 6일까지 독일 드레스덴에서 개최했다.윤석열 대통령의 축사(임상범 주독일대사 대독) 및 올라프 숄츠 (Olaf Schol

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The 22nd German-Korean Forum (@DeuKorForum) was held together with the 12th German-Korean Junior Forum from September 4-6 in Dresden. Our panel discussed the German-Korean partnership in the context of geopolitical changes and challenges.
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Neue Studie meiner @SWP_Asia @SWPBerlin Kollegin Nadine Godehardt (@NGodehardt). "There is no sign of a Zeitenwende in Germany's China policy." Absolute Leseempfehlung!
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29 Aug 2024
"Eine Zeitenwende in der deutschen Chinapolitik ist nicht erkennbar" - so unsere Kollegin Nadine Godehardt (@NGodehardt) in einer neuen Studie für @SWPBerlin @SWP_Asia. 👇
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Interview with @NZZ on Germany joining the UN Command. 👇 nzz.ch/international/deutsch…
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