Areas of Expertise

Military developments and defense relations in Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and the South Pacific
Conflict risks in the Indo-Pacific and implications for Germany and Europe
Interlinkages between Transatlantic and Indo-Pacific securities

Short Bio

Hanna Gers has been working in DGAP’s Center for Security and Defense since June 2022. She currently works as a project officer in the project “Security and Stability in the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific – Common Challenges and Opportunities for Cooperation.”

Gers studied political science in Göttingen and Hong Kong and international relations in Berlin, Potsdam, and Christchurch, New Zealand. She wrote her master’s thesis on minilateral security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

Languages

German, English

[Last updated: June 2025]

Contributions

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius reviews an honor guard with Japan’s Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada before their bilateral meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan March 18, 2023.

Why Countries in the Indo-Pacific Are Looking to Europe

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South Korea, the Philippines, and Japan are grappling with the fear that the US may reduce its military commitment to the region. They have started to forge closer security ties with European countries.

Hanna Gers

Project Officer, Security and Stability in the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific