Dr Eric J. Ballbach

Dr Eric J. Ballbach serves as Korea Foundation Visiting Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, SWP) in Berlin. He previously served as the director of the Research Unit “North Korea and International Security” at Freie Universität Berlin’s Institute of Korean Studies. His research focuses on North and South Korean foreign and security policies, especially North Korea's participation in international organizations, EU-Korea relations and identity politics on the Korean peninsula. Dr. Ballbach advises the German Parliament and various Ministries on Korea-related issues and he regularly participates in various informal Track 1.5 initiatives involving high-ranking representatives from the DPRK, South Korea and the U.S.