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]