Eva Seiwert’s research focuses on China’s foreign and security policy, with a special interest in China-Russia relations, China-Central Asia relations, and China’s behavior in international organizations. Prior to joining MERICS, Eva was a postdoctoral researcher at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and managing editor of 9DASHLINE. She was visiting researcher at King’s College London, the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, and the OSCE Academy in Bishkek.

Eva holds a PhD from Freie Universität Berlin focusing on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and China’s strategy of shaping international norms. She also holds an MSc in East Asian Relations from the University of Edinburgh and a BA in Sinology from the Universität Leipzig. Eva studied Chinese language at Renmin University and Lanzhou University.