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July 30, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by SVT about North Korea’s new propaganda resort designed to attract Russian tourists. According to Niklas Swanström, tourism is important to North Korea for several reasons. Partly it is about economics and bringing foreign currency into the country, and partly it is about improving North […]

July 28, 2025: In-bum Chun, Distinguished Military Fellow, was quoted by the Guardian on the question “North Korea’s military is being transformed on the battlefields of Ukraine – so why is Seoul silent?”. “For Chun, the warning signs are impossible to ignore.” “This is like a speeding train coming towards you,” he said. “You better […]

July 28, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by the South China Morning Post about potential outcomes of the trade talks between China and the U.S. in Stockholm. Read the article here.

July 28, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by the South China Morning Post about why China and the U.S. wanted Sweden to host trade talks. “The new Chinese ambassador to Sweden, Cui Aimin, has also adopted a more mild and cooperative tone in contrast with his predecessor Gui Congyou”, Swanström said, “who […]

July 24, 2025: The recording of the webinar “Climate Crisis in Tibet – Part IV: China’s Militarization of Tibet: Strategic Ambitions and Ecological Fallout” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. The fourth in a series, this webinar will explore and attempt to address the following questions with leading experts on the subject: What is […]

July 24, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, joined Robert’s podcast and talked about fake news and AI propaganda related to North Korea and China. Listen to the podcast here (in Swedish).

July 21, 2025: In March 2024, the Institute for Security and Development Policy successfully reopened the Stockholm Korea Center under the leadership of Maj Gen (ret.) Mats Engman. This summer, Ambassador Lars Vargö assumed responsibility for managing the Center. “It is with great satisfaction that I have taken over the role as Head of ISDP’s […]

July 17, 2025: In June, the ISDP Stockholm Korea Center and the Korea Young Leaders Forum signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The MoU, which was signed by Mr. Jeenou Yi, co-founder of the Korea Young Leaders Forum (KYLF), and ISDP’s Executive Director Dr. Niklas Swanström, highlights the two institutions’ ambitions to improve cooperation in the […]

July 16, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by the South China Morning Post on whether the US strike on Iran will strengthen North Korea’s nuclear resolve and why China might be worried. “According to Niklas Swanstrom, executive director of the Stockholm-based Institute for Security and Development Policy, the US strikes on Iran […]

July 16, 2025: In-bum Chun, Distinguished Military Fellow, was interviewed by The Korea Times: Trump’s silence on Korea-US summit: What does it signal? “We need to be very deliberate in how we signal our priorities to the U.S.,” In-bum Chun said. “Trust and rapport between President Lee and President Trump must be built. The administration […]