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ISDP is pleased to welcome Ms. Larissa Stünkel, in the position of Junior Research Fellow with our Stockholm China Center. Ms. Stünkel previously conducted an internship with ISDP’s Stockholm Japan Center in 2019. Now, as a member of staff, her work will primarily focus on the changing bilateral relations in the South Pacific. “I am […]

During this time ISDP are taking necessary precautions to cope with the spread of COVID-19. We have established a remote workplace system to ensure that our staff can work effectively from home. For the moment ISDP is working at full capacity so please feel free to contact our members of staff via email if you […]

On March 02, 2020, ISDP organized a forum with Dr. Kim Sung Kyung, Assistant Professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, Editor-in-Chief of the Review of North Korean Studies and Visiting Fellow at ISDP. Dr. Kim held a lecture entitled; “Mobile North Korean Mothers as Economic Agents in the Sino-North Korean Borderland”. […]

On February 26, ISDP organized a forum with Dr. Heungkyu Kim, founder and director of the China Policy Institute at Ajou University in South Korea, and Visiting Fellow at ISDP in February.  Dr. Kim’s presentation zeroed in on the common perception that North Korea is China’s strategic asset and natural ally due to ideology, geographical […]

February 14, 2020: Sangsoo Lee gave a presentation of the European view on the situation on the Korean Peninsula and Sweden’s role at Kyungnam University’s Institute for Far Eastern Studies in Seoul.

February 17, 2020: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by Sege-ilbo regarding inter-Korean projects. “It is time for the international community to step up the flow of humanitarian aid to North Korea. Inter-Korean activities are much more effective when North Korea is open to them.”

On January 29, ISDP held a public forum on the future of EU-China relations with a presentation by Dr. Axel Berkofsky of the University of Pavia and the Italian Institute for International Political Studies. The forum was moderated by Julian Tucker, Research Fellow at ISDP. In his presentation, Dr. Berkofsky discussed the history of EU-China […]

On January 17, ISDP organized a forum entitled; Taking Stock of Taipei – the 2020 Election on Taiwan. The forum featured as the main speaker Dr. Arthur Ding, Professor Emeritus at National Chengqi University. Dr. Björn Jerdén, Head of the Asia Program at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, commented on Dr. Ding’s presentation and […]

ISDP is pleased to announce the re-launch of the Swedish language podcast on Japan, “Japanpodden.” The podcast is dedicated to a host of Japan-related issues and is produced by journalist Jon Thunqvist. In this newly launched iteration supported by ISDP, the Head of ISDP’s Japan Center, Lars Vargö, sits on the editorial board and participates […]

February 13, 2020: Lars Vargö was interviewed on Kulturveckan (Swedish) about the movie Parasite (12:49). “Utbildningen är nästan det viktigaste av allt för koreanska familjer. På så sätt är det en meritokrati men också ett väldigt hårt samhälle.”