News & Media

November 27, 2018: Niklas Nilsson was interviewed by the Astana Times on Central Asian regional cooperation. “Cooperation needs to be gradual and flexible to involve all Central Asian states. Of course, the largest economies of the region – Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan – are indispensable in regional cooperation but models also need to fit smaller states […]

November 26, 2018: Niklas Nilsson participated in the interparliamentary conference “Astana – A Center of Global Integration, Security and Peace” in Astana, Kazakhstan. Dr. Nilsson presented ISDP’s recent research on regional cooperation in Central Asia, including the publication of the Silk Road Paper “Modernization and Regional Cooperation in Central Asia.”

November 23, 2018: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by Izvestia (Russian) on dynamics of denuclearization talks. “The main problem in the current process of negotiations between the United States, which demands data on all objects, and the DPRK, which demands mitigation of sanctions, is who will be the first to yield.”

November 19, 2018: Julian Tucker was interviewed by SVT’s Rapport (20:05) about the security situation in Afghanistan. “A lot of failed asylum applicants who know they have to go back to Afghanistan would prefer to go to Kabul, because it’s the seat of the Afghan national government. There is still more control, there are more […]

November 14, 2018: ISDP is pleased to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Korean Women’s Development Institute (KWDI) in Seoul, South Korea. ISDP and KWDI aim to conduct joint research activities and workshops for the advancement of both institutes’ output.

November 13, 2018: Elliot Brennan was quoted in The Sun and Kitv4 on Korean band BTS wearing Nazi-themed t-shirts at a magazine photo shoot. “Nazi outfits and regalia often have a more punk or anti-establishment meaning in Asia, rather than a political or historical one.”

On November 8, 2018, ISDP organized a forum at Citykonditoriet in Stockholm, “China-Europe Relations – Toward Reconciling Diverging Interests?” moderated by Dr Lars Vargö of ISDP. The forum featured an opening speech by H.E. Ambassador Gui Congyou of China on the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening up, as well as the steady growth […]

November 8, 2018: ISDP hosted a roundtable with Ambassador Rezlan Izhar Jenie and Mr Rif’at S. Fachir from the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR), as well as Ambassador Bagas Hapsoro and Minister Counsellor Ahmad Mulia Karnida from the Embassy of Indonesia in Stockholm. Led by Dr. Niklas Swanström, Executive Director of ISDP, the […]

November 5-7, 2018: Niklas Swanström and Sangsoo Lee attended the 11th Annual Nordic NIAS Council Conference  ”Move on Asia” in Tromsø, Norway. Niklas Swanström gave a presentation on the need for multilateral negotiation and the North Korea nuclear issue from a regional perspective. Sangsoo Lee presented on Inter-Korean relations, the Kim-Trump Summit and the future of […]

November 1, 2018: Halil Karaveli participated in a launch for his new book, “Why Turkey is Authoritarian: From Ataturk to Erdogan” hosted by the Centre for Turkey Studies, London. In the book and in his talk, Halil argued that understanding autoritarianism in Turkey has meaning beyond the country’s borders. In both Turkey and Europe, social […]