News & Media
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Summary of the ISDP Forum Human rights as Economic Rights?
On June 8, 2017, ISDP organized a forum on the topic “Human rights as economic rights?” at the Mediterranean Museum. The forum was moderated by Lars Vargö, distinguished fellow at ISDP. The members of the panel were Jan Rudengren, international development expert, Jenny Grönwall, Programme Manager at SIWI, and Cecilia Widebäck West, former Head of […]
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Niklas Swanström: They Didn’t Want Him to Die in North Korea
June 20th, 2017: Niklas Swanström commented on the death of American student Otto Warmbier in Expressen TV. Otto Warmbier died after serving 17 months of a 15 year sentence in North Korean prison after being accused of trying to steal a political poster. Niklas Swanström: ”De ville inte att han skulle avlida i Nordkorea”
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Lars Vargö in Sveriges Radio Studio Ett on Otto Warmbier’s Death
June 20th, 2017: Lars Vargö was interviewed in Sveriges Radio Studio Ett on the implications of American student Otto Warmbier’s death following imprisonment in North Korea: Ökad spänning efter studentens död.
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Niklas Swanström in Ekot on Otto Warmbier’s Death after DPRK Imprisonment
June 20th, 2017: Niklas Swanström was interviewed in Sveriges Radio Ekot following the deat of American student Otto Warmbier who died following improsonment in North Korea.
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Niklas Swanström holds Keynote Speech at the ALYAS Lectures in Prague
June 19th, 2017: Niklas Swanström, Director of ISDP, holds a keynote speech at the AMO Lectures for Young Asia Scholars (ALYAS) program in Prague. ALYAS is a series of lectures for outstanding Czech young professionals in civil service, business, non-profit sector and academia with an interest in Asia affairs. Its main objective is to deepen the understanding of political, […]
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Svante Cornell’s report on Turkey-EU relations discussed in Op-ed in Dalarnas Tidningar
“Fokusera inte på EU-medlemskapet, är Cornells råd. I stället nämner han att ekonomin och säkerhetspolitiken kan användas som påtryckningsmedel.”
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Lars Vargö in SVT on Japanese Work Habits
“Det finns en oskriven regel att inte lämna jobbet innan chefen har gått hem. Det viktiga är att fylla ut arbetstiden, inte nödvändigtvis att vara produktiv, säger Lars Vargö.”
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Summary of the ISDP Forum: The International Politics of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict
On June 13, 2017,ISDP welcomed James Sherr and Svante Cornell for a discussion on the international politics of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.
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Suat Kiniklioglu Speaks at Koerber Debate in Hamburg
ISDP Senior Fellow Suat Kiniklioglu spoke at the Koerber Debate on the question whether Turkey is still a partner for Germany and Europe. Mr. Kiniklioglu debated against former chairman of the German Parliament’s foreign affairs committee Ruprecht Polenz. The debate was moderated by Südeutsche Zeitung Foreign News editor Stefan Cornelius. More than 300 guests followed […]
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S. Frederick Starr quoted in The Federalist on the New Silk Road Initiative
In a series of articles between 2000 to 2007, S. Frederick Starr, originated the idea to build infrastructure to promote trade and security along the ancient “Silk Road,” a network of trade routes that connected commerce between Asia and the West.