News & Media

January 15, 2019: Gareth Jenkins was interviewed by Reuters about the local elections in Turkey. “For Erdogan, it’s about prestige, too. He had to form alliances with other parties in the last two elections, which he didn’t need to in the past […] if he loses Ankara or Istanbul this time despite the alliance, it will […]

January 13, 2019: Arthur Ding was interviewed by the South China Morning Post about US-Taiwan relations. “The act reiterates the US commitment to Taiwan’s security and its support for the island, something Beijing cannot tolerate […] US-China tension will continue to flare if US-Taiwan relations fare better.”

January 13, 2019: Gareth Jenkins was interviewed by CGTN about the situation in Syria. “The Assad regime is very much focused on trying to reassert its authority over the entire country, reintegrating the country and unifying the country again, not only politically but also economically.”

January 11, 2019: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed in Aljazeera about Kim Jong-Un’s trip to Beijing. “The fact that Kim’s visit came at the same time US negotiators were in China to discuss an end to the trade war is also unlikely to be a coincidence […] there could be political intention behind it.” 

January 10, 2019: ISDP would like to extend our warmest gratitude to Andrea Wernerman, Chief Financial Officer, who is leaving us after a year at the Institute. During her time at ISDP, Andrea has skillfully managed the entire Institute’s finances and has been a dearly liked colleague. Everyone at ISDP is sad to see her […]

January 1, 2019: Halil Karaveli’s Why Turkey is Authoritarian: From Atatürk to Erdogan has been listed by Ahval News among the six best books on Turkey in 2018. “Karaveli’s writing makes a swift read of a challenging topic and would serve as a good introduction to Turkey’s left-wing politics.”

January 2, 2019: Niklas Swanström was interviewed by TT about sanctions’ effects on the North Korean people, with articles in Tidningen Syre, Aftonbladet and Motala Vadstena Tidning. “Lättar man på sanktionerna – även om det gäller humanitära aspekter – är risken att man hamnar på ett sluttande plan, där länder som Kina och Ryssland kanske kan […]

On December 17, 2018, ISDP held a launch event for our new Silk Road Paper on regional cooperation in Central Asia. The forum featured Dr Svante Cornell of ISDP and Mr Yerzhan Saltybayev of the Institute of World Economics and Politics under the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and was […]

On December 13, 2018, ISDP held a forum on Japan’s expanding role in international affairs. The Institute was pleased to welcome Major General (ret.) Mats Engman, Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP and former Head of the Swedish Delegation to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) in the DMZ; Professor Emeritus Kazuhiko Kawasaki at Tokai University, […]

December 27, 2018: Athur Ding was interviewed by the South China Morning Post about recent developments in cross-strait relations. “Beijing is very unhappy to see the US is continuing arms sales to Taipei, as well as promoting more US-Taiwan official and military exchanges.”