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On June 14th, Svante Cornell, Director of ISDP, will launch a new report on “EU och det nya Turkiet” (EU and the New Turkey) at Stockholm Free World Forum. Find more information and sign up on Stockholm Free World Forum’s website.

“Alla utländska organisationer är sedda med stor skepticism men Sverige är ändå graderna bättre. Det som är unikt är att ISDP har varit där under så lång tid. Vår långsiktighet gör att vi får behålla lite av kontakterna. Ibland är vi väldigt tuffa men trots det sparkar de inte ut oss. “

On May 10, 2017, the Institute for Security and Development Policy welcomed Woosuk Jung, from the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea, for a presentation on the chemical management policy in EU and North-East Asia, and Namgyun Kim, from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea, for a […]

On May 24, 2017, ISDP hosted a roundtable with a delegation from governmental, academic, religious and associative backgrounds from Tibet, for a discussion on the latest developments in the country. ISDP Director Niklas Swanström, Deputy Director Malin Almquist-Dworsky, and research staff welcomed the delegation. The participants discussed  a range of topics, including education, Buddhism, and environmental issues.

“It’s difficult to speak of the AK Party in a traditional sense anymore. It has very much become a personality dominated organization.”

On May 16 2017, Jens Sörensen will participate in a seminar on the image of Sweden at Vetenskapsrådet. Read more here. Watch a video of the event here:

May 12th, 2017 – S. Frederick Starr was quoted in the Washington Post, in the article As U.S. retreats in Asia-Pacific, China fills the void with an ambitious global plan, on China’s influence in Central Asia. “Putin is equally wary of China’s influence in Central Asia, a region that Russia considers its back yard, and is […]

“China will benefit if the crisis eases on the Korean peninsula”

This was supposed to be a big legacy project in Afghanistan, but after giving the speech the cut-and-run mentality was so strong that there was never any indication that the White House had ever endorsed this.

Proceeding with baby steps, such as sports diplomacy, could be a viable and relatively easy option for Moon, possibly favoring and leading to further engagement