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Hwang Ik Hwan, Director, and O Chol Yong, Research Fellow, from the Institute for Disarmament and Peace (IDP), North Korea, have joined ISDP for a one month stay as visiting fellows.

The ISDP Office in Yangon, Myanmar has implemented 30 peace education trainings since December 2016. The trainings have been held all around Myanmar, including in Kachin, Kayah, Karen, Chin, Mon, Rakhine and Shan States and Mandalay, Sagaing and Tanintharyi Regions. The 30 regional trainings implemented so far were organised and lead by the 33 individuals […]

“The AK party used to sell hope, the other parties sold fear. It always talked about how things would be better. Now it sells fear and hatred, and I don’t know how you can go back from this.”

Dr. Swanström met with senior government officials in Nay Pyi Taw including from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Border Affairs and representatives of various Peace Process Bodies

To all who have applied for our Fall 2017 internships: we are still reviewing all applications but will get back to shortlisted candidates as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience!

– Suurin osa keskiaasialaisista rekrytoidaan, kun he ovat siirtotyöläisinä Venäjällä, Cornell toteaa.

On April 6th, Dr. Sangsoo Lee will hold a presentation on North Korean Nuclear Threats and Crisis Management on the Korean Peninsula at the Scandinavian Institute for Policy Studies. Find more information about the event here.

On April 5th, Dr. Lars Vargö will present findings from his latest book “Det olyckliga århundradet – När öst och väst möttes” at an event organized by Svensk-kinesiska föreningen. Follow this link for more information about the event.

On March 23, the Institute for Security and Development Policy welcomed Professor Hideya Kurata and Associate Professor Norihito Kubota, from the Japanese National Defense Academy, and barrister and PhD researcher Helen Tung, for a conference on multilateralism and international law. The event was held at the Mediterranean museum, and was moderated by Dr. Lars Vargö, […]

On April, 7-9, Dr. Niklas Swanström, Director of ISDP, will participate in the conference Land of Abundance and the Silk Road, organized by the Gansu & Sichuan Provincial Governments. Dr. Swanström will present the paper Bridging the roof of the world, which he co-authored with Julian Tucker of ISDP.