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The Silk Road Paper “Kazakhstan-2041”, authored by S. Frederick Starr, Johan Engvall and Svante Cornell was the centerpiece of an international conference entitled “25 Years of Independence of Republic of Kazakhstan: Outcomes. Accomplishments. Vision for Future”, organized in Astana, Kazakhstan, on November 28, 2016 by the Parliament of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

On Monday, November 21, Dr. Niklas Swanström, Director of ISDP, holds a presentation at Istituto per gli studi di politica internazionale, in Milan, Italy. Together with a panel of experts, Dr. Swanström will discuss Korean unification, and the North korean nuclear issue.

“Generally, Turkish governments are more at ease with Republican administrations in the United States than they are with Democrats. (…) A new administration is a whole new ball game. The Trump presidency represents, from the Turkish perspective, a chance for a restart.”, Karaveli

“The coup may have been carried out by an unholy alliance between a faction of old-school Kemalist and Gülenist officers”, Svante.

On October 20th, the Institute for Security and Development Policy welcomed Professor Jesper Edman from Hitotsubashi University and Professor Marie Söderberg, Director of the European Institute for Japanese Studies at the Stockholm School of Economics, to discuss the impact and future of “Abenomics” – the economic policies promoted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Watch […]

On November 18, Dr. Niklas Swanström, Director of ISDP, participates in the 2016 International Top Forum on Overseas China Studies in Beijing, organized by the Center for Contemporary Overseas China Studies, and the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau. During the forum, Dr. Swanström will hold a presentation on Security along the Belt and Road: Challenges […]

What is the general Western perception of Japanese politics? Japanese politics do not gain much media attention in the West. Despite Japan’s status as the third largest economy in the world, knowledge about who’s who in the domestic political arena in Japan is not widespread. A known trait is a feeling of volatility which is implied by […]

November 7, 2016: Johan Engvall, non-resident Research Fellow with the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program at ISDP, participated in a discussion on corruption in Kyrgyzstan with Sean Guillory, as a part of Mr.Guillory’s podcast series Sean’s Russia Blog Podcast. Listen to the full discussion here.

On November 8th, 16.00-18.00, Dr. Sangsoo Lee, Project Manager for ISDP’s Korean Peninsula Project, will hold a presentation on the recent security situation on the Korean Peninsula, at Stockholm University’s Department of Asian, Middle East and Turkish Studies.

The third phase of the Peace Education Training program was held in Yangon, Myanmar between October 10-15, 2016. The training covered topics related to Myanmar’s peace process, including the new peace architecture, such as the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), a possible structure and framework of political dialogue, and the structures and bodies of the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) and […]