News & Media

January 9, 2026: In December 2025, Svante Cornell, ISDP’s Director, and Brenda Shaffer published the piece “The US returns to region between Russia, China and Iran” in Nikkei Asia. This piece was featured in Turkish media as the country’s rising role in the Middle East and Asia was given extensive space. One example is available […]

January 9, 2026: In-bum Chun, Distinguished Military Fellow, was quoted by Aju Press on lights-out warfare and why it should worry South Korea. “This is modern warfare,” said retired South Korean Army Lieutenant General Chun In-bum. “Drones didn’t just support the operation — they reshaped the battlefield itself.” Chun cautioned that many tactical details remain […]

January 9, 2026: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, participated in Aktuellt, SVT, to discuss the consequences of the USA’s new foreign policy. How does the division of the world into spheres of interest affect Europe, and what can we do about it? What will happen to NATO when the USA threatens to annex […]

January 5, 2026: Yi-Chieh Chen, Junior Research Fellow and Project Manager, was interviewed by Radio Taiwan International about Taiwan’s sport diplomacy. In this interview, she explains how sports can be seen as a diplomatic tool and their potential for Taiwan. Listen to the interview here.

From December 10 to 12, 2025, Dr. Yifei Zhu, Research Fellow at the China Center, participated in the 6th Symposium on Global Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance (SGMCOG) in Sanya, Hainan—China’s strategic island province facing the South China Sea. During the symposium, Dr. Zhu delivered a speech titled “Blue Partnerships for Sustainable Maritime Futures: Nordic–European […]

On November 20, 2025, Dr. Yifei Zhu, Research Fellow at the China Center, attended the 37th Annual Meeting and International Symposium of the Association of Chinese Political Studies (ACPS) in London, UK. During the symposium, Dr. Zhu presented his research regarding the triangular matrix between China, Taiwan, and the US. While the Taiwan Strait remains […]

December 22, 2025: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by Dagens Nyheter about the US halting its rapid retreat from Europe. Read the article here (in Swedish).

December 22, 2025: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by Sveriges Radio about the new US security strategy. Listen to the program here (in Swedish).

In 2025, the various programs and centers of the ISDP, as well as guest authors, published more than 150 publications. With 2025 drawing to a close, we would like to share a curated list of 25 publications by ISDP colleagues, offering a look back at this eventful year.  January: Policy Brief: China, Russia and Undersea […]

December 10, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by SVT about Swedish politicians’ use of Tiktok and the security risks posed by Chinese influence. Niklas Swanström explains how Tiktok is part of China’s hybrid warfare against the West. Not only through data collection—the algorithms should also be considered controlled. “Trends” can be disguised […]