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“Last year, the Turkish statistical institute abruptly changed the way economic data was measured, and suddenly the Turkish economy was much better off than all the analysts and experts had believed. We still do not understand how Turkstat calculated these statistics.”

On June 8, 2017,  ISDP organized a forum on the topic “Human rights as economic rights?” at the Mediterranean Museum. The forum was moderated by Lars Vargö, distinguished fellow at ISDP. The members of the panel were Jan Rudengren, international development expert, Jenny Grönwall, Programme Manager at SIWI, and Cecilia Widebäck West, former Head of […]

June 20th, 2017: Niklas Swanström commented on the death of American student Otto Warmbier in Expressen TV. Otto Warmbier died after serving 17 months of a 15 year sentence in North Korean prison after being accused of trying to steal a political poster. Niklas Swanström: ”De ville inte att han skulle avlida i Nordkorea”

June 20th, 2017: Lars Vargö was interviewed in Sveriges Radio Studio Ett on the implications of American student Otto Warmbier’s death following imprisonment in North Korea: Ökad spänning efter studentens död.  

June 20th, 2017: Niklas Swanström was interviewed in Sveriges Radio Ekot following the deat of American student Otto Warmbier who died following improsonment in North Korea.

June 19th, 2017: Niklas Swanström, Director of ISDP, holds a keynote speech at the AMO Lectures for Young Asia Scholars (ALYAS) program in Prague. ALYAS is a series of lectures for outstanding Czech young professionals in civil service, business, non-profit sector and academia with an interest in Asia affairs. Its main objective is to deepen the understanding of political, […]

“Fokusera inte på EU-medlemskapet, är Cornells råd. I stället nämner han att ekonomin och säkerhetspolitiken kan användas som påtryckningsmedel.”

“Det finns en oskriven regel att inte lämna jobbet innan chefen har gått hem. Det viktiga är att fylla ut arbetstiden, inte nödvändigtvis att vara produktiv, säger Lars Vargö.”

On June 13, 2017,ISDP welcomed James Sherr and Svante Cornell for a discussion on the international politics of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.

ISDP Senior Fellow Suat Kiniklioglu spoke at the Koerber Debate on the question whether Turkey is still a partner for Germany and Europe. Mr. Kiniklioglu debated against former chairman of the German Parliament’s foreign affairs committee Ruprecht Polenz. The debate was moderated by Südeutsche Zeitung Foreign News editor Stefan Cornelius. More than 300 guests followed […]