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One Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd December 2015, ISDP and the Myanmar Minerva Education Center (MMEC) supported the first ever peace education training to be held in Chin State, Myanmar. The training was organized by DAWN, which is one of the largest civil society organizations in Chin State. The workshop focused on political dialogue and […]

On December 21 in Astana, the EU and Kazakhstan signed an Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA). This agreement provides an important platform for European engagement with Kazakhstan and wider Central Asia. The first of its kind with a Central Asian country, it is recognition of Kazakhstan’s growing regional and international standing, and the fact […]

On November 18, 2015, ISDP co-organized the seminar “Multiculturalism and Inter-religious Tolerance: The Experience of Azerbaijan and its Significance for Europe” together with the Baku International Multiculturalism Center and the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Kingdom of Sweden. Listen to ISDP Director Svante Cornell’s opening speech here:   The seminar consisted of […]

Kazakhstan has developed a track record of being the most proactive and innovative former Soviet republic in international cooperation. What have been some of the most notable milestones for Kazakhstan in achieving its foreign policy objectives, and why has it been more successful than its Central Asian neighbors? What role does the “Russian pillar” play […]

On Wednesday, December 16, 2015, ISDP hosted a roundtable with Professor Dai Yonghong and Professor Wang Zhou, two representatives from Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, with which ISDP in 2014 formalized cooperation. Professor Dai Yonghong is a former Guest Researcher at ISDP and he is currently Research Professor of International Relations and Director of the […]

While much attention is accorded to Europe’s refugee crisis, Southeast Asia has also experienced large flows of migrants which led to crisis earlier this year when tens of thousands of economic migrants and Myanmar Muslims boarded vessels for neighboring countries. A daunting challenge for governments of the region, Elliot Brennan sheds light on the pressing […]

On Wednesday, November 18, 2015, ISDP hosted a Forum with representatives from the People Liberation Army’s Academy of Military Science. The forum was part of a week-long series of events organized on the occasion of the AMS delegation’s visit to Stockholm. Keynote speakers were ISDP Director Dr. Niklas Swanström, and the delegation leader Senior Colonel […]

On Tuesday, November 17, 2015, ISDP hosted a roundtable with a delegation from the People Liberation Army’s Academy of Military Science. The talk was part of a week-long series of events organized on the occasion of the AMS delegation’s visit to Stockholm. Among the topic being discussed, much emphasis was given to the One Belt, […]

On November 14, Mr. Woosuk Jung, a Visiting Research Fellow at ISDP, presented on “Environmental Policy in Sweden and South Korea” at the Korea Research Foundation in Stockholm. The seminar, organized by the Swedish-South Korean Social Science Studies Association (SKSS), was moderated by Dr. Sangsoo Lee and supported by the ROK Embassy in Stockholm.

On November 10, 2015, ISDP hosted a forum focusing on the topic “human rights and democracy with Chinese characteristics” with Dr. Phil C.W. Chan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the University of Lapland, and Professor Tony Fang from Stockholm University. China’s system of government, domestic human rights record, its obligations in adhering to international human […]