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April 22, 2025: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal on the Nordic countries leading the defense effort and support to Ukraine. “For a long time, the Nordic countries were better known for their peace efforts and cozy living than militarism.” “Now, they are shedding that persona. The […]

April 22, 2025: In-bum Chun, a Distinguished Military Fellow, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle on whether South Korea’s military is undergoing a leadership crisis. “In Korean society, an expectation has developed that there will be zero accidents in the military, particularly zero fatalities during training,” said In-bum Chun. And while no officer wants his troops […]

April 22, 2025: Svante Cornell, ISDP’s Director, was quoted by AzerNews on the hope for a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He expressed hope for a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but noted that it would require a shift in thinking within Armenia’s leadership and society. “I’m not sure that shift has fully […]

April 22, 2025: On April 4, the recently founded Stockholm Center for Research and Innovation Security (SCRIS) from ISDP was invited to the Jagiellonian University by the Centre for International Security & Development (CISAD) to host a RES Workshop on Cybersecurity.   The main objective of the workshop is to develop strategies and best practices […]

April 10, 2025: Mr. Agust Börjesson, Acting Head of the Stockholm Taiwan Center and Research Fellow, participated in Folk & Försvar’s seminar “Avgörs geopolitikens framtid i Taiwan?” (Is the Future of Geopolitics Decided in Taiwan?) on March 28, 2025. During the the seminar, four Swedish experts discussed different aspects of Taiwan’s significance to the world […]

April 10, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, participates in the World Summit 2025 “Contemporary Challenges to World Order: Establishing a New Era of Peace and Prosperity” on April 11, 2025. Niklas Swanström will speak about confidence-building measures (CBMs) on the Korean Peninsula.

April 10, 2025: Mats Engman, Head of the Stockholm Korea Center and Distinguished Military Fellow, was invited for a round table discussion on the sideline of the NNSC Capital Consultations in Stockholm organized by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the Swedish Institute for International Affairs (UI). He joined Gen (ret) LaCamera […]

April 10, 2025: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle on the question of how NATO can become more European. Watch the interview here.

April 8, 2025: Last week, ISDP had the pleasure of hosting a practicum group from the U.S. National War College, visiting Stockholm as part of their Group Strategy Research Project focused on developing a U.S. strategy toward Sweden and Finland.  Organized jointly with our partners, the visit facilitated rich discussions between the students and a […]

April 8, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by Yle on the cooperation between China, Japan, and South Korea against Trump’s tariffs. “There will be a need to shift trade away from the US to other actors. And I think there is a great consensus between the countries on this,” says Niklas Swanström. […]