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“What we are going to see now is a politicization of the military, where being seen as ideologically sympathetic to the government is going to be key to advancement in the military in the same way it is in the rest of the civilian bureaucracy.”

Dr. Niklas Swanström, Director of ISDP, will participate in the 7th Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on October 10-12, 2016. This year’s theme is “Build a New Type of International Relations through Security Dialogue and Cooperation”. Dr. Swanström will participate in a panel discussion on Maritime Crisis Management & Regional Stability.

Dr. Niklas Swanström, Director of ISDP, participates in the 2016 CICIR Forum in Beijing on October 10-11. During the Forum, Dr. Swanström will participate in a panel discussion on the Asia-Pacific Security Situation and Strategies.

“In 2002, General Hilmi Özkok was named chief of the Army, and the vigilance within the military relaxed. According to Jenkins, Gülen’s followers began to fill the ranks. “This created an enormous amount of unease in the officers corps,” he said.”

“Sensitive as they may be, I don’t think it would greatly escalate the tension in the region, given that Taiping is controlled by Taiwan, which is considered relatively moderate over the South China Sea dispute”.

On October 7th, 2016, Dr. Lars Vargö, Distinguished Fellow at ISDP, gave a presentation on Japan and Japanese society to the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions.

“North Korea thinks there will be one chance with the next (U.S.) government (…) Every government has their ambitious goals, and if the next government solves the sticky North Korea nuclear issue, then it’s huge, a big achievement.”

On September 22nd, the Institute for Security and Development Policy posed the question “Where is Turkey headed after the failed coup?”. To answer this question, an expert panel discussed the development of post-coup Turkey. Watch a video from the event here. Dr. Niklas Swanström, Executive Director of ISDP, welcomed as expert panellists; Mr. Lars Haugom […]

“중립국 스웨덴도 고민했던 핵무장, 100% 확실한 선택은 없다—“

“What we have seen…is the start of a process which will have an impact on Turkey and its armed forces for the next 20-30 years”.Gareth