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“The terrorist Freedom Falcons of Kurdistan (TAK), a splinter group of the PKK, have also carried out attacks – most recently in front of Istanbul’s Besiktas Stadium resulting in more than 40 deaths; mainly among police officers. While the PKK and TAK deny having a connection, the PKK leadership supports the TAK, said Jenkins.”

On January 27, Dr. Niklas Swanström, Director of ISDP, will participate in a discussion on Strenghtening Atlantic-Pacific Partnerships, organized by the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. The discussion will center on reinforcing norms and an open, rules-based system for the international economy and the global commons through strengthening Atlantic-Pacific partnerships. Find more information on […]

“… under Erdogan’s personal rule, Turkey’s destabilization is likely to continue (…) Thus, European leaders now need to see what has been obvious for some time: rather than an ally with which to handle regional problems, Turkey will itself increasingly be the problem,” said Cornell.

“Det här handlar inte bara om att förhindra global uppvärmning, det handlar om grundläggande överlevnad (…) Av Kinas 367 städer lever 80 procent inte ens upp till den interna kinesiska standarden för luftkvalitet. Det här är ett fruktansvärt stort problem, som växer exponentiellt”, said Swanström.

“In a country that is destabilized in this way, and which is involved in a war on the other side of its border, the likelihood that things are going to get worse is quite significant”

“The outcry over the Nazi costumes in Taiwan, while obviously offensive to those educated on this terrible period in history, should remind us of the dangers of cultural relativism,” said Brennan.

“The decline of the HDP means that more Kurds are joining the PKK. According to Jenkins, “an entire generation is being radicalized”.

On Tuesday, 13 December 2016, ISDP hosted a forum with Dr. Zhang Chunyan, currently a visiting fellow at the Institute. Dr. Zhang Chunyan began by outlining her work on the US-Indian Cyber Security partnership. This included outlining the major developments in the area, the political and economic factors driving the collaborations between the two governments […]

On November 11, 2016, the Institute for Security and Development Policy organized a forum on Sino-Nordic Relations: Opportunities and the Way Ahead. The event aimed to discuss ways for China and the Nordic countries to improve cooperation and explore new possibilities. The event started with a keynote speech by H.E. Ambassador Chen Yuming, Ambassador Plenipotentiary […]

On Tuesday, 13 December 2016, ISDP hosted a forum with Dr. Jianjun Ding, currently a visiting fellow at the Institute. Dr. Jianjun Ding presented the findings of her research into the Chinese Pakistani relations in the context of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. In the course of this she touched on the infrastructure, domestic political and […]