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“The wild card here is Moscow. A transition of power in Tashkent will be viewed as a tremendous opportunity for Russia.”

I think the tensions in Turkish-US relations are going to remain for the foreseeable future

On August 25, Ms. Sophie Butcher, the Country Manager of ISDP’s work in Myanmar, held an in-house presentation in which she provided ISDP staff with an update on the latest developments of the ISDP Myanmar Project and on politics, challenges and opportunities in Myanmar. Ms. Sophie Butcher highlighted the changing context in Myanmar as a […]

August 24, 2016: Sangsoo Lee was quoted in the World People article 瑞典专家：G20杭州峰会将给予发展中国家更多话语权.    

“(With) this deal, Turkey has accepted Israel’s right to blockade Gaza, which is quite a big step back by the Turks”

“Men den verkliga frågan är vilka problem det här kommer att skapa i de koreanska relationerna. Vi har haft ett problem med kommunikation och det säkerhetspolitiska läget har varit ansträngt. Det här avhoppet gynnar inte detta, för att uttrycka sig väldigt diplomatiskt.”

How is public financial management important in the context of Myanmar’s transition process? Public Financial Management (PFM) refers to the financial planning, budgeting, and spending of institutions at the national and regional level. Until recently in Myanmar, it was characterized by highly centralized control, weak administration, low managerial autonomy, and little consultation in decision-making. As […]

Three Senior Fellows from ISDP will participate in the 10th Conference of the Nordic Association of Japanese and Korean Studies (NAJAKS) at Stockholm University, held on August 17-19, 2016. Dr. Sangsoo Lee will hold a presentation on China’s foreign policy towards North Korea on Thursday, August 18th. Dr. Bert Edström will follow Dr. Lee, speaking about Onodera Makoto and […]

“I don’t think there’s any doubt that what’s happening now is that Erdogan’s using the excuse of a genuine coup attempt to try to remove people he doesn’t think are sufficiently loyal to him personally, from the apparatus of state, including thousands of judges and prosecutors, thousands of police and thousands of members of the military.”

During the spring semester of 2016, Dr. Niklas Swanström, Director of ISDP, taught two classes at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, where he is a Guest Professor. The courses covered the subjects International Negotiations, and China´s Regional Neighborhood: Opportunities and Challenges for China under the OBOR Initiative respectively. During his visit to Sichuan University, Dr. Swanström also […]