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On December 14, 2015, the Institute for Security and Development Policy organized the conference “Kazakhstan and Europe: Charting a Path to Progress” at the Sheraton Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden. The conference consisted of two panels examining the multiple vectors of Kazakhstan’s integration into regional and international organizations. As ISDP Director Dr. Svante Cornell stated in […]

On January 6, North Korea announced that it had successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb. If confirmed, it would be the country’s fourth nuclear test since 2006. ISDP’s Director, Niklas Swanström, gives his take on the test and its implications. Has North Korea really detonated a hydrogen bomb? While it would appear that North Korea has […]

All of us at the Institute for Security and Development Policy would like to express our very best wishes to you during this Holiday Season. We are grateful for your partnership, support, and comments during 2015 and look forward to working closely with you in the next year. Happy Holidays! The ISDP Staff  

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 […]