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September 23, 2026: Dr. Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, moderated a session titled “A Sea of Troubles: Japan Between Two Revisionist Powers” at the 20th ABCD (Annual Baltic Conference on Defence) organized by the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS), Tallinn, and the Ministry of Defence […]

September 22, 2026: Genevieve Donnellon-May, Associated Research Fellow, was interviewed by Libération about hydropower dams in Tibet and implications for the downstream region. The article also refers to the Focus Asia Paper “Engineering Asia’s Water Tower: Transboundary Governance Challenges of China’s Tibetan Plateau Mega-Projects”, co-authored by Genevieve Donnellon-May, Mark Wang, and Ian Rutherfurd. Read the […]

September 22, 2026: The recording of the webinar “Research and Innovation Series (RIS) – Part X: Reframing Research Security for the Future of International Science and Technology Collaboration” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. In this webinar, David Biggs presented a forward-looking perspective on research security that moves beyond compliance-driven approaches. Drawing on recent […]

September 21, 2026: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, and In-bum Chun, Distinguished Military Fellow, were interviewed by Yle on Japan and South Korea’s growing interest in developing nuclear weapons amid doubts about U.S. support. “To put it bluntly, one could say that the military impact of this isn’t particularly significant at the moment, but it’s […]

September 21, 2026: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted by the Indian Tribune about the expanded BRICS. It noted that for New Delhi, BRICS plus should not be viewed only through the prism of China’s influence, as the expanded grouping allows India to build coalitions with […]

September 21, 2026: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was quoted by the South China Morning Post on Sweden’s changing perception of China: “In Gothenburg, they sort of looked at it and said, ‘China is one of the good guys, because they provide job opportunities” “We do not compete necessarily on the same terms with China […]

September 18, 2026: Jagannath Panda, head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted by the South China Morning Post on Pakistan’s newly acquired Chinese-made short-range air defense system. “More importantly, Pakistan appears to be filling a vulnerability at the lower end of its layered air-defence architecture,” Panda said. “Its acquisition […]

September 17, 2026: Dr. Jagannath Panda attended the Third ASEAN Think Tanks Summit (ATTS), which was held at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta from 14-15 September 2026. The summit brought together more than 150 participants from ASEAN states and Dialogue & Development Partners under the theme “Navigating Our Future, Together.” Importantly, the discussions were intended […]

September 16, 2026: The recording of the webinar “Research and Innovation Series (RIS) Part IX: Finland’s Approach to Research and Innovation Security” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. Drawing on Finland’s comprehensive security model, this webinar examined how government authorities, research organizations, universities, and industry work together to strengthen research resilience while maintaining open […]

On September 10, ISDP had the pleasure of hosting a roundtable discussion with Roy Kamphausen, Special Advisor to the President and Senior Fellow for Chinese Security at The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR). Building on Mr. Kamphausen’s expertise and knowledge of the topic, the discussion focused on the evolution of China’s military power, the People’s Liberation […]