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October 9, 2025: Niklas Swanström, Executive Director, and Yi-Chieh Chen, Project Manager and Junior Research Fellow, participated in a workshop on Peace and Security Governance and a seminar on Research and Education Security at the Centre for International Studies and Development (CISAD), Jagiellonian University, Krakow. The first workshop focused on the Handbook on Peace and […]

October 7, 2025: The ISDP Stockholm Paper “Wither Tibet in the Climate Crisis Agenda?”, published on October 6, 2025, was picked up by ANI and international news outlets. The Stockholm Paper draws on a wide range of scholarly, policy, and civil society perspectives to provide a consolidated set of recommendations across 10 thematic areas— from […]

October 7, 2025: The Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Andrew Scobell as Distinguished Fellow and Principal Asia Analyst, effective October 2025. Dr. Scobell joins ISDP from the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), where he served as a senior political scientist specializing in Asian security […]

October 7, 2025: Dr. Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in the 2nd ASEAN Think-Tank Forum held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 2-3 October 2025. Dr. Panda spoke on a panel titled “Ocean Governance and Maritime Security.” This event was co-organized by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, […]

September 29, 2025: Dr. Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, spoke at an expert panel at the Third Edition of the ORCA Conference titled “China’s ‘Dream’ for a New Mandate of Power” held in New Delhi from 23-24 September 2025. This event was supported by the Ministry of […]

September 29, 2025: The ISDP’s Korea Center was honored to attend the Korea National Day Celebration Concert on September 26 in Stockholm, Sweden, at the invitation of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea. The 90-member Daejeon Yeonjeong Korean Traditional Music Group performed traditional Korean music at the celebration. Known throughout the world for showcasing the […]

September 23, 2025: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by Sveriges Radio P1 about Russian jets flying into Estonian airspace and NATO’s discussions. Listen to the interview here (in Swedish).

September 21, 2025: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted by the South China Morning Post about how Trump’s push for an Afghan air base is potentially creating a new flashpoint in US-China rivalry. “Strategically, even the rhetoric pressures China’s western theatre – Xinjiang and Qinghai – […]

September 21, 2025: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted by the South China Morning Post on the new Saudi-Pakistan pact signaling evolving alliances amid US-China tension. “If Riyadh leans more on Pakistani manpower and deterrence, China’s quiet security role – training, UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles], policing […]

September 22, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by Yle on five key challenges facing India-China relations. According to Niklas Swanström, there are also good opportunities for India to become an alternative for Europe, now that it is trying to reduce its economic dependence on both the US and China. India’s connection to […]