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July 2, 2026: Alicia Hennig, Associated Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Center for Research and Innovation Security, was interviewed by Deutschlandfunk and regional German broadcasters on the allegations against the research institute CISPA over sensitive China collaborations. Interview with Deutschlandfunk: Naive in Dealing with China: Is Research Security at CISPA at Risk? (Interview in German) Interview […]

June 30, 2026: Dr. Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was a speaker at The Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity 2026. He spoke in a panel titled “The Art of Pragmatic Diplomacy: Can Middle Power Partnership Serve as Korea’s Strategic Alternative in a Turbulent World Order? organized […]

June 29, 2026: The recording of the Digital Taiwan Lecture Series – Bridging Nordic Dual-Use Innovation and Taiwan’s Defense Ecosystem is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. Through the lens of Sweden’s growing engagement in dual-use innovation and emerging technologies, this webinar explored where Nordic and Taiwanese priorities align, the opportunities and barriers shaping future […]

June 29, 2026: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was quoted by Dagens Nyheter regarding Sweden’s participation in the NATO meeting in Bergen. A small group of NATO countries, including Sweden, met at the initiative of the United States. Anna Wieslander argues that the fact that Sweden is seen as a role model also […]

June 29, 2026: On June 25, 2026, the Stockholm China Center had the great pleasure of welcoming Prof. Chen Hong as part of his trip to Stockholm. Prof. Chen is President of the Chinese Association of Australian Studies, and Director of the Australian Studies Center, the New Zealand Studies Center, and the Asia Pacific Studies […]

June 26, 2026: Alicia Hennig, Associated Senior Research Fellow with ISDP’s Stockholm Center for Research and Innovation Security (SCRIS), commented on the Frankfurt Dragon Boat Festival, a Chinese United Front Event, in Hessenschau. The interview was also picked up by one of Germany’s largest broadcasters, ARD. She joined the event as a journalist and was […]

On 12 June 2026, Yifei Zhu and Maud Descamps from ISDP’s Stockholm China Center attended the Europe–China Knowledge Forum 2026 (ECKF) at the Egmont Palace in Brussels. Organized within the framework of the ReConnect China project, the forum brought together policymakers, diplomats, academics, and security experts from across Europe to discuss key issues in EU–China […]

June 22, 2026: On 10 and 11 June, ISDP participated in the inaugural Annual Conference of the Institute for China-Europe Studies (ICES) in Brussels. Convened by ICES and co-hosted by ISDP and two other partners, the conference brought together leading diplomats, academics, and researchers for critical dialogues on EU-China relations amid great power competition and […]

June 17, 2026: On June 8, 2026, the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs at the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) hosted a panel discussion with Dr. Ivan Lidarev, a research fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and Dr. Abhishek Pratap […]

June 17, 2026: Dr. Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA), participated in the Skopje Security Forum 2026, held on 15 June in Skopje, North Macedonia. Convened under the theme “Architects of Stability: The Security Identity of the Western Balkans,” the forum brought together policymakers, diplomats, security practitioners, […]