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May 21, 2025: The recording of the digital Taiwan Lecture “Assessing the Challenges of Taiwanese Semiconductor Firms’ Expansion into Europe” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. The semiconductor shortage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the urgency of restructuring the semiconductor supply chain. To strengthen its supply chain security, the European Union (EU) […]

May 20, 2025: Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy, an Associated Research Fellow at ISDP, was quoted in Table Briefings on the topic “Taiwan: Investment as fuel for Lithuanian support”. Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy recommends that both Vilnius and Taipei adjust their respective expectations. Cooperation needs less rhetoric and more robust projects. “A semiconductor facility without the necessary infrastructure […]

May 14, 2025: Last week, the Stockholm Taiwan Center hosted the annual Taiwan-Nordic Forum 2025 on May 7. The forum brought together distinguished Nordic and Taiwanese scholars and experts for discussions and an exchange of ideas around important issues of mutual interest, reflecting growing international attention to the Indo-Pacific region and Taiwan’s role within it. […]

May 13, 2025: Dr. Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, delivered a speech at the Asia Center of the University of Tartu, Estonia. He was a part of a panel at the conference titled ‘Engaging India in a Multipolar World’. The conference was held on 7-8 May 2025. […]

May 12, 2025: On 8 May in Stockholm, GLOBSEC GeoTech, Microsoft, and the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) brought together government leaders, legislators, and tech experts to answer one big question: What does it take to build—and defend—resilient digital infrastructure when both physical and cyber threats keep multiplying? The three standout insights identified […]

Do you want to learn more about contemporary politics on the Korean Peninsula? Are you from one of the Nordic countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, or Finland) and are you in your early career or pursuing a Master’s degree or PhD?   To promote greater awareness and more balanced knowledge, the ISDP Stockholm Korea Center and the […]

May 12, 2025: On May 6–7, representatives from the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) participated in the Defence24 Days 2025 conference in Warsaw, one of the most prominent defense and security forums in Central and Eastern Europe. ISDP was represented by Major General (Ret.) Mats Engman and Filip Borges Månsson, from the Korea […]

May 12, 2025: Last week, on May 7, 2025, the Stockholm Taiwan Center organized the Taiwan-Nordic Forum 2025 in Stockholm. The forum was featured in reports by the Central News Agency and Radio Taiwan Intl. Read the report here (in Mandarin).

May 8, 2025: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted by the South China Morning Post on why China may find it hard to play peacemaker in India-Pakistan conflict. “China have always maintained an ambivalent position on Kashmir issue while being aligned strategically towards Pakistan. But what […]

May 8, 2025: The recording of the digital Taiwan Lecture on “Taiwan’s National Security Strategy Under Trump’s Second Presidency” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. Dr. William Chung gave a lecture exploring how Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te plans to navigate the shifting global landscape following Donald Trump’s return to office—with the goal of protecting […]