News & Media
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In-bum Chun was interviewed by Deutsche Welle about North Korea firing a ballistic missile
March 15, 2023: In-bum Chun, Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle about North Korea firing a ballistic missile. “More missile launches with variations in style and scope should be expected, with even a nuclear test. More acts of intimidation from North Korea should not come as a surprise,” said In-bum Chun. […]
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Anna Wieslander interviewed by Deutsche Welle on Turkey’s blockade weakening NATO
March 15, 2023: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle on why Turkey’s blockade ‘makes NATO weaker’. In Brussels, and even more so in the Swedish capital Stockholm, however, frustration is growing with Turkey’s blockade of Sweden’s and Finland’s membership of the NATO defence alliance. If the government of President Recep Tayyip […]
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Mats Engman on Sveriges Radio about Australia buying submarines from the U.S.
March 15, 2023: Mats Engman, Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, was interviewed by Sveriges Radio on Australia buying submarines from the U.S.: Australia buys five nuclear-powered submarines from the U.S. This occurs within the AUKUS military cooperation. Listen to the interview here (in Swedish).
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New episode of Japanpodden on social media in Japan
March 15, 2023: This episode of Japanpodden focuses on the use of social media in Japan. Did you know that Facebook and Instagram are not even close to the top of the list of the most popular social media platforms in Japan? It’s a Korean-Japanese application called Line. Japanpodden is a Swedish-language podcast about everything related […]
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Jagannath Panda participated in the Japan-EU Forum 2023
March 10, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in the Japan-EU Forum 2023. The forum was organized by the Université libre de Bruxelles and the Waseda Brussels Office with the support of JSPS (Japan), Institut d’études Europeennes. Jagannath Panda joined the discussion on “The EU and […]
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Svante Cornell & Anna Wieslander were interviewed by SvD about what would happen if Finland joined NATO before Sweden
March 7, 2023: Svante Cornell, Director, and Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, participated in Svenska Dagbladet’s podcast SvD Ledarredaktionen. Turkey continues to delay Swedish membership in NATO. Now there are signs that Finland could go first. What are the reasons for this? Anna Wieslander and Svante Cornell discussed what would happen if Finland […]
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Niklas Swanström was quoted by AFP on China’s biggest increase to its military budget since 2019
March 6, 2023: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was quoted by AFP on China’s biggest increase to its military budget since 2019. “China is modernising its armed forces overall, much-needed investments as some units are among the world’s best trained and equipped but other units are still lagging decades behind,” said Niklas Swanström. The quote […]
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Anna Wieslander was quoted on NATO, the EU and Ukraine in the New York Times
March 6, 2023: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was quoted in the New York Times on the current situation regarding NATO, the EU, and Ukraine: “Now there’s more sympathy and the feeling that Ukraine is a part of Europe, but that’s sentimental and not hard-core,” said Anna Wieslander. “What’s the plan ahead? That’s […]
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ISDP is pleased to welcome Ryosei Kokubun as a Non-Resident Distinguished Fellow
March 1, 2023: ISDP is pleased to welcome Ryosei Kokubun as a Non-Resident Distinguished Fellow. Mr Ryosei Kokubun is currently a Professor Emeritus at Keio University in Tokyo and National Defense Academy of Japan and an advisor to the Fujitsu Future Studies Center, Ltd. Moreover, he is currently the President of the Japan Society for […]
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Niklas Swanström was interviewed by SVT on North Korea and social media
February 27, 2023: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by SVT on North Korea and social media. Over the past year, more and more North Korean accounts have started to appear on social media. Videos of ice cream tests, water park visits and exercise routines appear to be part of the country’s new propaganda […]