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November 13, 2025: On November 7, the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) hosted an in-person seminar bringing together experts from Sweden and Europe, and Korea to discuss evolving geopolitical dynamics and key issues, including regional security, Russia-China-North Korea coordination, Korea-Japan relations, the China-Taiwan issue, inter-Korean relations, prospects for Nordic/EU-Korea cooperation. Discussions focused on: […]

November 13, 2025: The Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) hosted a roundtable discussion on October 24 with David Biggs, Senior Fellow, focusing on Europe’s evolving role in science, technology, and research security amid shifting global dynamics. The conversation explored how Europe can navigate reduced US engagement, growing competition with China, and the increasing […]

November 5, 2025: On October 23, 2025, Maud Descamps, Project Manager and Junior Research Fellow, on behalf of ISDP’s China Center, attended the workshop “Between Promises and Performance: Tracking China’s Green Paradox” in Brussels held by Heidelberg University as part of the EuroHub4Sino (EH4S) project. The program focused on China’s position in global climate action […]

November 5, 2025: ISDP Director Dr. Niklas Swanström, Head of the Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs Dr. Jagannath Panda, Head of the Korea Center Amb. Lars Vargo and Asia program intern Melita Phachulia attended a meeting with the visiting experts and scholars from New Zealand, hosted by the New Zealand Embassy in Sweden. […]

November 5, 2025: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted by Anadolu Ajansı on the Trump-Xi meeting as a ‘good beginning’ for future relations. “Trump and Xi’s meeting has been a good beginning for US-China bilateral ties,” said Jagannath Panda “It has opened a gateway for their […]

November 5, 2025: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was quoted by Al Jazeera about Europe lacking an assertive response to Russia’s suspected operations. “The hybrid warfare is about making us stressed, making us feel that in peacetime we are vulnerable … and, I think, in a way, exhausting us towards being more recipient […]

Dr. Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, released the “Whither Tibet in Climate Crisis Agenda?” at the International Center for Sustainability (ICfS) in London. This release event was attended by various representatives from academia, civil society, think-tanks, and journalists etc. Ms. Shruti Kapil from the ICfS moderated the […]

October 23, 2025: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was interviewed by the South China Morning Post on how China views defense ties between Asia-Pacific allies. Jagannath Panda said that Australia had “moved well beyond” being an elementary defence partner for India and was now a “preferred and […]

October 20, 2025: Tibet at the Edge of a Tipping Point: The Second Stockholm Forum on Himalaya, organized by ISDP’s Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs on October 16, 2025, was featured by Geopolitika (Norway). This year’s forum focused on the climate crisis in Tibet. You can read the report (in Norwegian) here. […]

October 20, 2025: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was quoted by Al Jazeera on Russia’s economy, sanctions against it, and how it impacts the war in Ukraine. Find the article here.