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October 22, 2024: ISDP is pleased to announce the appointment of Josephine Ørgaard Rasmussen as a Project Coordinator at the Stockholm Korea Center. Ms. Ørgaard Rasmussen graduated with a master’s degree from the University of Southern Denmark in International Security and Law. Through her master’s degree, she concentrated on the security situation surrounding the Korean […]

October 22, 2024: Mats Engman, Head of the Stockholm Korea Center and Distinguished Military Fellow, spoke to SVT Aktuellt about South Korea calling for North Korean soldiers to go home. North Korea has decided to assist Russia with 12,000 troops in the war against Ukraine. This is according to both South Korea and Ukraine, which […]

October 22, 2024: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, spoke to TVP World about how the BRICS Summit underscores the global divide. China and Russia aim to promote the BRICS as a credible (political) multipolar organization. Expanding BRICS serves the global agendas of China and Russia, and it […]

October 22, 2024: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted about the BRICS summit in Kazan in abp. The article focuses on Pakistan and BRICS: “However, one of the key takeaways of the summit is likely to be India’s green signal to Pakistan’s long-pending bid for membership […]

October 22, 2024: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, talked about the difference between Trump and Harris regarding foreign policy in SVT Morgonstudion. Specifically, she talked about Ukraine, the Middle East, NATO, and China. You can watch the interview here (in Swedish).

October 22, 2024: On Monday, October 14, 2024, ISDP had the great pleasure of welcoming a delegation from Uzbekistan. During an informal roundtable discussion, the delegation discussed the ongoing reform process and the efforts to prepare a more open and competitive environment for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The meeting facilitated a productive exchange between the […]

October 21, 2024: The Stockholm Forum on Himalaya, held last week on October 17, 2024, was covered by several international media outlets. The first-ever Stockholm Forum on Himalaya held on 17 October 2024 called for stronger collaboration between India, the EU, Japan, and Nordic countries, focusing on soft infrastructure, renewable energy, and regional connectivity. Organized by […]

October 21, 2024: Mats Engman, Head of the Stockholm Korea Center and Distinguished Military Fellow, was quoted in several Swedish media on the latest developments on the border between South and North Korea and the report of North Korean soldiers participating in the war in Russia last week: Why North Korea is so important to […]

The Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) offers an internship program each semester, available to undergraduate and graduate students, and recent graduates. Interns gain hands-on experience in an international setting, are encouraged to collaborate on publications with staff or independently, and progressively take on more responsibility within the organization. So, what can students look […]

October 16, 2024: Johannes Nordin, a Research Fellow at ISDP’s Asia Program, participated in BASIC’s Emerging Voices Network (EVN) online launch event for its policy paper report on ‘De-siloing Existential Threats II: Tracking the Interconnections Between Global Dangers’. In November 2023, BASIC’s Emerging Voices Network (EVN) launched the second phase of a policy cycle focused […]