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July 2025: The partnership between India and Sweden exemplifies how countries can collaborate across the continent. Their partnership has strengthened through joint initiatives in innovation, climate change, and sustainable development, demonstrating a shared commitment to key global challenges. As both countries pursue greater autonomy in their diplomatic endeavours, this partnership may further deepen, presenting a […]

Dr. Jagannath Panda, Head of Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in a panel discussion on “Global South and Eastern Europe: An Invisible Bond of Colonial Legacies and Experiences” in Warsaw. This event was co-organised by the Foreign Policy Council of the Ukrainian PRISM, Kyiv, and the Polish Institute of International Affairs, […]

June 19, 2025: Dr. Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in the Budapest Global Dialogue from 16-18 June 2025, organized by the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs in collaboration with the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. He shared a panel on Riding the Indo-Pacific Wave: Charting New […]

June 17, 2025: The recording of the “Korea Strategic Talks Webinar VII: Presidential Election in South Korea – What Next?” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. In June 2024, the ISDP Stockholm Korea Center introduced a new series of “Korea Strategic Talks,” to further promote dialogue and exchange of views related to the developments […]

June 16, 2025: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by TVP World on urgency, unity, and Russia’s hybrid war on the West. During the interview, Wieslander reflects on missed warnings about Putin, the urgent need for Western unity, and how Russia’s hybrid warfare is designed to undermine European democracies and institutions. “We […]

June 16, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, spoke at the G7 Rapid Response Mechanism Focal Points meeting in Vancouver (June 11-13). He participated in the panel “Russian FIMI Operations in the Indo-Pacific Region”.  

June 12, 2025: The recording of the “Korea Strategic Talks Webinar VI: Presidential Election in South Korea – What Next?” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. In June 2024, the ISDP Stockholm Korea Center introduced a new series of “Korea Strategic Talks,” to further promote dialogue and exchange of views related to the developments […]

On May 29, Yi-Chieh Chen, Project Manager and Junior Research Fellow at ISDP’s Stockholm Taiwan Center, was invited to speak at the Graduate Institute of International Politics, National Chung Hsing University. Her presentation, titled “A Taiwanese Perspective on Working at a Swedish Think Tank: Experience Sharing,” offered insights into her role as a bridge between […]

June 10, 2025: On May 13, 2025, the Institute for Security and Development Policy’s Stockholm Taiwan Center visited National Chengchi University (NCCU), where Director Niklas Swanström gave a lecture titled “Taiwan and Trump 2.0: The Need for Stronger Europe-Asia Relations.” He argued that Taiwan is Europe’s natural partner in the Indo-Pacific, highlighting its democratic values, […]

June 10, 2025: Yesterday, ISDP staff convened for a roundtable discussion with Mr. Jeenou Yi, the current guest researcher at the Stockholm Korea Center. Mr. Yi’s research during his guest researcher residency focuses on strengthening strategic partnerships between Korea, the EU, and Nordic countries in areas such as human rights, international rule-based order, and democratic […]