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May 25, 2023: Jan Mörtberg, Deputy Chairman of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by Expressen on what is critical for Ukraine in order to defeat Russia. For Ukraine to defeat Russia, two things are needed: the will to fight and a united West, explains Jan Mörtberg. “There is no way out for Russia that does […]

May 22, 2023: On May 17, ISDP’s Associated Research Fellow Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy visited ISDP for a discussion on “Unpacking Taiwan’s Internationalization across the EU”. Against the backdrop of growing geostrategic competition and China’s tendency toward regional aggression, Taiwan’s profile has increased across the EU. While constraints for an upgrade in cooperation remain, the EU […]

May 8, 2023: Mats Engman, Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, was interviewed by Expressen on a new report revealing that China is tripling its nuclear weapons. “China wants to create a military capability so that it can make it more difficult for American military forces to come and help Taiwan, which it has said it […]

May 5, 2023: Torbjörn Lodén, Head of the Stockholm China Center, discusses the question “What is China?” at Stockholms bokhelg (Stockholm’s book weekend) on May 13, 2023. The sinologists Torbjörn Lodén and Lena Rydholm discuss the concept of China from different perspectives: cultural, linguistic, historical, and geographical. The discussion is based on the recent book […]

May 5, 2023: Svante Cornell, Director, was interviewed by Sveriges Radio on a man being accused of collecting money for PKK through extortion in Sweden. The prosecution will be the first of its kind, but according to Svante Cornell, this type of crime has been known for decades. It is not an approach unique to […]

May 5, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in a conference on “China After Zero-Covid: Rethinking the EU Strategy” organized by ISPI (Italian Institute for International Political Studies) on April 27, 2023. Find out more about the event here.

April 28, 2023: Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy, an Associated Research Fellow at ISDP, was quoted by Nikkei Asia: Beijing’s bold erasure of civil and political rights in Hong Kong spurred IPAC’s founders to take a stand. “The existence of IPAC sends a message to Beijing,” said Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy. “That there is not just awareness of […]

April 28, 2023: In-bum Chun, Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, was interviewed by CNA, the news and current affairs channel of Singapore’s public broadcaster, Mediacorp, on the latest U.S.-South Korea nuclear weapons deal. China has issued a stern warning to the US and South Korea against “provoking confrontation” with North Korea. This comes after Washington […]

April 28, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in the UI-FRS-SWP-KAS Track 1.5 European Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific organized by the Swedish Institute of International Affairs in Stockholm. The event took place on April 25, 2023. Here you can find more information.

April 24, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted in StratNewsGlobal on Seoul pushing the India-Japan-ASEAN link as It seeks to cut China dependence. “South Korea has been trying to link Southeast Asia with India with Asean to have a much stronger connect with the Indo-Pacific,” […]