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February 14, 2023: In-bum Chun, a Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, was quoted in CNN on the recent appearances of Kim Jong Un’s daughter. Her recent appearances may simply be a way to redirect the world’s attention back to Pyongyang’s military after audience fatigue set in following a year of record missile testing, said In-bum Chun. […]

February 14, 2023: This episode of Japanpodden focuses on Japanese subcultures and features the Swedish journalist Erik Augustin Palm in Koenji, Tokyo. Koenji is known for its cozy restaurants, bars, a lively underground scene, and subcultures of all kinds. Japanpodden is a Swedish-language podcast about everything related to Japan. The editors are Göran Edman, Hans […]

February 2023: ISDP is pleased to welcome In-bum Chun, Lieutenant General (Ret.), Republic of Korea Army, as a Distinguished Military Fellow! Lieutenant General (Ret.) Chun serves as Vice President of the Korea Chapter of the Association of the United States Army and MIG Alley Chapter of the U.S. Air Force Association, Advisory Member of the […]

February 6, 2023: Svante Cornell, Director, was quoted in a Forbes article about the energy crisis in Europe. “I think he serves a Russian interest in that region,” says Svante Cornell. “The use of oligarchs is nothing new for Russia. They did this in Moldova. They did this in Georgia. The oligarch card is not […]

February 3, 2023: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, spoke to the BBC about the latest developments regarding Finland and Sweden’s plans to join NATO: She talks about Sanna Marin’s visit to Sweden, the Turkish objections to Sweden joining NATO, and why it is best for the Alliance if Sweden and Finland join NATO […]

January 31, 2023: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was quoted in the Financial Times on the current situation regarding NATO, Sweden, and Turkey. “The focus now is to calm down the situation. Swedish policymakers are still quite confident that Turkey will ratify . . . in the end, but they also realise that the road will continue […]

January 31, 2023: This episode of Japanpodden focuses on the population decline in Japan and and Japanese martial arts in Sweden. Japanpodden has met a Swedish champion, Mats Wahlqvist, who, after decades of training, has risen in the ranking system all the way to seventh place, which is very unusual outside Japan’s borders. Plus, increasingly […]

January 30, 2023: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, participates in Aftonbladet’s podcast Daily and talks about the latest developments in North Korea. In 2022, North Korea conducted a record number of missile tests. Its leader, Kim Jong-un, has announced major defense spending for the future. As a result, South Korea has responded by sharply increasing […]

January 26, 2023: This episode of Japanpodden focuses on why Tokyo wants people to move to the countryside. A new Japanese film hits cinemas. Master director Hirokazu Koreeda, who last made the award-winning Shoplifters, is hailed for ‘The Good Stars’. Also, the podcast focuses on the new relocation grant that Tokyo’s rulers are planning for […]

January 24, 2023: The recording of the webinar “Moscow and China-India Relations: Understanding the Complexities beyond Eurasia” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. The trilateral grouping of Russia, India and China (RIC) has for long been one of the most significant frameworks bringing together three of Eurasia’s biggest economies. Owing to its traditional partnership […]