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November 28, 2022: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Director, was interviewed by Aftonbladet about Kim Jong Un presenting his daughter again. Kim Jong Un’s daughter has been given a prominent role in North Korea’s news coverage for two weekends in a row. Niklas Swanström explains that Kim Jong-Un presents his daughter in the news coverage to portray […]

November 25, 2022: This episode of Japanpodden focuses on Tokyo in rapid change, with old buildings being demolished and exciting new areas and buildings springing up, as well as Japan’s defense budget. Japanpodden is a Swedish-language podcast about everything related to Japan. The editors are Göran Edman, Hans Rhodiner, Lars Vargö, the Head of the […]

November 24, 2022: Mats Engman, a Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, was invited by the South Korean Ministry of Unification to give a presentation on the “DMZ Global Forum 2022” which was held on Monday, November 21. Mats Engman’s presentation was titled “Reduction of tension in the DMZ and resolution of conflicts through the promotion […]

November 22, 2022: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Director, was interviewed in TV4 on North Korea’s many missile tests this year and the reactions they cause. “It creates a huge instability, and a way for North Korea to exploit the situation,” explains Niklas Swanström in the interview. He also says the tests are part of the long-term […]

ISDP is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Bo-jiun Jing as a Research Fellow at ISDP’s Asia Program and Stockholm China Center. He recently passed his Ph.D. viva (defense) in International Political Economy at King’s College London. He is also a member of the 2022 Chatham House-Korea Foundation Next Generation Policy Expert Network and […]

November 21, 2022: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by Svenska Dagbladet on North Korea’s latest missile tests and the uncertainty that these tests cause. “This is worrying given the global uncertainty, with an ongoing war in Ukraine and a growing conflict in Taiwan. North Korea’s actions are like pouring napalm on an open […]

November 18, 2022: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was interviewed in Nowa Konfederacja on India as a non-aligned power in the New Cold War. India is a non-aligned power; this move not only protects its own varied relations (as seen with India-Russia ties and even India-China bilateral) […]

November 18, 2022: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed in Studio Ett, Sveriges Radio, on the missile strike in Poland and the consequences for NATO and Ukraine. She talks about the topic with Andreas Hörnedal from FOI, Swedish Defence Research Agency. You can listen to the interview here (in Swedish).

November 17, 2022: Halil Karaveli was quoted in several Swedish media outlets on how the terrorist attack in Turkey may affect NATO negotiations. “On the other hand, I think it may be easier for the Swedish government to justify to Swedish public opinion why it is showing solidarity with Turkey. They are doing the right […]

November 16, 2022: The latest issue from the “India-Sweden Strategic Compass” is now available. The Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs publishes a bi-monthly newsletter, the ‘India-Sweden Strategic Compass’. The newsletter focuses on current affairs, highlighting Sweden and India relations, India-Nordic relations, EU-India relations, domestic developments in India, and relevant international updates. The latest […]