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March 14, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed in SVT’s program “Aktuellt” and talked about Northvolt and China. Watch the interview here (in Swedish, from 25 minutes into the program).

March 14, 2025: Are you looking for work experience in the field of international security and development? Do you have a particular interest in Asia? Now is the time to apply for our fall 2025 internships: Specifically, we are looking for interns for our Korea Center, Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, and Taiwan Center, […]

On March 10, 2025, Mia Landauer, a senior researcher at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Finland, as well as an associated senior research fellow at ISDP, visited the Institute for a presentation on the timely topic of “The influence of Sino-Russian Cooperation on Finland’s Energy Policy”. Her presentation related to the upcoming ISDP book […]

March 10, 2025: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by Sveriges Radio’s USApodden about whether the U.S. would leave NATO. Listen to the interview here (in Swedish).

March 10, 2025: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by Dagens Nyheter about Sweden’s first year in NATO. Question marks are growing every day around developments. What can Europe do on its own, for itself and Ukraine, including nuclear deterrence? Will the US withdraw from NATO? Read the interview here (in Swedish).

March 6, 2025: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, spoke on the SVT program “Utrikesbyrån” about relations between the USA and Europe and an emerging world order. In this program, she speaks with Carl Bildt,Former Prime Minister of Sweden, and Sara Stenholm, USA-podden, Sveriges Radio. Rebecca Randhawa moderated the discussion.  You can watch the […]

March 5, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by AFP News on China’s defense spending rising by 7.2 percent in 2025. “As the geopolitical tension between China and the US increases, China cannot slow down its military expenditures,” said Niklas Swanström. You can find the interview here, for example.

March 3, 2025: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed in the SVT program Agenda about the new security landscape. President Trump moves closer to Russia and turns his back on Ukraine. What does the new security situation mean for Sweden and Europe? Watch the program here (in Swedish).

March 3, 2025: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by Sveriges Radio on President Zelensky and President Trumps meeting and Russian reactions. The meeting between President Trump and President Zelensky of Ukraine at the White House turned into dramatic scenes and was canceled. The mineral agreement to be signed between the two […]

February 28, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by Sveriges Radio on the topic of North Korea having stolen billions in cryptocurrency. Niklas Swanström says it’s a deliberate tactic the country has been doing for over 20 years. Listen to the interview here (in Swedish).