News & Media

July 24, 2025: The recording of the webinar “Climate Crisis in Tibet – Part IV: China’s Militarization of Tibet: Strategic Ambitions and Ecological Fallout” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. The fourth in a series, this webinar will explore and attempt to address the following questions with leading experts on the subject: What is […]

July 24, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, joined Robert’s podcast and talked about fake news and AI propaganda related to North Korea and China. Listen to the podcast here (in Swedish).

July 21, 2025: In March 2024, the Institute for Security and Development Policy successfully reopened the Stockholm Korea Center under the leadership of Maj Gen (ret.) Mats Engman. This summer, Ambassador Lars Vargö assumed responsibility for managing the Center. “It is with great satisfaction that I have taken over the role as Head of ISDP’s […]

July 17, 2025: In June, the ISDP Stockholm Korea Center and the Korea Young Leaders Forum signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The MoU, which was signed by Mr. Jeenou Yi, co-founder of the Korea Young Leaders Forum (KYLF), and ISDP’s Executive Director Dr. Niklas Swanström, highlights the two institutions’ ambitions to improve cooperation in the […]

July 16, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by the South China Morning Post on whether the US strike on Iran will strengthen North Korea’s nuclear resolve and why China might be worried. “According to Niklas Swanstrom, executive director of the Stockholm-based Institute for Security and Development Policy, the US strikes on Iran […]

July 16, 2025: In-bum Chun, Distinguished Military Fellow, was interviewed by The Korea Times: Trump’s silence on Korea-US summit: What does it signal? “We need to be very deliberate in how we signal our priorities to the U.S.,” In-bum Chun said. “Trust and rapport between President Lee and President Trump must be built. The administration […]

July 16, 2025: Kursiv Media (UZ) posted a report about the Termez Dialogue, featuring Svante Cornell, ISDP’s Director. The Termez Dialogue Forum was held for the first time in the city of Termez, aimed at strengthening ties between Central and South Asia. “Svante Cornell, Director of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute in the U.S., also noted […]

July 16, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by SvD on North Korea continuing to send soldiers to the Ukraine war. “Now North Korea is paying its debt to Russia,” explains Niklas Swanström. Read the interview here (in Swedish).

July 16, 2025: In-bum Chun, Distinguished Military Fellow, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle on “After US bombs Iran, North Korea watches closely”. “I believe the conclusions that North Korea will come to will be that they need to accelerate their nuclear weapons capabilities, that they need to further fortify their storage areas,” said In-bum Chun. Read […]

July 16, 2025: Is Central Asia Stable? A recent report written by Svante Cornell and published by the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute (CACI) was featured in UZ Daily. Read the article here. The publication is available here.