News & Media

April 30, 2019: Lars Vargö was interviewed by TT with appearances on Sveriges Radio, Sydsvenskan, and Norrländska Socialdemokraten about the abdication of the Emperor of Japan. “Han tänker i japanska termer relativt kreativt. Inom den japanska kulturen är det en stor sak för en kejsare att abdikera, på så sätt tycker jag att beslutet passar […]

April 25, 2019: Niklas Swanström was interviewed by TT on the Kim-Putin summit, with appearances in Svenska Dagbladet, Folkbladet and Norrbottens-Kuriren, among others: “Nordkorea tvingades till förhandlingsbordet på grund av det massiva, samlade internationella trycket. Men om USA, Ryssland, Kina och Sydkorea antar olika strategier gynnar det Nordkorea, då får man större manöverutrymme.” 

April 24, 2019: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by Eurasia Expert on Moon Jae-in’s visit to Central Asia. “South Korea wants to boost economic cooperation with the countries of Central Asia. Moon’s visit will lead to enhanced cooperation between South Korea and three countries of Central Asia, as the parties agreed new joint projects in the […]

April 24, 2019: Niklas Swanström was interviewed by Sveriges Radio about the Kim-Putin summit in Vladivostok. “Framförallt när Trump har misslyckats så vill Putin komma in som den stora statsmannen och åstadkomma något. Han ser det som ett stort tillfälle att kliva fram.”

On April 10, 2019, ISDP hosted a public forum entitled “The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor – Stirring Tensions or Spurring Development?” To open the forum, ISDP welcomed Ms. Marvi Memon, former Pakistani Federal Minister and Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) for a presentation on the history of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) […]

On April 10, 2019, ISDP hosted a roundtable session with Ms. Marvi Memon, former Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) and federal minister (2015-2018) in the Government of Pakistan. Ms. Memon delivered a presentation on Pakistan’s experience with alleviating poverty by empowering women. The presentation was followed by a discussion with representatives from relevant government […]

April 1, 2019: Halil Karaveli was interviewed by De Volkskrant (Dutch) about local elections in Turkey. “The results show that the Erdogan era is coming to an end. That is just natural. Every party that has been in power for a long time fades away over time.” 

On April 05, 2019, ISDP hosted a half-day dialogue entitled “Swedish-Korean Strategic Dialogue on the Peace Process of the Korean Peninsula”, with the Institute for National Security Strategy (INSS) of South Korea. Opening remarks were delivered by ISDP Director Dr. Niklas Swanström and INSS President Dr. Jo Dongho. Topics discussed included the current status of […]

On April 04, 2019, ISDP hosted a public forum entitled “Troubled Waters? Energy Geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean”. With the discovery of natural gas reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean since 2009, a region long beset by rivalry and seemingly immutable socio-economic cleavages is now actively seeking to reconfigure its inter-state relations. This forum discussion set […]

March 31, 2019: Gareth Jenkins was interviewed by Agence France-Presse about local elections in Turkey. “What has happened during the campaign for Sunday’s local elections is unprecedented and demonstrates that — unlike during its first years in power — the AKP is no longer confident of being able to win a fair election.”