News & Media

February 5, 2019: Lars Vargö  was interviewed by Sveriges Radio on why North Korea continue to develop their nuclear arsenal despite international sanctions ”Det de egentlig vill, det är att normalisera förbindelserna med USA, Japan, Sydkorea och Kina, men ändock behålla kärnvapan – eftersom landet har levt under sanktioner under lång tid, har man anpassat […]

February 5, 2019: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by Aljazeera about the upcoming Trump-Kim summit. “Vietnam was once a pariah state facing US economic sanctions, but now Vietnam has become one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies”

January 29, 2019: ISDP had the honor of welcoming a delegation headed by the Director General of the Bureau for Research and Development of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Siswo Pramono and the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Kingdom of Sweden, the Honorable Mr. Bagas Hapsoro, along with embassy staff.  The meeting focused on the Arctic Council, as well as the possibilities […]

January 30, 2019: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by Aljazeera News about U.S.-Japan-South Korea relations. “Trump’s ‘America First’ approach and treatment of allies has created distrust in the US role in South Korea and Japan.”

January 27, 2019: Torbjörn Lodén was interviewed by Swedish Television’s Rapport (09:23) about the Canadian citizens detained in China and the open letter demanding their release. “They are jailing people for things they haven’t done, in order to use them as bargaining chips.”

January 23, 2018: Elliot Brennan was interviewed by Voice of America Cambodia on Vietnam-Cambodia relations. “Cambodia and Vietnam need to elevate border cooperation to the highest importance in the relationship and set out an achievable roadmap to settle disputes and improve the relationship past old grievances.”

January 23, 2019: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by Radio Free Asia (Korean) about North Korea potentially proposing to move its ICBMs to China. “In order to keep negotiations going, North Korea is likely to propose something significant, like moving ICBMs to China.”

January 18, 2019: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by Izvestia about negotiations between the U.S. and North Korea. “The U.S. could offer humanitarian aid, a rolling back of sanctions and a declaration of the end of the war. North Korea could in turn shutter its Yongbyon nuclear reactor and move some ICBMs to China.”

January 17, 2019: Niklas Swanström was interviewed by TT about North Korean vice minister Choe Son-Hui visiting Sweden, with articles in Aftonbladet, Göteborgs-Posten and Folkbladet among others. “Choe är en nyckelperson i dialogen med USA. Så vem hon kommer att träffa är givetvis intressant, men jag har inga uppgifter om vilken konferens det skulle handla […]

January 15, 2019: Gareth Jenkins was interviewed by Reuters about the local elections in Turkey. “For Erdogan, it’s about prestige, too. He had to form alliances with other parties in the last two elections, which he didn’t need to in the past […] if he loses Ankara or Istanbul this time despite the alliance, it will […]