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Between Scandals & Elections: Sino-Austrian Relations in the Era of Sharp Power
...for Security and Development Policy or its sponsors. © The Institute for Security and Development Policy, 2019. This Issue Brief can be freely reproduced provided that ISDP is informed....
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Special Issue: Water Diplomacy
...dialogues around the theory and practice of water diplomacy. ISDP’s Associated Research Fellow Martina Klimes, an Adviser at the Stockholm International Water Institute, is a guest editor of this Special...
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The Inter-Korean Military Agreement: Risk of War Diminished?
...to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC). He is Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP. The opinions expressed in this Policy Brief do not necessarily reflect the views of the Institute...
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Conference Report: What’s in It for Sweden? Toward a Shared Agenda for Swedish East Asia Research
On April 26-27, 2018, the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) organized the second installment of the conference series East Asia Research in Sweden. The first conference...
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Made in China 2025
Summary MIC 2025 is an initiative which strives to secure China’s position a global powerhouse in high-tech industries. The aim is to reduce China’s reliance on foreign technology...
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A Return to War: Militarized Conflicts in Northern Shan State
Introduction Myanmar’s internal armed conflict erupted in 1948 just after it gained independence from Britain. The principle armed actors in Myanmar’s civil wars have involved the Myanmar Defense...
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Amending Japan’s Pacifist Constitution
Summary Japan’s 1947 constitution has lasted longer without amendment than any other constitution in the world. It has been called the “pacifist constitution” because of Article 9’s renunciation...
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China’s Role in UN Peacekeeping
Summary From the 1980s China has a more active foreign policy agenda and by the 1990s is contributing personnel to UN Peacekeeping missions. China is now the second...
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China’s Presidential Election: The Role of the NPC
Summary • This year begins the inauguration of the 13th NPC, which will run until March 2023. • China’s NPC of around 3,000 delegates will meet in March...
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National Congress of the Communist Party
Summary: The NCCPC is held in Beijing every 5 years in October or November. It consists of approximately 2,300 delegates. Primarily, it serves to: Reshuffle of the Political...