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July 10, 2026: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was interviewed by ETV Bharat about India and Indonesia’s plans to revitalize the Port of Sabang against the backdrop of China’s growing influence. “Geopolitically, the project operates within an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific environment. Although both New Delhi and Jakarta […]

July 9, 2026: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by Swedish media about the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara. Links (all interviews in Swedish): SR Studio Ett on, among other things, the U.S. warning Poland about Russian threats. TV 4 Nyhetsmorgon: The NATO Summit Begins—What Will It Be About? (Minutes 07:20:00-07:25:00) SR […]

July 6, 2026: The ISDP Issue Brief “China and the Hormuz Crisis: Fresh Momentum for the Green Transition?”, written by Fatoumata Diallo, Head of the Stockholm China Center, was cited in an article on CNBC. The article “Why Iran may find it difficult to clear its oil inventories even after sanctions relief” is available here.

July 3, 2026: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by Norwegian VG about the risk of NATO being split into an A-team and a B-team. You can read the article here (in Norwegian). Recently, ISDP published Anna Wieslander’s commentary Four Futures for NATO. You can access this publication here.

July 2, 2026: Alicia Hennig, Associated Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Center for Research and Innovation Security, was interviewed by Deutschlandfunk and regional German broadcasters on the allegations against the research institute CISPA over sensitive China collaborations. Interview with Deutschlandfunk: Naive in Dealing with China: Is Research Security at CISPA at Risk? (Interview in German) Interview […]

June 30, 2026: Dr. Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was a speaker at The Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity 2026. He spoke in a panel titled “The Art of Pragmatic Diplomacy: Can Middle Power Partnership Serve as Korea’s Strategic Alternative in a Turbulent World Order? organized […]

June 29, 2026: The recording of the Digital Taiwan Lecture Series – Bridging Nordic Dual-Use Innovation and Taiwan’s Defense Ecosystem is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. Through the lens of Sweden’s growing engagement in dual-use innovation and emerging technologies, this webinar explored where Nordic and Taiwanese priorities align, the opportunities and barriers shaping future […]

June 29, 2026: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was quoted by Dagens Nyheter regarding Sweden’s participation in the NATO meeting in Bergen. A small group of NATO countries, including Sweden, met at the initiative of the United States. Anna Wieslander argues that the fact that Sweden is seen as a role model also […]

June 29, 2026: On June 25, 2026, the Stockholm China Center had the great pleasure of welcoming Prof. Chen Hong as part of his trip to Stockholm. Prof. Chen is President of the Chinese Association of Australian Studies, and Director of the Australian Studies Center, the New Zealand Studies Center, and the Asia Pacific Studies […]

June 26, 2026: Alicia Hennig, Associated Senior Research Fellow with ISDP’s Stockholm Center for Research and Innovation Security (SCRIS), commented on the Frankfurt Dragon Boat Festival, a Chinese United Front Event, in Hessenschau. The interview was also picked up by one of Germany’s largest broadcasters, ARD. She joined the event as a journalist and was […]