Publications
The Institute for Security and Development Policy regularly issues a variety of publications ranging from shorter Policy Briefs to more comprehensive studies in its Asia and Silk Road Papers series. Explore the different series below. If you’d like to contribute to our publications, please contact Jagannath Panda, Editor, at jpanda@isdp.eu, and read our submission guidelines.
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Report of the Webinar on Dam Construction & Tibet as a Hydropower Zone: Implications on Tibet’s Climate Crisis? (Climate Crisis in Tibet-II)
This webinar, organized by the SCSA-IPA at the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP), was held on January 20, 2025. It is the second in a series on the […]
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Cascading Effects: Will China’s New Dam Create A Himalayan Rift?
In mid-December, China marked the thirtieth anniversary of the official inauguration of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River, the world’s largest hydroelectric project (in terms of installed capacity). Notwithstanding the decades-long […]
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Does Anyone Care About the Climate Crisis in Tibet?
In early January, a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the remote Dingri county (Shigatse) on the Tibetan Plateau, generating thousands of aftershocks within the first three days. The ripple effects […]
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‘Critical to understand internal dynamics of China’: An Interview with FATOUMATA DIALLO
Fatoumata Diallo currently serves as the Acting Head of the Stockholm China Center and is a Research Fellow. With a background that includes working at the EU delegation to China […]
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Taiwan’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry and Its Role in the International Supply Chain
Semiconductor products have emerged as the cornerstone of modern technology. The world’s critical dependence on semiconductors was highlighted during the shortage following the COVID-19 pandemic. Semiconductors are the materials and […]
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Exploring Work-Life Balance Through a Gender Lens: Experiences from South Korea and the Nordics
Balancing professional and personal opportunities and responsibilities is essential for improving well-being and productivity, prompting many governments and businesses to introduce policies supporting this goal. However, many people still struggle […]
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ISDP Annual Report 2024
ISDP’s Annual Report for the year 2024. 2024 has been a tumultuous year, in which tensions have been continuously mounting and conflicts have been raging. Many of these developments have […]
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Assessing the Effectiveness of China’s Military Exercises in Restraining Taiwan’s Leadership
Beijing has been using coercive approaches to restrain Taiwan’s voices for decades. The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1995 and 1996 set a precedent for Beijing to conduct large-scale military […]
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Chinese Water Projects in Tibet: A “Continental Challenge”
The management of transboundary water resources originating in Tibet has become a critical geopolitical and geo-economic issue in Asia. This issue brief examines China’s hydrological projects on the Tibetan Plateau […]
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Justice for the Rohingya: How Bangladesh and the International Community Can Uphold Human Rights
The Rohingya crisis stands out as one of the most severe humanitarian emergencies of recent times. Since Myanmar’s military crackdown in 2017, over 700,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh, escaping […]