The Future of Korean Research from a Nordic Perspective: Find out more about our training program “The Next Generation”
March 19, 2025: Since October 2024, ISDP’s Korea Center has hosted five young Nordic professionals to explore contemporary topics relevant to the Korean Peninsula through our training program The Next Generation, thanks to the generous support from The Korea Foundation.
Our participants were given lectures on various topics by leading experts from both South Korea and Europe, with the goal of encouraging them to gain a better understanding of South Korean politics, society, security, and economy, which hopefully will lead to more research and interest in Korean issues in the Nordic region.
Following this, they completed their own research on a topic of their own choosing, with the help of mentors and ISDP staff, resulting in this booklet which includes the five participants’ papers.
In 2024, the security situation on the Korean Peninsula changed drastically following North Korea indirectly becoming belligerent in Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine and with South Korea’s president unexpected declaration of martial law. Combined leading to political uncertainty on the Peninsula and in the region. As a result of this change, new challenges as well as opportunities have emerged. Despite each paper exploring different angles and topics related to the Korean Peninsula, our next generation participants contend that cooperation with the Nordics, the EU, and NATO has potential in addressing some of these challenges that have emerged.