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March 23, 2023: The recording of the third day of the 2023 Taiwan-Nordic Forum is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. As part of ISDP’s Taiwan Studies Project, the Institute hosted the Taiwan-Nordic Forum 2023. The forum brings together Nordic and Taiwanese scholars and experts who are distinguished figures in their respective fields, in an […]

March 22, 2023: The recording of the ISDP-Stockholm University Lecture “US-China Strategic Competition and South Korea’s Choice” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. What are the implications of the political, military, and technological developments deriving from the US-China strategic competition for the Yoon administration’s chances of establishing itself in the global order? What effect […]

March 21, 2023: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by Svenska Dagbladet on South Korea’s growing arms exports against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. “Putin has directly warned South Korea: if they send weapons to Ukraine, Russia will increase military cooperation with North Korea. This is Russia’s way of influencing and trying […]

March 21, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in Miriam College’s event program “Diplomatic Hour” on the topic of “The Implications of the EU’s Global Gateway Initiative for Southeast Asia and the Philippines”. The event took place on March 20, 2023. You can watch the recording […]

March 21, 2023: The recording of the second day of the 2023 Taiwan-Nordic Forum is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. As part of ISDP’s Taiwan Studies Project, the Institute is hosting the Taiwan-Nordic Forum 2023. The forum will bring together Nordic and Taiwanese scholars and experts who are distinguished figures in their respective fields, in […]

March 20, 2023: The recording of the first day of the 2023 Taiwan-Nordic Forum is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. As part of ISDP’s Taiwan Studies Project, the Institute is hosting the Taiwan-Nordic Forum 2023. The forum will bring together Nordic and Taiwanese scholars and experts who are distinguished figures in their respective fields, in […]

March 16, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in a discussion on “India’s Aysmmetric Deterrence to Square up to China” organized by the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS),India, New Delhi, on March 15, 2023. The discussions covered broad aspects ranging from minilateralism to continental deterrence and […]

March 15, 2023: In-bum Chun, Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle about North Korea firing a ballistic missile. “More missile launches with variations in style and scope should be expected, with even a nuclear test. More acts of intimidation from North Korea should not come as a surprise,” said In-bum Chun. […]

March 15, 2023: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle on why Turkey’s blockade ‘makes NATO weaker’. In Brussels, and even more so in the Swedish capital Stockholm, however, frustration is growing with Turkey’s blockade of Sweden’s and Finland’s membership of the NATO defence alliance. If the government of President Recep Tayyip […]

March 15, 2023: Mats Engman, Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, was interviewed by Sveriges Radio on Australia buying submarines from the U.S.: Australia buys five nuclear-powered submarines from the U.S. This occurs within the AUKUS military cooperation. Listen to the interview here (in Swedish).