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Proceeding with baby steps, such as sports diplomacy, could be a viable and relatively easy option for Moon, possibly favoring and leading to further engagement

“Det är en mycket liberal organisation och jag tror att dess inflytande på USA:s regering är väldigt litet. Med det sagt är alla försök till dialog med Nordkorea positivt. Alla former av kommunikation är mycket bättre än konfrontation.”

On May 5, 2017, the Institute for Security and Development Policy welcomed Hwang Ik Hwan, Director of the Institute for Disarmament and Peace (IDP), DPRK, and O Chol Yong, Research Fellow at the same institute. Both speakers have spent one month as Visiting Fellows at ISDP. The event was moderated by Dr. Sangsoo Lee, Senior Research Fellow […]

“Det skickar helt fel signaler till Nordkorea. Det som händer nu är att Kim Jong-Un får vatten på sin kvarn och kan konstatera att ett tufft agerande är ett bra agerande som har lyckats”

On April 27th, 2017, the Institute for Security and Development Policy in collaboration with the welcomed Dr SY Quraishi, the former Chief Election Commissioner of India, to share his understanding of the Indian electoral system. Often called the world’s largest democracy, India constitutes the largest electorate in the world today, having conducted 16 General Elections […]

April 28, 2017: Walter Kegö was quoted in Malaysian Digest, in the article Russian Mafia Groups Reportedly Operate In Europe On Behalf Of The Kremlin, on claims about the Kremlin employing Russian mafia groups in Europe. “Russian mafia groups in Europe prefer to stay in the shadow”. Kegö added the Russian mafia has a big influence not […]

“Inviting its Northern neighbor to the 2018 Winter Olympics would be a good option for South Korea to prevent a North Korean provocation during the Games”

On April 20, 2017, the Institute for Security and Development Policy welcomed Suat Kınıklıoğlu, Senior Fellow with ISDP, and Halil M. Karaveli, Senior Fellow with the Turkey Center of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program Joint Center, for a presentation on perspectives on post-referendum Turkey. Gareth H. Jenkins, Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow with the Turkey Center of the […]

“The current situation is the most dangerous since the Korean War”

On April 28, 2017, ISDP hosted a roundtable to discuss the escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula and crisis management options. In attendance were ISDP Director Niklas Swanström, Hwan Ik-hwan, and O Chol Yong, ISDP Visiting Fellows from the Institute for Disamament and Peace, North Korea, ISDP research staff, and a number of specially invited […]