News & Media

February 26, 2018: Niklas Swanström appeared on Morgonstudion (39:15) to talk about Inter-Korean relations going forward. “Framförallt tror jag att vi kommer få se en viss dialog mellan USA och Nordkorea. Vi kommer även kanske att få se en fortsatt diskussion med Sydkorea. Problemet är: vad är det vi ska diskutera? USA gick ut och sa […]

February 25, 2018: Niklas Swanström appeared on Radio Sweden’s P1 Morgon to discuss what will come after the Olympics on the Korean Peninsula. “Jag tror inte att man ska dra alltför höga växlar kring att man ska hitta en lösning på det konflikten. Det är just avspänningen som är anmärkningsvärd – att man har hittat […]

February 23, 2018: Lars Vargö gave a lecture about Japanese society, culture, and history at Skeppsholmens folkhögskola to a group of some 50 students and teachers.

February 22: Svante Cornell was interviewed by Ahval News about Gülenists being critical of the Gülen movement: “You don’t see people who have a past in key Gülen-affiliated institutions speaking up like this. On the contrary, you see a rallying around the flag.”

ISDP is featured in the 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report released by the Think Tanks & Civil Societies Program at the Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania. Among some 2000 think tanks in Europe, ISDP entered onto the list of Top Think Tanks in Western Europe. Find the ranking here.

February 20, 2018: Niklas Swanström was interviewed by TT about the Olympics and relations between the ROK and DPRK, with articles in Sydsvenskan and Svenska Dagbladet among others. “Jag tycker OS borde få guld i diplomati. Det är det här OS ska medverka till, att skapa dialog och kommunikation. Att det skulle bli dialog var uppenbart, […]

Hybrid warfare tactics are rapidly dismantling prior perceptions of foreign interference and acts of aggression. Nuanced methods of cyber-attacks, disinformation and targeted investments in foreign elections are reshaping the way we think about geo-political security. In light of this, on February 07 2018, ISDP hosted a forum at the Medelhavsmuseet in Stockholm on the topic […]

February 15, 2018: Mats Engman was interviewed by Voice of America Korea about the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the need for military talks. “Scaling down of the next US-ROK military drill could send a positive signal to North Korea. They need to build trust based on transparency in small steps. For example, stopping loudspeakers […]

February 13, 2018: Mats Engman was interviewed in Reuters about North Korea reportedly dialling down loudspeaker operations in the DMZ. “When you live and work in the DMZ for longer periods and are exposed to an almost constant broadcast of propaganda, it may also negatively affect your judgment.”

February 12, 2018: Niklas Swanström appeared on Expressen TV to talk about the effects of the Olympics on Inter-Korean relations. “Spel för galleriet är det till viss del […] men sedan ska man inte sticka under stolen med att det kan faktiskt ha reella politiska konsekvenser.”