News & Media

February 10, 2018: Niklas Swanström appeared in Svenska Dagbladet to talk about the recent inter-Korean meeting on the sidelines of the Olympics. “Genom att skicka henne visar Kim Jong-Un att hon pratar för honom. Det är hans egen familj. Hon har en symbolisk funktion men en reell maktposition.”

February 10, 2018: Niklas Swanström was interviewed on SVT Nyheter about the recent developments on the Korean Peninsula. “Nu väntar sannolikt dialog mellan Sydkorea och USA innan några besked kring vidare besök och samtal lämnas. Överlag är detta dock en kortsiktigt positiv utveckling i relationerna.”

February 10, 2018: Niklas Swanström appeared on Expressen TV to talk about the recent news that President Moon Jae-in has been invited to visit North Korea. “Det är sagt att det här kommer att ske i augusti. Det är väldigt långt tid till Augusti. Vi har militärövningar som kommer gå av stapeln efter OS. Dessa […]

February 9, 2018: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by Radio Free Asia (Korean) about the recent developments on the Korean Peninsula. “North Korea prefers direct dialogue with the US. (However), It does not have an intention to meet with the US during the Winter Olympics.”

February 9, 2018: Niklas Swanström appeared on Sveriges Radio (03:03) to talk about the Olympics and the future for the Korean Peninsula. “Det här kommer inte leda till någon nedrustning i kärnvapenteknologi, därför att Nordkorea är inte redo.”

February 9, 2018: ISDP Outreach Coordinator Erik Isaksson went live with Maj Gen (ret.) Mats Engman, Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, to talk about military relations in the DMZ and Maj Gen Engman’s experiences as head of the Swedish Delegation to the DMZ. Watch the video below, or on our Facebook page.

February 7, 2018: Niklas Swanström was interviewed by TT about the Korean Peninsula and the Olympics, with appearances in Svenska Dagbladet, Sydsvenskan, and Norway’s ABC Nyheter. “De [nordkoreanska deltagarna] undviker nog helst att prata av den orsaken. Blir det politiska frågor är det svårt att ge några svar utan att kanske råka illa ut när […]

February 6, 2018: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed (Korean) by Radio Free Asia about the work that went into ISDP’s recent publication Breaking Deadlock on the Korean Peninsula? Four Perspectives. “At the outset, our aim with this article was to promote crisis management. As we started getting drafts from the different authors we realized more and more […]

ISDP is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Erik Isaksson, to the position of Outreach Coordinator. In addition to organizing the Institute’s various forums and seminars, he will be responsible for ISDP’s communication efforts, which includes publishing content on social media as well as reaching out to press.

Delegation from Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassy of Indonesia in Sweden discussed security issues in Europe and Asia with ISDP experts.