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“He would have to make a lot of sacrifices and prepared to take risks before anybody takes him seriously as an opponent”

January 3rd, 2018: Niklas Swanström appeared on SVT Aktuellt to discuss the re-established hotline between North and South Korea. Follow this link to watch the interview (from 09.50).  

December 13, 2017. Niklas Swanström was the guest of Japanpodden. Together with the host, he discussed North Korea’s nuclear program, the county’s intentions, and whether Kim Jong-un really wants war with the United States. Listen to the podcast here  

On December 7th, 2017, ISDP welcomed a delegation from the Georgian Parliament, led by Mr. Irakli Kobakhidze, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia for a roundtable discussion. The participants in the meeting covered issues such as the security situation in Georgia, the Russian information war, energy security and cooperation between Georgia and the EU.

On Tuesday November 28th, North Korea conducted its latest missile test. ISDP’s Outreach Coordinator Lisa Bäckman and Sangsoo Lee from ISDP’s Korean Peninsula project went live to discuss its implications. Is the DPRK now a nuclear power?

STOCKHOLM:  On November 27th, 2017, ISDP hosted a panel discussion with Lena Sundh, former Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Emma Bjérten, researcher at SIPRI within the peace and development programme. The discussion was moderated by Lisa Bäckman, Outreach Coordinator at ISDP. Find the video of […]

On November 21st, 2017, ISDP organized a forum on the topic “Is there hope for democracy in Turkey?”. Three distinguished speakers were invited to participate in the discussion: Dr. Bilge Yabancı, postdoctoral research fellow at Stockholm University Institute for Turkish Studies (SUITS); Mr. Halil Karaveli, ISDP senior fellow in the Turkey Centre and editor of […]

On October 23rd, 2017, ISDP hosted a forum at Medelhavsmuseet in Stockholm on the topic Secularism in in Central Asia, focusing on Kazakhstan’s model of governance.  This event was organized to promote ISDP’s new paper on the topic, to be released shortly. Dr. Svante Cornell, Director of ISDP, was joined by Dr. Ulan Bigozhan, post-doctoral […]

“If there is going to be any political impact, I suspect it will actually help in the electoral sense.”

“It’s not clear whether this test will bring the U.S. to the negotiating table or not. North Korea is testing the possibility of negotiations with the U.S., but it certainly has prepared something else to show. I think North Korea is preparing to adopt a different strategy for next year.”