News & Media

The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (NCCPC), is a significant event in the politics of contemporary China. In light of this, ISDP hosted a two part ISDP Forum covering the latest developments in Beijing and their implications for China, Sweden and the world. Per Eklund, ISDP Board Member and former head […]

Recent terrorist attacks in New York City, Stockholm, Istanbul and St. Petersburg all have links to Central Asia. The alleged perpetrator of the October 31, 2017 terrorist attack in New York City hails from Uzbekistan, having immigrated to the United States in 2010. “Many politicians and news media are pointing fingers at Central Asia as a source […]

  On Friday, October 27, Outreach Coordinator Lisa Bäckman went live on Facebook with ISDP Japan Center’s Dr. Lars Vargö, to discuss the outcome of the recent elections in Japan. Don’t miss our next live session on Friday, November 3 at 12.30, when we will discuss islamic radicalization in Central Asia. Follow our Facebook page, […]

Recent terrorist attacks in New York City, Stockholm, Istanbul and St. Petersburg all have links to Central Asia. The CACI-SRSP Joint Center has collected resources from its publication on the topics of terrorism and Islamic radicalization in Central Asia on this page. For press inquiries please click here.  ISDP Statement Read our statement on the NYC […]

October, 25th, 2017. Julian Tucker was interviewed by Serbian radio RTS on the 19th Chinese Party Congress. Listen to the full interview here (in Serbian). 

“The harsh reality is that at the moment it is only Turkey’s nationalists who have the local legitimacy to fight Islamist authoritarianism.”

“The problem is that Moscow’s very goal in its relationship with Georgia is to undermine the country’s independence, and if Georgia is acting on its own, the power differential is simply too large.”

“If North Korea and the US can’t find common ground during the upcoming meeting in Russia, Pyongyang could conduct another missile test”

On October 12, ISDP hosted a Forum discussion on Kazakhstan in Europe: Time for European Integration? The forum marked the launch of the Silk Road Paper Kazakhstan in Europe – Why not? authored by Dr. Svante Cornell, Director of ISDP, and Dr. Johan Engvall, Analyst at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI), and Nonresident Senior […]

On October 13th, 2017, ISDP invited Professor Junya Nishino of Keio University to discuss Japan’s foreign policy challenges with a focus on North Korea. Dr. Ulv Hanssen, Research Fellow at the European Institute of Japanese Studies, and Ms. Nina Krickel, a Ph.D. candidate in International Relations at Stockholm University offered their comments on the presentation. […]