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On August 16th the ISDP held a public event in Stockholm titled “The War of Words – North Korea, the US and where to go from here,” moderated by ISDP’s Deputy Chairman of the Board Anna Wieslander. During the forum Dr. Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, and Dr. Sangsoo Lee, Senior Research Fellow and Head […]

On May 11, 2017, researchers from all over Sweden focusing on East Asia gathered in Stockholm. The conference, organized by the Institute for Security & Development Policy and the European Institute of Japanese Studies at the Stockholm School of Economics, aimed to create opportunities to discuss the current research environment, challenges in the field, and […]

“Personligen tror jag inte att de kommer att anfalla Guam, för de inser konsekvenserna. Varje attack mot Guam kommer att ses som en aggressiv handling av USA”

“South Korea is still willing to engage in North Korea by initiating the inter-Korean dialogue, while Pyongyang is refusing offers from Seoul”

August 10, 2017: Lars Vargö participated in a live chat on Aftonbladet, answering questions about the current situation in North Korea from the newspaper’s readers. Read the Q&A here.

August 11, 2017: Lars Vargö was interviewed in Gomorron Sverige on Swedish diplomatic involvement in North Korea. Which role can Sweden play in easing the tensions? Watch the video here (from 45.30).  

August 10, 2017: Niklas Swanström appered in Radio Sweden Studio Ett on the tensions between North Korea and the United States. Follow this link or listen to the interview below.

August 10, 2017: Niklas Swanström was interviewed in Expressen TV on how to relieve the tensions between the United States and North Korea. Watch the video below or follow this link.

August 10, 2017: Niklas Swanström was interviewed in Aftonbladet on the risk of a nuclear war between the United States and North Korea. Read the article and watch the video here (in Swedish).

“Ingen av de här ledarna kommer kunna backa ur nu. Vi behöver hitta någon ledare som kan skala ned tonläget rejält”