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June 10, 2024: Dr. Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, spoke in a panel titled “Global narratives: how can we restore trust and build new bridges?” at the Riga Stratcom Dialogue 2024 in Latvia. The panelists were: Dr. Ahmed Naimat, Ms. Ai-Men Lau, Mr. Justin Arenstein. This panel […]

June 10, 2024: The recording of the first Korea Strategic Talks Webinar is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. To further promote dialogue and exchange of views related to the developments on the Korean peninsula and in the region, the ISDP Stockholm Korea Center is introducing a new series of “Korea Strategic Talks”. The overall […]

June 10, 2024: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, talks about South Korea’s loudspeaker system at the border with North Korea in Sveriges Radio. According to Niklas Swanström, North Korea is likely to respond with the same coin, which will mostly affect soldiers in the demilitarized zone. “This will lead to tired soldiers who can make […]

June 7, 2024: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle about why the Baltic Sea is important to Russia, and how Sweden and Finland’s accessions to NATO have shifted the dynamics in the region. Moderator: “Do you think that NATO has been too timid so far in its response to […]

In collaboration with the Australian Embassy in The Hague, the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA) of the ISDP organized a 1.5 dialogue on ‘Australia-EU Cooperation in Indo-Pacific’ in The Hague on June 4, 2024. This 1.5 dialogue delves into how Australia’s perspectives on the Indo-Pacific could feature more significantly in the […]

May 31, 2024: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by TV4 on North Korea reportedly sending trash-filled balloons across the border. “It is psychological warfare,” explains Niklas Swanström. Niklas Swanström believes that the attack is a reaction to the fact that civil society in South Korea has sent balloons with information to North Korea […]

May 30, 2024: The recording for the ISDP-KWDI Webinar on Gender and Climate: Towards Promoting Inclusive Peace and Strengthening Global Partnerships is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. This webinar aimed to provide an overview of ongoing efforts to integrate climate issues within the existing WPS agenda in different country contexts, and to review the lessons […]

May 29, 2024: Agust Börjesson, Acting Head of the Stockholm Taiwan Center and Research Fellow, spoke to DiTV about China’s military drills and Taiwan’s Presidential Inauguration. You can watch the interview here (in Swedish, minutes 3:26 to 4:22).

May 24, 2024: In-bum Chun, a Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, participated in the “PISM Strategic Ark 2024” (May 23-24), organized by the Polish Institute for International Affairs. He joined the panel: Moscow, Teheran, Beijing & Pyongyang: A Discussion Club or New League of Calamitous Intent?  Read more about the program and find the recording […]

May 21, 2024: The recording of the ISDP-KIIP Webinar: “A Strategy to Securitize the Economy? The EU’s Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. The economic instability due to the disruption of supply chains post the COVID-19 pandemic has compelled states across the world, including the European Union (EU) and its […]