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April 28, 2017: Walter Kegö was quoted in Malaysian Digest, in the article Russian Mafia Groups Reportedly Operate In Europe On Behalf Of The Kremlin, on claims about the Kremlin employing Russian mafia groups in Europe. “Russian mafia groups in Europe prefer to stay in the shadow”. Kegö added the Russian mafia has a big influence not […]

“Inviting its Northern neighbor to the 2018 Winter Olympics would be a good option for South Korea to prevent a North Korean provocation during the Games”

On April 20, 2017, the Institute for Security and Development Policy welcomed Suat Kınıklıoğlu, Senior Fellow with ISDP, and Halil M. Karaveli, Senior Fellow with the Turkey Center of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program Joint Center, for a presentation on perspectives on post-referendum Turkey. Gareth H. Jenkins, Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow with the Turkey Center of the […]

“The current situation is the most dangerous since the Korean War”

On April 28, 2017, ISDP hosted a roundtable to discuss the escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula and crisis management options. In attendance were ISDP Director Niklas Swanström, Hwan Ik-hwan, and O Chol Yong, ISDP Visiting Fellows from the Institute for Disamament and Peace, North Korea, ISDP research staff, and a number of specially invited […]

“Ytterligare sanktioner kan få Nordkorea att agera militärt.”

On April 6, 2017, the Institute for Security and Development Policy welcomed Ambassador Jun Yamazaki, Ambassador of Japan to Sweden, for a presentation on Japan as a global actor. The event was moderated by Dr. Lars Vargö, Distinguished Fellow at ISDP. Ambassador Yamazaki opened by announcing the 150th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Sweden […]

一带一路”倡议无疑将为所涉各国带来巨大的经济利益，但它同样面临挑战。最大的挑战是沿途所经过的一些国家存在的有组织犯罪和恐怖主义

April 26, 2017: Lars Vargö was interviwed in Sveriges Radios Studio Ett on the developments on the Korean Peninsula.

On May 3rd, Lars Vargö holds a presentation at the Swedish Parliament on security issues in East Asia