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Dr. Niklas Swanström, Director of ISDP, held a presentation on Korean security issues at the Korea National Defence University in Seoul on the 8th of December.

“Detta stadfäster bara den existerande ordningen. Det ser ut som om Turkiet kommer att få en ännu stabilare högerdiktatur än den som generalerna införde på 1980-talet”, Karaveli

On November 24th, the Institute for Security and Development Policy held a forum titled “US Foreign Policy: After the Election.” To discuss the subject, a panel of experienced Swedish diplomats and politicians gave their opinions on the result of the recent elections and the impact that it may have on international politics. Watch a video of the […]

S. Frederick Starr was interviewed by Astana Times on the occasion of the International Conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Kazakhstan independence. Dr. Starr discussed the study “Kazakhstan-2041”, which he co-authored with Dr. Svante Cornell and Dr. Johan Engvall, development prospects in Central Asia and expectations for the region under the Trump administration. The full […]

The Silk Road Paper “Kazakhstan-2041”, authored by S. Frederick Starr, Johan Engvall and Svante Cornell was the centerpiece of an international conference entitled “25 Years of Independence of Republic of Kazakhstan: Outcomes. Accomplishments. Vision for Future”, organized in Astana, Kazakhstan, on November 28, 2016 by the Parliament of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

On Monday, November 21, Dr. Niklas Swanström, Director of ISDP, holds a presentation at Istituto per gli studi di politica internazionale, in Milan, Italy. Together with a panel of experts, Dr. Swanström will discuss Korean unification, and the North korean nuclear issue.

“Generally, Turkish governments are more at ease with Republican administrations in the United States than they are with Democrats. (…) A new administration is a whole new ball game. The Trump presidency represents, from the Turkish perspective, a chance for a restart.”, Karaveli

“The coup may have been carried out by an unholy alliance between a faction of old-school Kemalist and Gülenist officers”, Svante.

On October 20th, the Institute for Security and Development Policy welcomed Professor Jesper Edman from Hitotsubashi University and Professor Marie Söderberg, Director of the European Institute for Japanese Studies at the Stockholm School of Economics, to discuss the impact and future of “Abenomics” – the economic policies promoted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Watch […]

On November 18, Dr. Niklas Swanström, Director of ISDP, participates in the 2016 International Top Forum on Overseas China Studies in Beijing, organized by the Center for Contemporary Overseas China Studies, and the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau. During the forum, Dr. Swanström will hold a presentation on Security along the Belt and Road: Challenges […]