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May 20, 2024: The recently published special paper “Why Taiwan Matters to Europe” by ISDP’s Stockholm Taiwan Center was discussed in Radio Taiwan INTL featuring some of the authors of the publication. The War in Ukraine and the upcoming European Parliament elections are bringing the EU back in the spotlight. So where does Taiwan stand […]

May 14, 2024: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was interviewed by the South China Morning Post on the new ‘Squad’ bloc that could allow the Philippines to ‘borrow strength’ of Australia, Japan, and the U.S. to counter China. He said it would be unsurprising if the Squad […]

May 14, 2024: Dr. Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, moderated a panel and spoke at the conference titled “CHINA AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE – Towards Multipolar World” organized by the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Belgrade and the Institute of Asian Studies, Belgrade. The conference […]

May 14, 2024: The recording of the Taiwan Lecture “Global Health in the Wake of Covid-19: Understanding Taiwan’s Bid for Meaningful Participation in the WHA” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. The Covid-19 pandemic brought Taiwan’s exclusion from international organizations to the forefront of debate as global health became a tangible concept for people […]

May 7, 2024: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed in Yle Arena’s podcast on “China’s Xi on European tour – trying to both charm and divide the EU”. Chinese leader Xi Jinping is on a charm offensive in Europe. The aim is to pour oil on the waves and make the EU friendlier to […]

May 3, 2024: In this program on Sveriges Radio, Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed on the subject of how it can be that North Korea still remains as it is. You can listen to the episode here (in Swedish).

May 3, 2024: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed on TV4 on two recent topics related to North Korea. North Korean propaganda video targets young people: North Korea recently released music video, “A classic upbeat that pays tribute to the leader just as you would expect,” says Niklas Swanström. Watch the interview about the […]

ISDP’s Stockholm Taiwan Center held the annual Taiwan-Nordic Forum onsite on Friday, April 19, 2024.   Dr. Niklas Swanström, Executive Director of the ISDP, delivered welcoming remarks and was followed by special introductory remarks from Dr. Klement Ruey-Sheng Gu, Representative of Taipei Mission in Sweden.   The forum brought together experts and scholars from the Nordic countries […]

April 29. 2024: Mats Engman, Head of the Stockholm Korea Center, was interviewed in Expressen’s podcast “Läget” on U.S. assessments of North Korea having an extensive program to produce biological weapons. What does it mean? And what is the risk that the weapons will be used? Find out more in the episode here (in Swedish).

May 3, 2024: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, gave lectures on the rise of populism and the threat to European integration at two Taiwanese universities: On April 23, the National Chengchi University (NCCU) invited Niklas Swanström. Agust Börjesson, Research Fellow at the Stockholm Taiwan Center, joined the lecture as a panelist. On April 24, Niklas […]