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December 13, 2016: Niklas Swanström, Director of ISDP, was interviewed on Aftonbladet TV about President Elect Donald Trump’s influence on US-China relations. Watch the full interview in Alfonbladet’s news report Så påverkar Trump relationen med Kina here.    

On November 16th, the Institute hosted a forum on the mid- to long-term future of Kazakhstan. Svante Cornell, co-founder and director of ISDP, and Johan Engvall, non-resident Research Fellow with the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program, spoke about the topic and their Silk Road Paper “Kazakhstan 2041: The Next Twenty-Five Years”, which […]

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.