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April 23, 2024: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in a panel titled “Strange new multipolarity: How does it impact Europe’s stability and security?” This event was organized by The oiip – The Austrian Institute for International Affairs, Vienna. The other panelists were Amb. Wolfgang Petritsch, President […]

April 23, 2024: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, participated in a webinar on “Exploring a European Role in the Search for Peace on the Korean Peninsula” organized by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF). This thought-provoking event considered the effectiveness of a European initiative in the search for lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula. In the […]

April 23, 2024: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by CNN Greece on the Swedish NATO membership. “Having Sweden and Finland in the alliance is a strategic breakthrough for NATO. It is very important for the defense of Northern Europe to have one strategic operational area. Sweden is the fifth largest country […]

April 22, 2024: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted in NIKKEI Asia on whether Trump’s potential election would be beneficial for India or not. “Whether Trump’s election is beneficial for India will depend on how he deals with China and a number of regional issues, including […]

April 17, 2024: Dr. Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in the inaugural workshop of a new collaborative project, ‘Order in the Indo-Pacific: Gauging the Region’s Perspectives on EU Strategies and Constructive Involvement’, held at the University of Helsinki on 3 April 2024. This workshop is part […]

April 15, 2024: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, participated in the Delphi Economic Forum IX (April 10-13, 2024). In a panel on World Order, she argued that “Europe has to let go of the idea of Russia included in an all-European security architecture. The focus must be to make EU and NATO as strong […]

April 15, 2024: This episode of Japanpodden focuses on cherry blossoms in Tokyo and the current news in Japan. Japanpodden is a Swedish-language podcast about everything related to Japan. The editors are Göran Edman, Hans Rhodiner, Lars Vargö, and Jon Thunqvist. Listen in here. Language: Swedish

April 8, 2024: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, participated in the South China Sea Sub-forum, which was part of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024, themed “Guided by Cooperation, Building a Community with a Shared Future in the South China Sea”. The forum took place from March 28 to March 29, 2024, […]

March 27, 2024: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted by BNR on India-Russia Relations. “All this has major implications for India-Russia relations. In the coming years, it will be colored by Russia’s declining international status and stronger relationship with China, India’s growing ties with the United […]

March 25, 2024: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal on the Russian threat forcing Europe to choose between bolstering defense or protecting social spending. She spoke about European countries waking up to Russia’s danger and the need to increase defense spending. Because militaries need years to plan, […]