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January 25, 2024: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by SVT on North Korean-Russian relations. North Korea has been accused of supplying weapons systems to the Russian government, which North Korea strongly denies. “These are two states that are sanctioned by the international community. So there is a natural overlap here,” says Niklas Swanström. […]

January 23, 2024: The recording of the Taiwan Lecture “Taiwan’s 2024 Elections Through a European Lens” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. On January 13, 2024, the people of Taiwan elected Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to be their next president. With growing pressure from Beijing in recent years, the question […]

January 23, 2024: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, comments for the Atlantic Council on how close Sweden is to joining NATO following the Turkish parliament’s approval. “There is one word that sums up the feelings in Stockholm today: FINALLY! The Turkish parliament has, at last, voted yes to Sweden’s accession protocol to NATO. […]

January 22, 2024: Mats Engman, a Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, was interviewed by Studio Ett, Sveriges Radio, on North Korea’s new main enemy: South Korea – and the impact on the region. North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un announced that South Korea is the “worst enemy” of the North Korean people. The risk of war […]

January 22, 2024: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by the Swedish news agency TT on North Korea, Russia, and arms sales. North Korea’s illegal arms exports are expected to be boosted by Russia’s use of its missiles in the Ukraine war – an advertisement for the arms industry. According to Niklas Swanström, this […]

January 17, 2023: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed in Expressen’s podcast “Läget” on North Korea and the threat of attacks. North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un now says he is abandoning all plans to reunify the country with South Korea, and is increasing his war rhetoric against both South Korea and the US. Is […]

January 16, 2024: The Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs publishes a bi-monthly newsletter, the ‘India-Sweden Strategic Compass’. The newsletter focuses on current affairs, highlighting Sweden and India relations, India-Nordic relations, EU-India relations, domestic developments in India, and relevant international updates. The latest issue can be accessed here. How has been the India-Sweden ties […]

January 16, 2024: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted by the Independent on Western nations increasingly alarmed by the Russia-North Korea alliance. Jagannath Panda said that there is a “growing confidence between Russia and North Korea” and Pyongyang is taking advantage of the Ukraine war. “This […]

January 15, 2024: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by Yle about the Taiwanese election and China. “It is an extremely tight race, and there could definitely be a change of power.” Listen to the interview here (in Swedish).

January 11, 2024: The recording of the ISDP Taiwan Lecture Series: Analyzing Taiwan’s Three-way Presidential Election in 2024 is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. On January 13, 2024, Taiwanese voters will cast their ballots to elect the president, vice president, and legislators on the island. This election marks the first of over 40 national elections […]