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December 10, 2024: In-bum Chun, a Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, was interviewed by Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) on the South Korean military and martial law. “The army were not aware why martial law was being declared and what their mission was in detail. They were told just a couple of hours before their […]

December 10, 2024: In-bum Chun, a Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, was quoted by Breaking Defense on the topic that the crisis in South Korea is likely to have military and geopolitical implications. “The incident leaves lingering doubts about the future of the nation’s political climate and the ability of its leadership to navigate complex […]

December 9, 2024: Filip Borges Månsson, Executive Assistant at ISDP, participated in the Research and Education Security Conference hosted by the Centre for International Studies and Development (CISAD) in Kraków, Poland, on December 5-6, 2024. He presented on the subject “Europe’s Green Technology and Chinese Challenges to Research and Education”. As Europe pursues its ambitious […]

December 5, 2024: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, has been nominated for the list of geostrategic thinkers, part of ThePrint’s list of India’s next-gen intellectuals. Jurors: ThePrint’s panel of jurors includes author, India Foundation president and RSS leader Ram Madhav, Carnegie India director Rudra Chaudhuri, former High Commissioner […]

December 5, 2024: In-bum Chun, Distinguished Military Fellow, as quoted in Stars and Stripes about Yoon’s bid for martial law. “If you’re going to tell your troops to do something, your troops need to understand what they’re doing,” Chun said. “Everything was left to circumstance and on-the-spot decision making. Do you know how dangerous that […]

December 4, 2024: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by Yle about South Korea getting high marks for its handling of the ‘coup attempt’. “You can look at this a little bit like the glass is half full or half empty, and I think I prefer to look at it as half full. The […]

December 4, 2024: Josephine Ørgaard Rasmussen, Project Coordinator at the Stockholm Korea Center, was interviewed by the TT news agency about the political situation in South Korea after the introduction and withdrawal of martial law. At the end of the interview, she explains that the reaction of the opposition and the people – and the […]

December 4, 2024: Mats Engman, Head of the Stockholm Korea Center and Distinguished Military Fellow, was interviewed on Sveriges Radio about the sudden introduction and withdrawal of martial law in South Korea. Listen to the interview here (in Swedish).

December 4, 2024: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by Sveriges Radio, P1 Morgon, about the current situation in South Korea. Listen to the interview here (in Swedish).

December 4, 2024: Josephine Ørgaard Rasmussen, Project Coordinator at the Stockholm Korea Center, was interviewed by Göteborgs-Posten about the extraordinary situation in South Korea, where President Yoon Suk-yeol declared emergency martial law on December 3, 2024. “There has been a lot of tension between the parties because the opposition has the majority in parliament. Polls […]