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October 18, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, joined the FACTS Talk Podcast. The episode highlights how China’s economic ascent, increasing assertiveness, and rivalry with the U.S. has impacted the power dynamics and security architecture in the region. You can find out more here.

October 18, 2023: The recording of the webinar “Post-pandemic Policy Considerations in North Korea: a Roundtable Discussion” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. The ISDP Korea Project was honored to organize this roundtable discussion to explore cross-cutting issues in post-pandemic North Korea. The discussion departs from what is known about the current situation in […]

October 17, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in the Forum 2000 (October 15-17, 2023) in Prague, Czech Republic. Jagannath Panda was part of a panel on the topic of the Indo-Pacific. The Czech President delivered a speech among other high dignitaries. The theme of the […]

October 13, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in the Berlin Conference on Asian Security organized by SWP (German Institute for International and Security Affairs) on October 12-13, 2023. The topic of the conference was “Mind the Middle Powers: Addressing Security Challenges amid Great Power Rivalry”.

Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was quoted by Dagens Nyheter on the likelihood that North Korea will start exporting arms to Russia. According to Niklas Swanström, the transports from North Korea to Russia are probably exports of weapons and ammunition. “This is not food, because in that case the trains would go in the other […]

October 10, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted by the South China Morning Post on how the India-Canada row challenges the U.S. resolve in keeping ‘united front’ in region. Jagannath Panda said that India-Canada ties were “solid and people-centric” despite the row and any decline […]

October 10, 2023: Försvarssektorn Nyheter wrote about the AFF’s (the Swedish Defence Association) launch seminar for the book “En ny generations röster om försvaret av demokratin”. Johannes Nordin, a Junior Research Fellow at ISDP’s Asia Program, participated in the seminar, and Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, held introductory remarks. Read more here. You […]

October 5, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in a webinar titled “China in Central and Eastern Europe: Taking Stock” organized by the Council for Strategic and Defense Research (CSDR) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) India on October 4, 2023. Find out more about the event here. […]

October 4, 2023: ISDP is pleased to announce to be a part of the European Hub for Contemporary China – EuroHub4Sino – Project. In collaboration with a consortium of distinguished partners, the EuroHub4Sino aims to represent a pivotal advancement in understanding contemporary China from a uniquely European perspective, addressing the increasing relevance and rapid evolution of […]

October 3, 2023: ISDP is pleased to announce the appointment of Yi-Chieh Chen as a Junior Research Fellow with the Asia Program. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Arabic Language and Culture from National Chengchi University in Taiwan and a master’s degree in Global Studies focusing on migration studies from Gothenburg University in Sweden. Ms. […]