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February 25, 2025: On February 19th, ISDP’s Korea Center co-hosted a workshop on work-life balance in the Nordics and South Korea through a gender lens with the Korea Women’s Development Institute (KWDI). The one-day event comprised three panels exploring the evolution of work-life balance in the Nordics and South Korea, as well as the impact […]

February 18, 2025: The recording of the virtual roundtable on Yizhou, Liuqiu and Taiwan in History – as part of the Taiwan Lecture Series – is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. Yizhou and Liuqiu were ancient islands east of China’s modern Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. They may be names unfamiliar to a broader audience. However, they are central to […]

February 17, 2025: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed on Sveriges Radio about the Munich Security Conference 2025 and Trump and Putin agreeing to start peace talks on Ukraine, without involving Europe in the negotiations. The interviews (in Swedish): One interview in Godmorgon Världen and one interview in Studio Ett (starting 59 […]

February 17, 2025: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by SvD on the Munich Security Conference 2025. “The good news is that Europeans are now really being forced to make changes. These are difficult issues, but there is talk of our own army, and even nuclear weapons. It’s becoming more concrete,” says […]

February 17, 2025: In-bum Chun, a Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, speaks on Radio Free Asia about how North Korea’s increasingly accurate missiles are a cause for concern. In-bum Chun said that in his opinion, the improvements of the North Korean missiles “unfortunately signal a deeper involvement” by Pyongyang in the Ukrainian war. “That likely […]

Yesterday, on February 11, 2025, ISDP welcomed a delegation from Uzbekistan for a roundtable discussion on gender issues and women empowerment in the country. The Uzbek delegation consisted of H.E. Mr Rakhmatulla Nurimbetov, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Sweden, and more representatives of the Uzbek Embassy, as well as Mr. Odiljon Kuysinov, Ms. Rushana Aliakbarova, and […]

February 12, 2025: Last week, the ISDP team was present in Uppsala for the UPS Networking Day. At this career fair organized by Uppsala Politicesstuderande (UPS), ISDP had the pleasure of connecting with students to discuss their studies, career aspirations, and key academic interests. The team also shared insights about internship opportunities and enjoyed meeting […]

February 11, 2025: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, spoke about “The Essence of Japan in the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)” and participated in a panel organized at the International Center for Defence and Security (ICDS) in Tallinn on ‘Global Connectivity Politics and Trump 2.0’ on February […]

February 11, 2025: The ISDP Issue Brief “Chinese Water Projects in Tibet: A ‘Continental Challenge’”, written by Antonina Luszczykiewicz-Mendis, was picked up by ANI and international news outlets. The issue brief examines China’s hydrological projects on the Tibetan Plateau and their implications for downstream countries. By exploring two key pillars of China’s water strategy—the construction […]

February 11, 2025: Last week, Mats Engman, Head of the Stockholm Korea Center and a Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, participated in a workshop on “deterrence” organized by the George C. Marshall Center in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The main theme of the workshop was to try to identify gaps and challenges with the current deterrence concept. […]