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August 11, 2022: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in Sansad TV’s ‘Perspective’ and discussed the topic “UN and Global Terrorism”. The background of that topic is that India has once again reiterated that there should be no double standards In dealing with terrorists. At a recent […]

August 10, 2022: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted in The South China Morning Post. He said the I2U2 was the Biden administration’s response to the changing reality in the Middle East. “West Asia has emerged as a priority under the Biden administration,” he said, noting […]

August 10, 2022: ISDP signed a MoU with the Kalinga Institute of Social Science (KISS) in Odisha, India. Dr. Niklas Swanström and Dr. Jagannath Panda, along with KISS officials including Vice-Chancellor of the KISS Prof. Behera, were present during the MoU Signing ceremony. The Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA) of the […]

August 9, 2022: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by the Swedish news agency TT on China and the U.S. in the shadow of the China-Taiwan tensions. “This is the first really major exercise involving the interplay of land, sea and air forces. And it seems to have gone quite well,” says Niklas Swanström. […]

August 8, 2022: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, spoke to TV4 on the recent China-Taiwan tensions. He analyzes the situation and argues that Taiwan needs the international space and these visits but at the same time says that “the risks have increased radically”. You can watch the interview here (in Swedish).

August 5, 2022: Sangsoo Lee, Head of the Stockholm Korea Center, was quoted in Nikkei Asia on the topic of “Russia grows closer to North Korea amid international isolation”. Sangsoo Lee said that “sending North Korean workers abroad is a violation of U.N. sanctions, and the Russian ambassador’s remarks are intended to blatantly weaken these U.N. […]

August 5, 2022: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed in several Swedish media outlets on Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and China’s reaction: The largest ever exercises in the area, as close as a dozen kilometers from Taiwan. “These are the biggest exercises in the region yet, and they could definitely intensify the insecurity […]

August 5, 2022: Sangsoo Lee, Head of the Stockholm Korea Center, was quoted in The Japan Times on the topics of South Korea’s growing defense industry and how Yoon’s low approval ratings affect South Korea’s foreign policy. “This is why Sangsoo Lee, head of the Stockholm Korea Center at the Institute for Security and Development […]

July 15, 2022: Sangsoo Lee, Head of the Stockholm Korea Center, attended the conference “30 Years of the ROK-China Diplomatic Relations: Review and Prospect” (July 15, 2022) and spoke about the Yoon government’s policy towards China and the challenges. Here you can find more details about the conference:

July 15, 2022: Larissa Stünkel, a Research Fellow at ISDP, was quoted in GZERO on Kiribati’s decision to exit the PIF and how this decision could affect other Micronesian nations. For the moment, Kiribati’s refusal to accept that assurance — the reason it has cited for its pullout from the group — is unlikely to […]