News & Media

January 24, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by Dagens industry on the Chinese PTL takeover of Northvolt, which is not happening due to high demands. The interview focuses on the need to protect cutting-edge technology, such as at Nortvolt. Read the interview here (in Swedish).

January 22, 2025: ISDP is excited to announce the launch of the Stockholm Center for Research and Innovation Security (SCRIS). As global research and innovation face growing threats from misuse that harms security or violates ethical norms, the SCRIS will serve as an independent and sustainable thematic center at the ISDP to address these threats […]

January 22, 2025: Dr. Jagannath Panda participated in and chaired a session on “International Order and Security in East Asia” at the International Conference titled “Maritime Security in East Asia in the Aftermath of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine” in Warsaw. This conference was jointly organized by the Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS) […]

January 22, 2025: The recording of the webinar “Climate Crisis in Tibet – Part III: China’s Rapacity for Mining Tibetan Resources: When Will the Greed End?” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. The Tibetan Plateau – Asia’s water tower and China’s major source for critical minerals like copper and lithium – is facing severe […]

January 21, 2025: The recording of the webinar “Climate Crisis in Tibet – Part II: Dam Construction & Tibet as a Hydropower Zone: Implications on Tibet’s Climate Crisis?” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. In recent years, China’s territorial aggression in the Himalayas, including in the Tibetan Plateau, has been growing. China’s strategy has […]

January 20, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by Svenska Dagbladet about the recent news of North Korean soldiers in Kursk. “I think they are preparing to send more troops to Russia,” says Niklas Swanström. Read the article here (in Swedish).

January 17, 2025: In-bum Chun, a Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, was interviewed by ABC News on North Korean soldiers dispatched to Russia. “The North Koreans will be unaccustomed to the flatlands and the Ukrainian front, but that doesn’t mean that they’re not going to be adapting, especially if they are experiencing high casualties. It’s […]

January 17, 2025: In-bum Chun, a Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle on the question of what will happen to the North Korean prisoners of war in Ukraine. Discussions are currently underway with South Korean diplomats to outline the potential consequences of their return to North Korea. “They would be immediately […]

January 17, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by SVT about the Chinese company PTL. Chinese company PTL has been refused permission to manufacture raw materials for electric car batteries with around 2,000 employees north of Timrå. A decision they have appealed to the government. Even a privately owned company is likely to […]

January 17, 2025: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by Expressen about “Ikea” appearing in a North Korean propaganda video on TikTok. International media picked up Niklas Swanström’s interview with Expressen, examples are: International Business Times: ‘IKEA’ Finally Opens In North Korea—But There’s A Catch The Mirror: North Korea opens knock-off Ikea store in […]