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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 […]

December 4, 2024: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by TV4 on possible reasons for the crisis in South Korea. The opposition in South Korea is said to have rejected the president’s budget proposal. This is believed to be one reason for the state of emergency in the country. “It has paralyzed the government […]

December 4, 2024: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed on Sveriges Radio on how U.S. reactions matter a lot for the situation in South Korea. The U.S. reacts to the unrest in South Korea, after the extraordinary situation, with its President, Yoon Suk-yeol, declaring emergency martial law. And how the U.S. acts has a […]

December 4, 2024: The recording of Korea Strategic Talk IV – Inside North Korea: Exploring Domestic Political and Economic Developments is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. The ISDP’s Strategic Talks series aims to promote dialogue and exchange of ideas related to the developments on the Korean Peninsula and in the region and to further […]

December 4, 2024: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in the 2024 TRT World Forum in Istanbul. The theme of the 2024 event was “A World at a Breaking Point” and the event was inaugurated by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President, Republic of Türkiye. Dr. Panda participated in […]

December 3, 2024: Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Sweden Olzhas Suleimenov held a meeting with Svante E. Cornell, Director, ISDP. During the meeting, the parties discussed key political and economic trends in both countries and exchanged views on pressing regional and international issues. The Ambassador noted that Kazakhstan is actively advancing economic diplomacy by strengthening ties […]