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April 4, 2022: Anna Wieslander, Chairman of the ISDP Board, talked to Reuters about the prospects of Finland and Sweden joining NATO. “If you look at it, we are preparing to meet the adversary together and I think there is no doubt in which camp we are,” said Anna Wieslander. “You can see the warnings […]

April 4, 2022: This episode of Japanpodden focuses on the topic of business in Japan – then and now. Japanpodden is a Swedish-language podcast about everything related to Japan. The editors are Göran Edman, Hans Rhodiner, Lars Vargö, the Head of the ISDP Stockholm Japan Center, and Jon Thunqvist. Listen in here. Language: Swedish

April 1, 2022: Jagannath Panda moderated the YCAPS’ Indo-Pacific Policy Dialogue “Japan-Southeast Asia Cooperation Towards a Free and Open Indo-Pacific ( FOIP)” on March 24, 2022. The event aimed to foster a better understanding of the drivers and direction of Japan-Southeast Asian cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. Here you can read more about the event.

March 31, 2022: The full recording of the webinar “A New Dawn? Sino-German Relations Post-Merkel” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. The relationship between China and Germany has for long been scrutinized, both domestically and internationally. While the Merkel government resisted calls for a tougher stance vis-à-vis Beijing, Berlin could find itself under greater pressure to rethink its China […]

March 27, 2022: Niklas Swanström was interviewed in the Swedish Aftonbladet on North Korea’s film on the occasion of the latest missile launch in the country. The film has received wide international coverage and resembles an action film. “The film has an internal focus. They want to show a strong, modern and confident leader who […]

March 28, 2022: Svante Cornell, Director at ISDP, has been quoted in The Astana Times on President Tokayev’s state of the nation address: “The address was a response to all the demands of society,” said Svante Cornell, adding that “Tokayev always speaks very openly about the effectiveness of the political system. And this time, in […]

March 28, 2022: How strong is Russia’s arsenal? Mats Engman, a Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, was interviewed on Swedish Radio, Sveriges Radio P1, on what weapons of mass destruction Russia is threatening to use. Here you can listen to the interview (in Swedish).

March 28, 2022: This episode of Japanpodden focuses on the topic of the Ukraine crisis – an opportunity for Japan to take a more prominent foreign policy role? Japanpodden is a Swedish-language podcast about everything related to Japan. The editors are Göran Edman, Hans Rhodiner, Lars Vargö, the Head of the ISDP Stockholm Japan Center, […]

March 24-25, 2022: Sangsoo Lee, Head of the ISDP Stockholm Korea Center, was interviewed on the launch of the DPRK intercontinental missile. He describes the launch’s connection to the U.S. and the Ukraine crisis. There are two interviews on Lenta.ru: Here you can find the interview on the connection to the Ukraine crisis and here […]

March 24, 2022: The full recording of the webinar “Taiwan and Lithuania: Defying the odds?” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. Often framed against the backdrop of exacerbating tensions between China and European countries, this webinar aims to look beyond the geopolitical stage and shed light on how Vilnius and Taipei manage their burgeoning relationship. […]