News & Media
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Sangsoo Lee in Izvestia about the Xi-Kim summit
June 20, 2019: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by Izvestia (Russian) about the Xi-Kim summit. “It seems Xi intends to use the North Korea card to gain leverage in the trade negotiations with the US. If his visit is productive, Xi will bring positive signals from Pyongyang to Trump when Xi meets him during the G20 […]
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Sangsoo Lee in the Weekly Seoul about President Moon’s visit Sweden
June 18, 2019: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by the Weekly Seoul (Korean) about President Moon’s visit Sweden and its implication for the peace process on the Korean Peninsula. “Sweden is one of the countries that have made many efforts for peace on the Korean Peninsula […] Sweden is mediating dialogues between North Korea and the […]
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ISDP received a delegation of elected representatives of the Sahara Provinces
June 17, 2019: ISDP was happy to receive a delegation consisting of elected Moroccan representatives of the Sahara Provinces. Discussions revolved around autonomy for the Sahara Provinces/Western Sahara and development issues in the region.
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ISDP held a roundtable with visiting fellows from North Korea
June 5, 2019: ISDP organized a roundtable discussion with our visiting fellows from the Korea-Europe Assocation and external guests. The session focused on economic development in North Korea.
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ISDP welcomes Fatoumata Diallo as a Junior Research Fellow
June 3, 2019: ISDP is pleased to welcome Fatoumata Diallo as a Junior Research Fellow. Fatoumata will work with ISDP’s Stockholm China Center, conducting research on domestic political developments in China as well as Chinese foreign policy. Fatoumata holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from Leiden University, the Netherlands and a Bachelor’s Degree in […]
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Halil Karaveli’s “Why Turkey is Authoritarian” reviewed in Svenska Dagbladet
June 7, 2019: Halil Karaveli’s “Why Turkey is Authoritarian” was reviewed by Anders Q Björkman in Svenska Dagbladet. Read the full article here.
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Halil Karaveli in the Arab Weekly on the re-elections in Turkey
June 2, 2019: Halil Karaveli was interviewed by the Arab Weekly on the upcoming rerun of local elections in Turkey. “The Kurdish vote is going to be decisive, with the margin between the candidates being so narrow.”
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Niklas Swanström in TT on North Korean leadership shakeup
May 30, 2019: Niklas Swanström was interviewed by TT on what appears to be changes in the leadership in North Korea, with appearances in Dagens Industri, Aftonbladet, and Hufvudstadsbladet. “Det har skett en förändring i systemet, från säkerhetstjänsten till utrikesministeriet. De gamla förhandlarna är mer eller mindre utbytta. Men om de har avrättats eller inte, […]
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ISDP welcomes visiting fellows from North Korea
May 28, 2019: ISDP is pleased to welcome Mr. Paek Song Chol, Director, and Mr. Choe Hyon Do, Officer from the Department of Economic Policy, Korea-Europe Association, Pyongyang, North Korea, as visiting fellows at ISDP during May-June 2019. At ISDP, they will focus their research on economic policy on the Korean Peninsula.
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Summary and Video of the ISDP Forum Japan’s Human Security Policy – the Concept at 25
On May 17, 2019, ISDP hosted a public forum entitled “Japan’s Human Security Policy – the Concept at 25”. To open the forum, ISDP welcomed Professor Akiko Yamanaka, Special Advisor to the President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), for a presentation reflecting Japan’s take on the concept of Human […]