News & Media
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ISDP welcomes Yang Kunfei as a Visiting Fellow
December 1, 2018: ISDP is pleased to welcome Dr Yang Kunfei, Associate Professor at the Center for West China Frontier Studies at Sichuan University, China, as a Visting Fellow at ISDP from December 2018-December 2019.
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ISDP welcomes Shi Lan as a Visiting Fellow
December 1, 2018: ISDP is pleased to welcome Shi Lan, Professor at the Central Asia Studies Institute, Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences as a Visting Fellow until December 2019. Prof Shi’s research focuses mainly on the study of Central Asia, and she has published numerous articles on related topics including Fergana in Central Asia: Islam […]
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Niklas Swanström participated in the Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Forum 2018
November 29, 2018: Niklas Swanström spoke on the topic of multilateral cooperation dialogues at the Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Forum 2018 in Seoul, hosted by the Sejong Institute and the Jeju Peace Institute and sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the ROK. Find the conference agenda here.
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Summary and Video of the ISDP Forum Meeting Shared Challenges – Securing the Liberal International Order
On November 13, 2018, ISDP welcomed Associate Professor Michito Tsuruoka from the Faculty of Policy Management at Keio University and Dr John Hemmings, Director of the Asia Studies Centre at the Henry Jackson Society and an Adjunct Fellow at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, for a forum discussion entitled “Meeting Shared Challenges – […]
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Niklas Swanström gave a lecture at the Swedish Association of International Affairs’ Uppsala Chapter
November 29, 2018: Niklas Swanström gave a lecture on recent developments on the Korean Peninsula at the Uppsala Chapter of the Swedish Association of International Affairs. Find more information here.
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Niklas Nilsson on Central Asian Regional Cooperation in The Astana Times
November 27, 2018: Niklas Nilsson was interviewed by the Astana Times on Central Asian regional cooperation. “Cooperation needs to be gradual and flexible to involve all Central Asian states. Of course, the largest economies of the region – Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan – are indispensable in regional cooperation but models also need to fit smaller states […]
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Niklas Nilsson participated in an interparliamentary conference in Astana
November 26, 2018: Niklas Nilsson participated in the interparliamentary conference “Astana – A Center of Global Integration, Security and Peace” in Astana, Kazakhstan. Dr. Nilsson presented ISDP’s recent research on regional cooperation in Central Asia, including the publication of the Silk Road Paper “Modernization and Regional Cooperation in Central Asia.”
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Sangsoo Lee in Izvestia on denuclearization talks between the U.S and D.P.R.K.
November 23, 2018: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by Izvestia (Russian) on dynamics of denuclearization talks. “The main problem in the current process of negotiations between the United States, which demands data on all objects, and the DPRK, which demands mitigation of sanctions, is who will be the first to yield.”
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Julian Tucker on SVT’s Rapport on the security situation in Afghanistan
November 19, 2018: Julian Tucker was interviewed by SVT’s Rapport (20:05) about the security situation in Afghanistan. “A lot of failed asylum applicants who know they have to go back to Afghanistan would prefer to go to Kabul, because it’s the seat of the Afghan national government. There is still more control, there are more […]
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Memorandum of Understanding signed between ISDP and Korean Women’s Development Institute
November 14, 2018: ISDP is pleased to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Korean Women’s Development Institute (KWDI) in Seoul, South Korea. ISDP and KWDI aim to conduct joint research activities and workshops for the advancement of both institutes’ output.