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June 16, 2020: The Head of ISDP’s Korea Center, Sangsoo Lee, spoke to Izvestia Daily (Russian) about escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula. “The U.S. government has already cautioned Pyongyang not to escalate further tensions. But as long as it won’t be nuclear or ICBM tests, threatening his election campaign, Trump doesn’t care much about […]

June 16, 2020: ISDP’s Executive Director Niklas Swanström spoke to TT, with appearances in Göteborgsposten and Västerbottens-Kuriren, about the news that North Korea has blown up the joint liaison office with South Korea in Kaesong. “Det är inte mycket omvärlden kan göra nu. Jag tror att vi kommer se en större vilja att kompromissa med […]

June 16, 2020: ISDP’s Executive Director Niklas Swanström spoke to SVT Nyheter (Swedish) about rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula following the news that North Korea has blown up the inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong. “Uppgifterna om att Nordkorea sprängt det gemensamma sambandskontoret på gränsen mot Sydkorea [är] minst sagt oroande, men inte särskilt förvånande. […]

June 10, 2020: The Head of ISDP’s Korea Center, Sangsoo Lee, spoke to Urdu Point about rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula. “[It] seems that Pyongyang is gearing up to lay the groundwork for escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, while blaming South Korea’s hostile acts. By rising the military tensions with provocations, brinkmanship tactics […]

June 9, 2020: ISDP’s Executive Director Niklas Swanström spoke to Sveriges Radios P1-Morgon (Swedish) about the recent news that North Korea has decided to cut communication channels with South Korea. “Den interna orsaken är att Covid-19 har påverkat Nordkoreas ekonomi, och att man då behöver en extern fiende. Sydkorea är en alldeles lämplig sådan. Man […]

You can now watch the full recording of ISDP’s Transatlantic Webinar, “Game Changer or Trend Accelerator? The International Politics of Covid-19”, on ISDP’s Youtube channel.

ISDP is closely monitoring and following the guidelines of the Public Health Agency of Sweden and has specific instructions for sick leave arrangements and work-related travels for all ISDP staff members. These measures are all in line with the recommendations from Swedish government authorities. We have established a remote workplace system to ensure that our […]

Dr. Lars Vargö, the Head of the Japan Center at ISDP and former Swedish Ambassador to Japan, is a co-editor of and participant in the bi-monthly Swedish podcast Japanpodden. The latest episode discussed the current situation in Japan with regards to Covid-19, how Swedish companies in the country are affected by the current situation, and why […]

May 19, 2020: Alec Forss, project coordinator and editor with ISDP’s Korea Center, spoke to Radio Free Asia (Korean) about deforestation in North Korea. “Food shortages have led to the clearing of forests by farmers in order to cultivate sloped land for agriculture . . . While part of the answer is to stop cultivating […]

May 18, 2020: ISDP’s Executive Director Niklas Swanström participated in ISPI’s online roundtable on the topic of the future of China’s global outreach after Covid-19. The other speakers were from Bruegel, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Clingendael Institute, ISPI, and the South African Institute of International Affairs. In answering a question from the […]