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December 17, 2019: Niklas Swanström was interviewed by DI TV about recent developments in US-DPRK relations. “Nästa steg är att försöka lyfta sanktionerna [för Nordkorea], och sedan att eventuellt selektivt öppna upp för utländska investeringar och liknande.”

On November 15, 2019, ISDP organized the second event in our Transatlantic Perspectives speaker series, featuring Dr. Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at the Hudson Institute, Washington D.C. Dr. Weitz made a presentation on the topic of Russia-China collaboration and implications for Europe, followed by a Q&A session […]

November 22, 2019: Dr. Sooyeon Jung of the Institute for National Security Strategy (INSS) in Seoul presented her research at a seminar capping her stay as a visiting fellow at ISDP during November 2019. Dr. Jung’s talk was about South Korean sanctions on North Korea and domestic concerns around those sanctions. ISDP would like to […]

November 20, 2019: ISDP was delighted to receive a visit by Mr. Fergus Hanson, Director of the International Policy Centre at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). Discussions revolved around construction of the 5G grid in Europe and the role of China, and Australia’s decision to exclude high-risk vendors from such activities.

On November 6, 2019, ISDP organized the first event in our Transatlantic Perspectives series which features security policy and international relations experts from the United States participating in public seminars with local counterparts and policymakers in Stockholm on issues of importance to the Transatlantic link between Europe and the U.S. The series is organized in cooperation with […]

On November 06, 2019, ISDP co-hosted an event entitled; “ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific”, together with the Embassy of Indonesia to Sweden, the title made reference to an ASEAN policy document published in June. Beyond discussing what this document means to its stakeholders, the session addressed current issues within the ASEAN community, such as motivations […]

November 1, 2019: Anna Wieslander was interviewed by the New York Times about France’s role as a potential leader in the EU. “Geopolitically, you can’t look at the Western Balkans and not realize that there’s a battle going on […] So either France doesn’t see it or finds it acceptable.”

On October 4, 2019, ISDP´s Korea Center together with the Nordic-Benelux Centre at Korea University held a one-day public seminar in Stockholm on the topic of how South Korea and the Nordic countries interrelate on issues of peace, economy, and sustainable development. The main objective was to share knowledge, lessons, and perspectives that are useful […]

October 23, 2019: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by Radio Free Asia about the removal of South Korean buildings in Joint Tourist Area. “I think Kim [Jong Un] needs to speed up the completion of those special tourist zones to host a much larger number of Chinese tourists. Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised to Kim […]

On October 10, ISDP’s Korea Center co-organized a seminar in Stockholm with the Korean Women’s Development Institute (KWDI) focused on women’s role in peacebuilding and sustainable development. Case studies included the Korean Peninsula, Northern Ireland, China, and Vietnam, among others. The main objective of the seminar was to share information, perspectives, and experiences between experts […]