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June 24: ISDP received a delegation from the Institute for Unification Education at the Ministry of Unification, South Korea. The two institutes discussed the current situation on the Korean Peninsula and South Korea’s role in the peace process.

June 21, 2019: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by RFA Korea (Korean) about the Xi-Kim summit. “Xi might have asked Kim Jong Un to dismantle nulcear facilities beyond Yongbyeon.”

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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.

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 […]

June 7, 2019: Halil Karaveli’s “Why Turkey is Authoritarian” was reviewed by Anders Q Björkman in Svenska Dagbladet. Read the full article here.        

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.”

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, […]