News & Media

February 11, 2019: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by TBS eFM This Morning (00:10:27) on the upcoming Trump-Kim summit. “There are some similarities between Vietnam and North Korea – they were both enemy countries of the US, and faced economic sanctions for a long time. Vietnam has now become one of Asia’s fastest growing economies, and […]

February 11, 2019: ISDP is delighted to welcome Dr Sang Hyun Lee of the Sejong Institute as a Visiting Fellow with us during February-March 2019. Previously, Dr Lee has worked with the Korean Institute for International Studies, the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses, as well as the Minstries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, and National Unification. […]

February 6, 2019: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by Radio Free Asia (Korean) on what a potential future declaration ending the war could mean for North Korea. “The declaration of the end of the war only has a political meaning before going to a peace treaty, but it is still too difficult for North Korea to demand […]

February 5, 2019: Lars Vargö  was interviewed by Sveriges Radio on why North Korea continue to develop their nuclear arsenal despite international sanctions ”Det de egentlig vill, det är att normalisera förbindelserna med USA, Japan, Sydkorea och Kina, men ändock behålla kärnvapan – eftersom landet har levt under sanktioner under lång tid, har man anpassat […]

February 5, 2019: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by Aljazeera about the upcoming Trump-Kim summit. “Vietnam was once a pariah state facing US economic sanctions, but now Vietnam has become one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies”

January 29, 2019: ISDP had the honor of welcoming a delegation headed by the Director General of the Bureau for Research and Development of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Siswo Pramono and the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Kingdom of Sweden, the Honorable Mr. Bagas Hapsoro, along with embassy staff.  The meeting focused on the Arctic Council, as well as the possibilities […]

January 30, 2019: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by Aljazeera News about U.S.-Japan-South Korea relations. “Trump’s ‘America First’ approach and treatment of allies has created distrust in the US role in South Korea and Japan.”

January 27, 2019: Torbjörn Lodén was interviewed by Swedish Television’s Rapport (09:23) about the Canadian citizens detained in China and the open letter demanding their release. “They are jailing people for things they haven’t done, in order to use them as bargaining chips.”

January 23, 2018: Elliot Brennan was interviewed by Voice of America Cambodia on Vietnam-Cambodia relations. “Cambodia and Vietnam need to elevate border cooperation to the highest importance in the relationship and set out an achievable roadmap to settle disputes and improve the relationship past old grievances.”

January 23, 2019: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed by Radio Free Asia (Korean) about North Korea potentially proposing to move its ICBMs to China. “In order to keep negotiations going, North Korea is likely to propose something significant, like moving ICBMs to China.”