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October 14, 2024: Are North Koreans participating in the war in Russia? Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was quoted about this topic in Svenska Dagbladet. Niklas Swanström does not believe that North Korean soldiers are fighting in the war. At least there are no such indications at the moment. However, he believes it is likely […]

October 14, 2024: How are NATO countries preparing for the U.S. elections? Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed in Sveriges Radio, God morgon världen. Anna Wieslander talks about a nervous waiting and preparations in European capitals in the form of scenario exercises, depending on whether Harris or Trump would win. But as […]

October 11, 2024: Dr. Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in a workshop titled “The European and Indo-Pacific Security Nexus: The Role of Poland, South Korea, and Asia’s Major Actors” organized by the University of Warsaw on October 10, 2024. Various experts from Belgium, the USA, Japan, […]

October 11, 2024: As US and EU supply chains have grown more intertwined with China, China has grown bolder in challenging international norms and governance—including the  principle of open seas. How can the US and the EU adapt to preserve international trade as a pillar of a secure and stable global order? The Johns Hopkins […]

October 8, 2024: In collaboration with the Stockholm Free World Forum (Frivärld) and the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm, ISDP organized a breakfast seminar on “Building Democratic Resilience: Protecting Institutions from Authoritarian Influence” on October 3rd, 2024. Over the last decade, foreign influence on strategic industries, sectors, and critical infrastructures in the EU has grown exponentially. The […]

October 7, 2024: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed by Dagens Nyheter about the U.S. not being ready for full-scale war, a report warns of shortcomings. “Despite its alarming content, the Commission on the National Defense Strategy has not received much attention in the election campaign. This may have to do with […]

October 7, 2024: Dr. Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA), participated in a special dialogue titled “Tibet Question in China’s Trans-Himalayan Aspirations” and shared remarks in a panel titled “BRI Scaled-up: The Decades Ahead” in the conference The Art of Power in Zhongnanhai organized by the Organisation […]

On September 25, ISDP’s Stockholm China Center hosted a closed-door workshop at the Residence Palace in Brussels, titled “Navigating the Dragon’s Tech Leap: European Responses to the PLA’s Technological Transformation.” Organized under the EU-sponsored EuroHub4Sino (EH4S) project, the event brought together scholars from the EH4S consortium, as well as key members of EU institutions and […]

September 30, 2024: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, participates in the Black Sea Security Conference in Tbilisi, organized by elf – European Liberal Forum. The conference takes place from September 30 to October 1, 2024. Niklas Swanström is part of the panel “The Role of Global and Regional Actors in Future of the Black Sea […]

September 30, 2024: Mats Engman, Head of the Stockholm Korea Center and Distinguished Military Fellow, spoke in the “Folk och Försvar-podden” podcast on the threat from North Korea. He joined the podcast together with the former Swedish Ambassador to South Korea, Jakob Hallengren. Find the episode here (in Swedish).