News & Media
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Svante Cornell, S. Frederick Starr and Julian Tucker cited in the Astana Times
April 19, 2018: Svante Cornell, S. Frederick Starr and Julian Tucker’s new Silk Road Paper on secularism in Kazakhstan was cited in the Astana Times. “As the survey shows, religion has a prominent place in present-day Kazakh society, but believers stand in opposition to political religious expression. Only 10 percent of the nation’s Muslims support Sharia […]
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Niklas Swanström on Radio Sweden’s Studio Ett about China’s potential role on the Korean Peninsula
April 18, 2018: Niklas Swanström was interviewed by Radio Sweden about the role China can play on the Korean Peninsula. “Man har det ekonomiska inflytandet, men det politiska inflytandet är rätt begränsat. Vi har nu en kinesisk toppdiplomat som åker fem dagar till Sydkorea för att prata om Koreahalvön, och han är nu vägrad inträde […]
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Intern candidates for fall 2018 – stay tuned!
For those who have applied for our internships for the fall semester of this year: please bear with us as we are currently going through applications and shortlisting. Will take a little bit more time!
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ISDP organized a conference with the European Japan Experts Association at Yasuragi in Stockholm
April 13-14: Together with the European Japan Experts Association (EJEA), ISDP was proud to organize the conference “Integration and Disintegration in the Japanese Vision for Society 5.0: A Model for an Open Society in Europe?”. The conference focused on digitalization and ISDP’s Stockholm Japan Center participated with speeches and and a workshop contribution. For the […]
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Niklas Swanström participated in a panel discussion on North Korea
April 9, 2018: Niklas Swanström participated in a panel discussion on North Korea at Söderberg och Partners.
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Gareth Jenkins in the Seattle Times about Syrian refugees in Turkey
April 9, 2018: Gareth Jenkins was interviewed by the Seattle Times about Syrian refugees in Turkey. “There are younger generations who are starting their lives here, some who were born as refugees […] You would need a lot of things [to happen] in Syria before people can go back […] The younger generations may stay, […]
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Mats Engman interviewed by Voice of America about the role of the NNSC
March 2, 2018: Mats Engman was interviewed by Voice of America (Korean) about the role of the NNSC in US-ROK Joint Military Exercises. “The role of the NNSC in monitoring the joint military exercise is to observe, not to supervise.”
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Elliot Brennan in the Week in Asia about Myanmar’s new president
April 8, 2018: Elliot Brennan was interviewed by the Week in Asia about the new president of Myanmar and recent developments in the country. “A stronger, smarter, and healthier Myanmar would be good for all and would create room for a more nuanced debate on some of the thornier issues plaguing the country.”
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Svante Cornell in Civil.ge about US-Georgia cooperation
April 2, 2018: Svante Cornell was interviewed by Civil.ge about US-Georgia cooperation. “One good news is that U.S.-Georgia security cooperation has been marked by the recent defense sales, namely Javelins, to Georgia. At the same time, it should be noted that if the bilateral cooperation is happening in the absence of either American or broader […]
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Niklas Swanström in the New York Times about the DPRK delegation visit to Sweden
March 17, 2018: Niklas Swanström was quoted in the New York Times about the DPRK foreign minsiter visiting Sweden. “[Sweden has] had some access and influence in North Korea […] comparative to other Western states, we have had a unique relationship with the North Korean government, due to our neutrality, due to our supervisory role […]