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September 29, 2018: Gareth Jenkins was interviewed by Deutsche Welle on Turkey’s economy and the weakened lira and its effect on investments in the Balkans. “This does not necessarily mean that Turkish private sector investments will decline.”

September 28, 2018: Outreach Coordinator Erik Isaksson talked live on Facebook to Head of the ISDP Korea Center Sangsoo Lee about the recent Inter-Korean summit. Watch the video below or on our Facebook page!  https://www.facebook.com/ISDPSweden/videos/339024376642594/

September 27, 2018: Mats Engman was interviewed on Feeden i P3 (1:09:42) about the latest developments on the Korean Peninsula. “Japan är en otroligt viktig aktör i den här regionen och tittar vi framåt mot en fortsatt avspänning som kommer Japan att kunna spela en stor roll för ekonomisk utveckling på Koreahalvön.”

September 25, 2018: Arthur Ding was interviewed by the South China Morning Post about US arms sales to Taiwan. “Unlike fighter jets like F-35s, this won’t actually represent any significant increase in Taiwan’s defensive capabilities. However, these spare parts and the logistics support are necessary to keep the warplanes involved operational.”

September 25, 2018: ISDP hosted a delegation of 35 participants from the National Resilience Institute (NRI) of the Republic of Indonesia. The meeting was led by Dr. N. Jenny M.T. Hardjatno, Director of the Centre for European Studies at the University of Indonesia, Mr Bagas Hapsoro, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Sweden and […]

September 22, 2018: Gareth Jenkins was interviewed by UrduPoint about U.S.-Turkey trade relations. “I think that they will continue but I would be surprised if they strengthen. Trade will probably remain at about the same level. The challenge is more about US investment in Turkey. The political tensions and the sanctions probably won’t result in, for example, US companies withdrawing from […]

September 20, 2018: Sangsoo Lee was quoted in Izvestia (Russian) about the Inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang. “The third inter-Korean summit made further progress on peace and denuclearization. However, the US’ reaction to this depends on whether hardliners in the administration who try to convince Trump that denuclearization is hopeless are successful or not.”

On September 13, 2018, ISDP welcomed a delegation from the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU) for a discussion centering on Sweden’s potential role in the Korean unification process. Sweden, with its vast experience in international mediation, is the “protecting power” of the U.S., Canada, and Australia in North Korea and has been a member […]

September 19, 2018: Lars Vargö was interviewed by Radio Sweden (00:33) about the Moon-Kim summit. “Detta är jättebra. Samtidigt kan man se i statliga Rodong Sinmun att Nordkorea tycker sig ha gjort sitt och att USA nu måste agera. Det är ett sätt att sätta press på USA.”

September 18, 2018: Lars Vargö was interviewed by Radio Sweden (00:53) about the Moon-Kim summit. “Vi ska komma ihåg att sluter man ett fredsavtal i detta läge, så sluter man ett fredsavtal med en kärnvapenstat, och då kommer Nordkorea inte ha samma ambition att rusta ned.”