Agust Börjesson
Acting Head of the Stockholm Taiwan Center and Research Fellow
Mr. Agust Börjesson is Acting Head of the Stockholm Taiwan Center and a Research Fellow at the Institute for Security and Development Policy’s Asia Program. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Chinese language and a master’s degree in Asian Studies from Lund University in Sweden. He has also studied Chinese language at Beijing Foreign Studies University as well as international relations at Tsinghua University in China. Mr. Börjesson has an interest in foreign policy and security issues related to East Asia, with a particular focus on China and Taiwan. His research interests include Sweden’s relations with Taiwan and China, cross-strait relations, competing international narratives and the use of history in international relations. Mr. Börjesson has experience with foreign policy having previously worked with communications at Taipei Mission in Sweden.
Publications by Agust Börjesson
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Sweden and China: The Use of History and Mismatched Expectations
Sweden was not the first country in the West that recognized the People’s Republic of China, but it became the first in the West to establish formal diplomatic relations in […]
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Taiwan and International Organizations – Between Security, Cooperation and Identity
International organizations are a historical point of contestation between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC), today commonly known as Taiwan. As of 2024, only […]
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Taiwan-PRC Crisis: What Cross-Strait Conflict Could Cost Europe
The escalating tensions between Taiwan and China pose significant economic and strategic challenges to the European Union, such as the inaccessibility of Taiwanese inputs, market, and capital. This issue brief […]
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Why Taiwan Matters to Europe
The Taiwan issue is known to be sensitive for Beijing, one of its so-called core interests. Taiwan has no diplomatic recognition among European Union member states but informal relations and […]
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The Political Split at the Heart of Taiwan’s Struggle against Foreign Disinformation
Taiwan’s struggle against foreign disinformation and concerns about China’s impact on its 2024 election has received much international attention recently. This issue brief examines the domestic and international politics behind […]