Publications
The Institute for Security and Development Policy regularly issues a variety of publications ranging from shorter Policy Briefs to more comprehensive studies in its Asia and Silk Road Papers series. Explore the different series below. If you’d like to contribute to our publications, please contact Jagannath Panda, Editor, at jpanda@isdp.eu, and read our submission guidelines.
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‘To increase the chances that peace will last, you need to have women involved’: An Interview with LENA SUNDH
With United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping marking its 75th anniversary in 2023, ISDP’s Clara Stäbler and Tove Jalmerud, interns of the Asia Program and the Stockholm China Center, sat down with […]
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Decoding Japan’s Political Trajectory in 2024
As 2024 opens, Japan’s politics, particularly the fortunes of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, is witnessing an accelerated downward spiral. A week after […]
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Disaster Risk Reduction: Need for Collective Approach-Based Policy Measures
At the beginning of 2024, a massive earthquake struck Japan killing several people and displacing even more. However, the earthquake was only one instance of the various natural disasters experienced […]
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Bangladesh: Strategies and Requisites for Growth
Over the past decade, Bangladesh has achieved an impressive annual growth rate of around 7 percent, with the GDP soaring from USD 18.14 billion in 1980 to USD 460.2 billion […]
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The CSDDD Effect: Assessing the Impact of the EU’s Impending Corporate Sustainability Mandate on Japanese Companies
This issue brief explores the significant impact of the European Union (EU)’s expected Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) on global corporate responsibility, with a specific focus on its implications […]
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Abandoning Neutrality, Absorbing Multipolarity: India and Sweden by 2047
Pragmatism and polarised positioning have become the new normal in foreign policy decision making – and Sweden and India are no exception. Sweden moved away from and perhaps permanently abandoned […]
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Women’s Political Participation and Agency in Indonesia: An Interview with Raneeta Mutiara
In the context of the upcoming Indonesian presidential elections of February 2024, ISDP’s Asia Program intern Nolwenn Gueguen sat down with PhD scholar from the Singapore University of Social Sciences, […]
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India-Sweden Strategic Compass, Vol. 2, No. 5
India-Sweden ties have continued to prosper this year as the two states celebrated 75 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations with increased interactions and visits by high-level officials from […]
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From Alipay to the Digital Yuan: China’s Fintech Revolution
Executive Summary Fintech in China manifests itself in ways that are qualitatively different from its development in Western countries. The unique blend of a mobile-first consumer base, underdeveloped traditional banking […]
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Indo-Pacific Security in 2030-35: Links in the Chain
In recent years, events like the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war have brought global supply chains squarely under the spotlight. The economic impact of these disruptive events exposed the […]