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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China as a Mediator in North Korea: Facilitating Dialogues or Mediating Conflicts?
China has arguably emerged as a major power militarily, politically, and economically, extending its influence globally and within its immediate region. This influence has been increasingly asserted, as seen in […]
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India’s Position in Iran’s ‘Look to the East’ policy
Ebrahim Raisi’s administration has prioritized its ‘Look to the East’ policy. Although the focus is on Russia and China, India also has a special place in this policy. Iran and […]
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Safeguarding intellectual property in the wake of digital authoritarianism: An Interview with DR. REBECCA SPYKE KEISER
Dr. Rebecca Spyke Keiser is the Chief of Research Security Strategy and Policy (CRSSP) at the National Science Foundation (NSF). The U.S. National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency […]
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Does Soft Power Have Any Value for Taiwan?
As a diplomatic tool, soft power conveys the core values and ideology of a country and serves as its front window abroad to win sympathy for its beliefs, values, and […]
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Contemporary Issues on the Korean Peninsula: An Interview with Maj Gen (ret) Mats Engman
On the reopening of the Institute for Security & Development Policy’s (ISDP) Stockholm Korea Center, Zahra Nayabi and Julia Rösgren sat down for an interview with the new Head of […]
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Strategic Trade Dynamics: Unpacking De-risking and De-coupling in EU-China Relations
What goes on between the EU and China is of vital significance to global trade and our efforts to provide economic stability. Right now, the EU-China trade relationship could be […]
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Convergence in Vietnam, EU Interests a Harbinger of Indo-Pacific Order?
In March and April, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son’s nearly back-to-back visits to the U.S. and China highlighted Vietnam’s increasing penchant for delicate diplomacy with major powers amid the […]
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Two Tines, One Fork: China’s De-dollarisation and Bond Issuance Drive Economic Independence
I wrote earlier this week about China’s announcement of a huge sale of ultralong bonds (Iselin, 2024), and the implications of that sale in geostrategic terms. And already we have […]
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South Korea’s Road to Carbon Neutrality: Solutions and Obstacles
Globally, energy security policies are gaining prominence as geopolitical tensions and climate concerns intersect. The escalating impacts of climate change, evident through extreme weather events like heatwaves, heavy snowfall, typhoons, […]
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India-Sweden Strategic Compass, March-April 2024 • Vol.3 • No.2
In an election year, as is true for both in India (Lok Sabha) and in the EU (European Parliament), it is difficult to focus on objectives beyond the present for […]