News & Media
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Elliot Brennan in The Sun on K-pop boy band t-shirt faux pas
November 13, 2018: Elliot Brennan was quoted in The Sun and Kitv4 on Korean band BTS wearing Nazi-themed t-shirts at a magazine photo shoot. “Nazi outfits and regalia often have a more punk or anti-establishment meaning in Asia, rather than a political or historical one.”
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Summary and Video of the ISDP Forum China-Europe Relations – Toward Reconciling Diverging Interests?
On November 8, 2018, ISDP organized a forum at Citykonditoriet in Stockholm, “China-Europe Relations – Toward Reconciling Diverging Interests?” moderated by Dr Lars Vargö of ISDP. The forum featured an opening speech by H.E. Ambassador Gui Congyou of China on the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening up, as well as the steady growth […]
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ISDP organized a roundtable with a delegation from Indonesia
November 8, 2018: ISDP hosted a roundtable with Ambassador Rezlan Izhar Jenie and Mr Rif’at S. Fachir from the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR), as well as Ambassador Bagas Hapsoro and Minister Counsellor Ahmad Mulia Karnida from the Embassy of Indonesia in Stockholm. Led by Dr. Niklas Swanström, Executive Director of ISDP, the […]
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ISDP at the NIAS Council Conference
November 5-7, 2018: Niklas Swanström and Sangsoo Lee attended the 11th Annual Nordic NIAS Council Conference ”Move on Asia” in Tromsø, Norway. Niklas Swanström gave a presentation on the need for multilateral negotiation and the North Korea nuclear issue from a regional perspective. Sangsoo Lee presented on Inter-Korean relations, the Kim-Trump Summit and the future of […]
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Book launch of “Why Turkey is Authoritarian: From Ataturk to Erdogan”
November 1, 2018: Halil Karaveli participated in a launch for his new book, “Why Turkey is Authoritarian: From Ataturk to Erdogan” hosted by the Centre for Turkey Studies, London. In the book and in his talk, Halil argued that understanding autoritarianism in Turkey has meaning beyond the country’s borders. In both Turkey and Europe, social […]
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ISDP welcomes Agneta Bladh as a Member of the Board
November 1, 2018: ISDP is pleased to welcome Dr Agneta Bladh as a member of our board. Dr Bladh is a former State Secretary in the Swedish Ministry of Education and Chairman of the Swedish Research Council. Most recently she was the government-appointed Inquiry Chair of the Inquiry on increased internationalisation of higher education institutions. (2017-2018).
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ISDP organized a roundtable with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
October 26, 2018: ISDP was pleased to organize a roundtable with Dr Ouyang Xiangying, Senior Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Dr Ouyang gave a presentation on China-Russia economic ties with a view toward developments in the recent past.
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Summary and video of the ISDP Forum Turkey – A Key Player in the Region and Beyond
On October 24, 2018, ISDP welcomed H.E. Hakki Emre Yunt, Ambassador of Turkey to Sweden for a discussion of Turkey’s role in current global affairs. Located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Turkey’s strategic importance is an integral pivot point to the regional and international order. Following a brief introduction of the forum’s moderator, […]
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Svante Cornell in Modern Diplomacy on Azeri-Armenian relations
October 25, 2018: Svante Cornell was interviewed by Modern Diplomacy on Azeri-Armenian relations and the massacre in Khojaly, Azerbaijan. “The Armenian side had two important objectives: firstly, to force the civilian population to abandon its territory in a way that it would never come back; and to break the resistance of civilians against the Armenian occupation.”
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Gareth Jenkins in CGTN America about the Jamal Khashoggi case
October 21, 2018: Gareth Jenkins was interviewed by CGTN America about the Jamal Khashoggi case. “Under the Trump administration, he has really made Saudi the center of the U.S. campaign to try and isolate Iran. The Saudis have been working very closely with the U.S. to try and persuade people in the region, not to […]