News & Media
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Halil Karaveli in The Arab Weekly on ties between Germany and Turkey
September 9, 2018: Halil Karaveli was interviewed by the Arab Weekly about the War in Syria and Turkey-Germany relations, and was also quoted in Ahval News. “They [the Germans] are trying to make sure that Turkey does not go off the cliff economically.”
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ISDP organized a roundtable with a delegation from Japan
September 5, 2018: ISDP organized a roundtable with a delegation from the Japanese Matsushita Institute of Government and Management. The discussion revolved around Swedish efforts on the Korean Peninsula and related security issues.
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ISDP welcomes Diana Janse as Member of the Board
September 1, 2018: ISDP is pleased to welcome Ambassador Diana Janse as a member of our board. Ambassador Janse is a Senior Foreign Policy Advisor and Head of International Affairs at the Moderate Party (Sweden). She has held posts in the Swedish Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence before joining the Ministry for Foreign Affairs […]
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Elliot Brennan in the Wall Street Journal about China and Myanmar
August 30, 2018: Elliot Brennan was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about China’s role in Myanmar. “Beijing has a long wish list in Myanmar […] While Myanmar’s leaders are wary of China and may resist concessions on the biggest projects, an acceptable, if unpalatable, quid pro quo for its support will certainly be found.”
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Halil Karaveli in Istanbul-based writer William Armstrong’s podcast about his new book “Why is Turkey Authoritarian?”
August 22, 2018: Halil Karaveli was interviewed by Istanbul-based writer William Armstrong about his new book “Why is Turkey Authoritarian?” “Turkey is constantly misunderstood. Turkish history is misunderstood. The Western notion that the Turkish military is trying to protect secularism is completely misguided.”
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Gareth Jenkins in Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on President Erdogan and scapegoating
August 15, 2018: Gareth Jenkins was interviewed by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on President Erdogan and scapegoating in Turkey. “A strongman particularly needs a scapegoat. Whether it’s another country, ethnicity, or religious minority, they’ve always had scapegoats to try to explain away the things that go wrong. It’s in their nature because the concentration of […]
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Suat Kınıklıoğlu in the Wall Street Journal about President Erdogan’s standoff with the US
August 12, 2018: Suat Kınıklıoğlu was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about President Erdogan’s standoff with the US. “Mr. Erdogan is trying to improve his bargaining position with Washington. If he sees an acceptable deal, he is capable of making a U-turn.”
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Gareth Jenkins in the Irish Times about the Turkish economy
August 10, 2018: Gareth Jenkins was interviewed by the Irish Times about the Turkish economy. “The Turkish economy’s current acute vulnerability to changes in international investor sentiment is a direct result of Erdogan’s simplistic obsession with high growth rates and his failure to address the economy’s structural weaknesses – and has been exacerbated by Erdogan’s […]
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Elliot Brennan in Bloomberg about Chinese control over the Mekong River
August 6, 2018: Elliot Brennan was interviewed by Bloomberg about Chinese control over the Mekong River. “The full brunt of this influence has not yet been demonstrated but, if exercised, it has the power to create famine, civil unrest, and potentially topple governments”
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Sangsoo Lee on NK News about what North Korea might demand in return for denuclearization
August 2, 2018: Sangsoo Lee was interviewed at length by NK News about what North Korea might demand in return for denuclearization. “My personal opinion is that North Korea will make a request to recognize the Korean peninsula as a neutral state — which holds a neutral position between China-U.S. relations — while persuading South Korea […]