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News and Upcoming Events

Dr. Daniel Burghart at ISDP

October 1-October 30

Dr. Daniel Burghart, a Professor of National Security and Eurasian Studies at the National Defense Intelligence College, Washington DC, will be a guest researcher at ISDP.

KIDA (South Korea) at ISDP

September 10

A delegation from the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA) in South Korea will visit ISDP on September 10. The purpose of the visit is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between ISDP and KIDA for future cooperation.

Dr. Jaganath Panda at ISDP

September 1-November 30

Dr. Jaganath Panda from the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) in New Delhi, India will be a guest researcher at ISDP.

Asia Forum with Professor Suisheng Zhao, University of Denver

August 30, 10:00, ISDP

ISDP will host an Asia Forum on “What Type of Great Power China is Rising to Be? China’s Pursuance of its Core Interests during the Global Downturn in 2008-2010” with Professor and Executive Director of the Center for China-US Cooperation at Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.

Workshop in Confidence Building in Myanmar

August 24-August 31

ISDP will organize a confidence building workshop in Myanmar.

DPRK Guest Researchers at ISDP

August 20-September 13

ISDP will host two guest researchers from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

CICIR (China) at ISDP

August 15-22

A high level delegation from the China Institutes for Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) visited ISDP.

Members of South Korean Congress visited ISDP

August 3

Three South Korean congressmen from the Unification, Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee visited ISDP to discuss current security issues regarding the Korean peninsula.

 

ISDP at Almedalen

July 5

during the annual Almedalen political week in Gotland, Sweden, Walter Kegö, Senior Fellow at ISDP, held a presentation entitled "Baltic Joint Investigation Team (BJIT): A New Working Method against Transnational Crime?". The annual Almedalen political week on the Baltic Sea island of Gotland attracts, amongst many others, Swedish policy makers, representatives of Swedish civic society, media and various interest groups.

IFANS (South Korea) at ISDP

June 23

South Korean delegation from the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS) visited ISDP. The purpose of the visit was to discuss future cooperation and enhance mutual understanding.

Xiaolin Guo at Clingendael expert group meeting

June 17

Xiaolin Guo participated in an Expert Meeting: Shifting Grounds in Burma/Myanmar? Dilemmas & Opportunities for the International Community at Clingendael Institute in the Hague, the Netherlands.

Ambassador of India at ISDP

June 15

Ambassador of India, H.E. Mr. Balkrishna Shetty, visited ISDP and held a talk on The Rise of India.

DPRK delegation visited ISDP

June 01

A DPRK delegation from the Institute for Disarmament and Peace visited ISDP on May 27 to June 1. The purpose of the visit was to discuss future cooperation and enhance mutual understanding.

Guest researchers from the Academy of Military Science (AMS) of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), China

June-July

Senior Colonel Zhang Dongjiang and Captain Feng Xinhua were guest researchers at ISDP.

Dr. Konrad Raczkowski guest researcher at ISDP

June

Dr. Konrad Raczkowski from the Customs Service Department at the Polish Ministry of Finance was a guest research at ISDP.

Summer internship

Mr. Mathias Hedlund has started a summer internship at ISDP. Mr. Hedlund is mainly engaged in preparing conflict management seminars.

Publications

Political Roles of Religious Communities in South Asia

Ingolf Kiesow (ed.)

CONFERENCE REPORT, August 2010, pp. 143

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Chinese Foreign and Security Policy After the Financial Crisis: Change or Continuity?

Niklas Swanström

BOOK CHAPTER, in The Impact of the Economic Crisis on the International Strategic Configuration , May 2010

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Images of Conflict Prevention and Management in Northeast Asia

Niklas Swanström, Sofia Ledberg

BOOK CHAPTER, in Conflict Prevention and Management in Northeast Asia: The Korean Peninsula and Taiwan Strait in Comparison, May 2010

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Conflict Prevention and Management in Northeast Asia: The Korean Peninsula and Taiwan Strait in Comparison

Niklas Swanström, Sofia Ledberg, Alec Forss (eds.)

May 2010

Two of the world’s most dangerous flashpoints, this edited volume with contributions by leading scholars offers a comprehensive evaluation and comparison of approaches to conflict management and prevention on the Korean Peninsula and in the Taiwan Strait. The consequences of any escalation of these two conflicts and the difficulties in resolving them necessitate a fresh look at designing new strategies to prevent and contain conflict as well as highlighting the limitations of existing measures. Presenting both a theoretical and practical examination of conflict prevention and management, the volume provides a comparative analysis of the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait—identifying lessons that could be transferred between the two cases but also the obstacles to this. The experiences of other regions and the role of third parties are also examined. This is a valuable addition to the literature for students of peace and conflict studies as well as policymakers with an interest in Northeast Asia.

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Policy Briefs

The Korean Peninsula: Ways Forward after Cheonan?

Niklas Swanström, Christopher O´ Hara

ISDP POLICY BRIEF, No. 33, June 24, 2010

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Offering Trade Benefits for More Inclusive Elections: EU Trade Sanctions Against Myanmar Hit the Wrong Targets

Agnes Frittin, Niklas Swanström

ISDP POLICY BRIEF, No. 32, June 02, 2010

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Rock Bottom Sinking of Relations with North Korea

Niklas Swanström

ISDP POLICY BRIEF, No. 31, May 27, 2010

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National Elections in the Philippines: New Leadership and New Prospects of Peace in Mindanao?

Martina Klimesova

ISDP POLICY BRIEF, No. 30, May 20, 2010

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Kim Jong-il’s Visit to China: An Abiding Friendship?

Sangsoo Lee, Danielle Wu

ISDP POLICY BRIEF, No. 29, May 12, 2010

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