Today I am co-authoring an op-ed in SvD Debatt , ”Sverige bör få EU att ställa tydliga krav på Kina”, on how Sweden ought to handle China’s global ambitions. We are arguing that there is a need for a common ground among Swedish actors and to develop a shared position within the European Union and not least to set clear requirements. This is of course not easy, but as China’s ambitions will remain a fact of life there is a need to adapt.
Tag Archives: East Asia
Summary of BRI report published Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Summary of my report on Sweden’s approach to China’s Belt and Road Initiative published by Hong Kong Trade Development Council. See http://china-trade-research.hktdc.com/business-news/article/The-Belt-and-Road-Initiative/Sweden-s-approach-to-China-s-Belt-and-Road-Initiative/obor/en/1/1X3CGF6L/1X0ACL54.htm
Will there be a war in North Korea?
Interviewed by KIT on whether ther will be a war in North Korea. My part is in chapter 4, but the whole article is quite nice (in Swedish).
On the securty situation in North Korea
On the securty situation in North Korea in Svenska Dagbladet.
https://www.svd.se/expert-usas-och-nordkoreas-relation-pa-bottenniva/i/senaste
Sanctions Reconsidered: the Path Forward with North Korea – NEW ARTICLE
New open access article in Washington Quarterly – “Sanctions Reconsidered: the Path Forward with North Korea”.
Read it to understand how North Korea survives, why sanctions (do not) work and what to do about it.
Speaking on North Korea and East Asian Security
Today I spoke at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs on North Korea and East Asian Security – see http://www.ui.se/evenemang/north-korea-and-east-asian-security. I was telling the story about why North Korea survives despite unprecedented international sanctions and what to do about the security situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Open access publications from the Asia Program
Several publications from my research group has received a lot of attention and are freely downloadable online. Visit http://www.ui.se/nyheter/aktuellt/uppmarksammad-forskning-inom-asienprogrammet.aspx for links.
Paid PhD position in International Relations
We are looking for a PhD candidate for our Pwer Shift in East Asia project. It is a paid PhD position in International Relations at the Stockholm University Graduate School of International Studies.The position has a specialization in East Asian Security, with a focus on the question of a regional power shift. It is fully funded with scholarships for three years and a salaried position during the fourth and final year. The position is based at Stockholm University but the PhD candidate will also have a second workplace at the Department of Security, Strategy and Leadership at the Swedish Defence University.
Please find more details here: http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job&rmjob=727&rmlang=UK
Deadline: 1 Dec 2015
Keeping alive
In my last publication I analyse how North Korea the supply-lines that make North Korea survive and what the potential role of
sanctions are to make North Korea change.
Keeping alive: Understanding North Korea’s supply lines and the potential role of sanctions (UI Paper no. 6, Stockholm: The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, 2014).
What should a European Strategy towards East Asia look like?
As part of the Towards European Global Strategy at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs I wrote a paper on what should a European Strategy towards East Asia look like. The space given to Asia in the final report may have been limited, but Asia is cruial for Europe as we are in the process of a Global Power Shift from the West to the East. I think my paper give some pointers what our strategy should look like.
A European Strategy towards East Asia: moving from good intentions to action (UI Occasional Paper No. 19, Stockholm: The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, 2013)