Der er krig i Europa. Det giver mig gåsehud og dårlig smag i munden, hver gang jeg siger det, fordi det stadig føles uvirkeligt. 978 dage siden Ruslands fuldskalainvasion af Ukraine. 978 dage med død, enorm ødelæggelse af kultur- og naturarv, sorg, smerte, frygt, udmattelse og håbløshed. I et Read more…
Da Ole Lippmann tog initiativ til Udenrigspolitisk Selskab i 1946 var det del af et større projekt, hvor hovedelementet var oprettelsen af den civile, analytiske del af Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste. Baggrunden var, at de politiske ledelser i de demokratiske lande havde taget voldsomt fejl af de totalitære bevægelser i mellemkrigsårene — Read more…
We are pleased to extend an invitation to you for a briefing session on Denmark’s candidature for a seat on the United Nations Security Council in the period 2025 – 2026. The Danish campaign was launched in September 2022 under the slogan Equality. Security. Action. If elected, it will be Read more…
Deployment and Distress: Legal issues confronting Danish navy vessels in connection with search and rescue of migrant boats in the Mediterranean. By Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen and Andrea Belén Jimenéz Laurence, Centre for Military Studies, November 2021, 98 Pages. Link to full report. The execution of maritime search and rescue Read more…
Unpacking ‘new climate wars’: Actors and Drivers of Conflict in the Sahel. By Signe Marie Cold-Ravnkilde and Boubacar Ba. Danish Institute for International Studies, 2022, 70 Pages. Link to full report. As violence and insecurity increase and the situation in the Sahel deteriorates further, understanding the main causes Read more…
By Maria Mälksoo and Jens Wenzel Kristoffersen, Centre for Military Studies, November 2022, 115 Pages, Link to full report. As the problem of addressing climate change grows in its urgency, states must learn how to incorporate climate management strategies into their existing defense policies. This report examines the Read more…
China and the Battle of Coalitions: The ‘circle of friends’ versus the Indo-Pacific strategy. By Alice Ekman, from European Union Institute for Security Studies, April 2022, 58 Pages, https://www.iss.europa.eu/sites/default/files/EUISSFiles/CP_174_0.pdf Since the advent of Xi Jinping as the President of the People’s Republic of China in March 2013, China Read more…
African Spaces: The new geopolitical frontlines. Edited by Giovanni Faleg. With contributions from Eyob Balcha Gebremariam, Fergus Kell, Katariina Mustasilta, Luigi Narbone, Carlo Palleschi, Patryk Pawlak, Luca Ranieri, Jean Ramier, Norman Sempija, Alex Vines, Sean Woolfrey, March 2022, 74 Pages, https://www.iss.europa.eu/sites/default/files/EUISSFiles/CP_173_0.pdf Africa’s geopolitical importance continues to rise rapidly Read more…
A Step in the Decolonization Process: Free Association, by Gudmundur Afredsson, Danish Institute for International Studies, 24 May 2023, 3 pages. Digital acces: https://pure.diis.dk/ws/files/20619341/GA_Working_Paper.pdf This seminar paper examines the prospect of free association for Greenland in its relationship to Denmark as a next step in the decolonisation process, Read more…
Hvordan er Georgien påvirket af krigen i Ukraine? 16. september – 23. september Det Udenrigspolitiske Selskab foretog en studietur til Georgien i 2013, efter at landet havde været igennem en krig med Rusland i 2008. Nu er Georgien endnu engang aktuel med krigen i Ukraine, idet Georgiens geografiske placering Read more…