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 […]

  The Power Shift: The impact of the low-carbon transition on the oil and gas economy By Yana Popkostova The global transition to low-carbon consumption needed to curtail climate change is not easily accomplished, and will have major implications on the global economy. Completely overhauling energy consumption by minimizing the […]

  Tech for Democracy: Learnings from the Year of Action By Adam Moe Fejerskov, Trine Rosengren Pejstrup, Alma Andersen Tjalve As the world becomes more and more digitised, use of digital technologies has expanded to encompass various avenues for political and social action. It has also been used to strengthen […]

  The EU’s Civilian Headquarters: Inside the control room of civilian crisis management Edited by Giovanni Faleg With contributions from Elisabetta Bellocchi, Carina Böttcher, Torsten M. Hoffman, Ana E. Juncos, Birgit Loeser, Francisco Esteban Pérez, Tobias Pietz, Nicoletta Pirozzi, Mohamad Tabit Established in 2007, the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability […]

  Low-Intensity Cyber Operations and State Sovereignty in Cyberspace By Kevin Jon Heller Despite the final report of the United Nations Open-Ended Working Group on Security of and in the Us eof Information and Communication Technologies (OEWG) affirming that international law applies to cyberspace, there remains great difference of opinion […]

  International Humanitarian Law and Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: Legal Considerations for Acquisition and Procurement By Lena Trabucco The report details the legal challenges for Danish acquisition and procurement stakeholders in the context of lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS). Because of the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and its […]

  A Language of Power? Cyber defence in the European Union Edited by Patryk Pawlak and François Delerue With contributions from Hans Boddens Hosang, Ralica Csernatoni, Paul A.L. Ducheine, Aude Géry, Laurent Gisel, Mika Kerttunen, Kubo Mačák, Antonio Missiroli, Peter B.M.J Pijpers, Matthias Schulze, Eneken Tikk As the age of […]

  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 […]

  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 […]