Foreign policy

DIIS researches the relation between states, international relations and cooperation. The focus is on the differences between the foreign policies of small states and superpowers, how politicians are guided by the foreign policies of the past, and the EU's foreign policy and diplomacy in international organisations.

Research and activites

  • Mærsk skib bag ved båd
    Livestreaming
    DIIS, auditorium
    Two years after a Danish warship was deployed in West Africa to fight piracy, DIIS takes stock of counter-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Guinea. It focuses on the prospects of using private security to protect international shipping vessels
  • journal of arctic and climate security studies
    Journal Article
    2023
    The writing of an Arctic chapter in the US autobiography
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    Journal Article
    2023
    New article examines Scandinavian diplomacy on human rights and economic inequality at the United Nations in the 1970s.
  • Energy without Russia
    Report
    2023
    The consequences of the Ukraine war and the EU sanctions on the energy sector in Europe
  • Zelensky speaking at United Nations headquaters
    DIIS Auditorium
    Thant Myint-U, internationally recognized historian, grandson of former UN General Secretary U Thant, and former UN diplomat, will discuss his recent research on the "recovered history" of the UN. He will explore what this means for Denmark as a potential member of the Security Council 2025 - 2026 and how the UN can address regional conflicts, like Myanmar
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    Journal Article
    2023
    Cold War visions for democratic unity
  • PB_Preventing jihadist expansion in Sub-Saharan Afric
    DIIS Policy Brief
    2023
    How the EU can play a constructive role
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  • Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock
    The German Embassy, Göteborg Plads 1, 2150 Copenhagen
    Panel debate on current developments in Danish and German foreign, security and defence policy
  • US-China tech
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    From climate change to artificial intelligence, China will need to play an important role if the world is to meet its mounting ecological and technological challenges. But how should we balance cooperation and competition with an assertive China?
  • AUKUS
    Journal Article
    2023
    This was highlighted by reactions to AUKUS, the Australian-British-American military partnership, aiming to contain China
  • Post-Sovjet Affairs
    Journal Article
    2023
    Before the war in Ukraine the Wagner Group was considered illegal according to Russian law. In the public Russian discourse however, they are increasingly considered to be a legal private company.
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    DIIS Policy Brief
    2023
    American and allied export controls have been successful in slowing the advance of China’s equipment for semiconductor chip production. Chinese players have been increasingly cut off from a global industry where customer-client interaction is essential. The US and its allies should continue with the controls and subsidies they have in place but expanding them further, as some advocate, would be excessively punitive.
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    DIIS Policy Brief
    2023
    The increasing commercialisation and militarisation of outer space has intensified geopolitical competition and is re-shaping international relations. Public and private actors are increasingly looking to emerging technologies to gain a technological edge. This brief explores the topic of experimentation with emerging technologies in outer space and why EU decision-makers should address the main risks and implications of this development.
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    DIIS Policy Brief
    2023
    Experiences of implementing the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda in African countries indicate a need to focus on engaging civil society and grassroots actors as well as developing adequate reporting systems. Denmark’s candidacy for the non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2025-26 would benefit from a strong position on the implementation of the women, peace and security agenda both nationally and locally by all UN member states.
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    DIIS Comment
    2023
    Something they've been lacking for most of the post-colonial period. But is the lack of progress during the post-colonial era only a fault of Zimbabwean leaders? Or should Western countries also shoulder some responsibility?
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    DIIS Report
    2023
    Lack of local buy-in, funding gaps and weak reporting call ownership of gender-inclusive security policies into question
  • Moral injury and the humanities
    Book Chapter
    2023
    Betraying your own moral beliefs is a particular form of trauma. New book chapter explores the concept of ‘moral injury’ and how the psychological understanding of war has changed over the last twenty years.
  • Myanmar in crisis
    Book
    2023
    Living with the pandemic and the coup
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    Book
    2023
    Migrants, brokers and European border governance in Africa
  • Cover From a China strategy to no strategy at all, ETCN Report, August 2023.JPG
    Chapter
    2023
    New report explores and compares European countries’ China strategies at a critical juncture in bilateral relations
  • European Political Community, European Union
    Webinar
    Online via Zoom
    Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has upended the political constellation of the wider Europe. In the wake of the invasion, The European Political Community (EPC) was launched in October 2022 by 44 European countries, including all 27 EU member states. The EPC's establishment raises new questions about the European security architecture and institutional alignment in light of Russia’s invasion. At this webinar we take a closer look at what this new body can and cannot achieve.
  • Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    When disaster strike, diaspora groups are often first responders and remain engaged during lengthy and complex crises. Join this roundtable where we discuss practices, possibilities and pitfalls
  • Cover of the publication China and Iran Relations in the Context of the Changing World Order
    Book Chapter
    2023
    New article explores the significance of Iran to China’s global development policy and the challenges facing their relationship