Previous events and webinars

Join us for the release of Danish Foreign Policy Review 2024 and a reflection on the new geopolitical realities and the changing threats

DIIS offers a compact series of a total of four seminars to give you a comprehensive understanding of some of the most pressing issues relating to Ukraine. This seminar discusses the challenge of dealing with acute security threats and reforming a state at war

DIIS offers a compact series of a total of four seminars to give you a comprehensive understanding of some of the most pressing issues relating to Ukraine. At this seminar, James Nixey from Chatham House will give a talk on the lessons learned and the prospects for the war in Ukraine

DIIS offers a compact series of a total of four seminars to give you a comprehensive understanding of some of the most pressing issues relating to Ukraine. At this seminar, we take a closer look at how Russian occupation of the temporarily occupied territories in Ukraine has been accompanied by strategies and policies to change the composition, both physically and mentally, of these territories

DIIS offers a compact series of a total of four seminars to give you a comprehensive understanding of some of the most pressing issues relating to Ukraine. This seminar will zoom in on Mykolaiv and Denmark’s support to the reconstruction of the city and region

This seminar takes stock of tensions in the South China sea. Leading experts will discuss the geopolitical, legal and economic implications of current developments

In vulnerable areas of the Global South, climate change is undermining the social relations that are central to functioning, flourishing societies. What is going on, and how can policy and programming respond? This webinar shares new knowledge from a cooperation between DIIS, the Danish Red Cross, and partners in Ghana and Niger

This seminar discusses the drivers of recent policy changes in Nordic countries, their impact, interlinkages and future challenges

The recent coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger reflect how new military rulers seek to redefine regional dynamics. Amid great power rivalry, how does the coups impact European engagements in the Sahel?

Countries affected by violent conflict and state fragility receive extremely low climate change funding, thus leaving behind populations considered most vulnerable to climate change. How can this paradox be addressed and what role can the UN play?

How will the Gaza war change the Middle East and how will a future Middle East look like? What impact will it have on perceptions of the rules-based world order?

Why have we never seen peace negotiations with current or former affiliates of al-Qaeda or the Islamic State? And what could we expect to happen if such a strategy was in fact pursued?

Archives have played and continue to play a crucial role in decolonisation processes in the North. And control over archives regarding colonial histories today play key roles in truth and reconciliation processes playing out in the North.

This seminar sheds light on the myriad challenges shaping West Africa and discusses the recent political upheavals, the growing influence of Russia, and the complex web of migration patterns intersecting the region and beyond

Climate change adaptation in the Global South is urgent. Locally-led approaches are gaining momentum. But what does that mean in practice and does it work? This webinar launches a new DIIS report on lessons from locally-led adaptation in East Africa

Why and how is Russia expanding its influence in Africa after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine? And (in what way) has Russia been able to transform its influence into impact on African states' voting behaviour in the UN General Assembly. Those are some of the questions we will address at this seminar.

Join us for an open discussion on how to rethink climate, peace and security efforts with African partners

The closure of the UN mission in Mali in 2023 is bound to open up many questions about the future of peacekeeping as a form of multilateral intervention. Join this seminar to learn more from leading experts in the field

Past, present and future

This seminar brings together leading scholars on humanitarianism to discuss the state of humanitarianism today, its historical entanglements and its future

Cinemateket har fundet frem til nogle af de stærkeste dokumentarfilm om internationale forhold, som altid suppleret af dybdegående forskeroplæg og debatter med publikumsinddragelse.

This DIIS seminar takes a closer look at recent developments in Cross-Strait relations and the wider Taiwan conflict as seen from a European perspective

Power, theory and practice are each inescapable for understanding international relations. In the case of all three, Stefano Guzzini's contributions have been core to advancing scholarship

This seminar brings together leading scholars to provide insights into the history, politics and ideology of the Hamas movement and how it differs from other jihadist movements

This seminar discusses what it means for people in Myanmar to ‘live with crisis’ in the context of escalating and intersecting forms of crisis