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The Defence and Security Studies at DIIS

The Defence and Security Studies are carried out by DIIS for the Danish Ministry of Defence.

The aim of these studies is to provide multidisciplinary in-depth knowledge on topics that are central for Danish defence and security policy, both currently and in the long term.

This site is for our English-speaking audience and it only contains publications and activities in English. For a complete list of publications and activities, please visit the Danish version of the site. 

DANCON Irak juni 2004. Foto: forsvarsgalleriet.dk
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Projekterne på FSPS2024 afdækker en bred vifte af emner med relevans for Danmarks sikkerhed, hvoraf flere har afsæt i den aktuelle situation i Ukraine, og ligger inden for fem overordnede temaer:  

  1. Ruslands invasion af Ukraine
  1. Østersøen, Arktis og nordisk forsvarssamarbejde
  1. Ny teknologi og dansk sikkerhedspolitik
  1. Europæisk forsvarssamarbejde og NATO
  1. Usikkerhed og terrorisme i Nordafrika og Mellemøsten 
Contact (in Danish)

Spørgsmål om strategisk projektkoordinering, kontakt seniorforsker og FSPS-programleder Cecilie Felicia Stokholm Banke: cfb@diis.dk

Spørgsmål om administration, kontakt seniorcontroller og administrativ FSPS-koordinator Jette Albrechtsen: jeal@diis.dk

Contact

Cecilie Felicia Stokholm Banke

Cecilie Felicia Stokholm Banke

Head of unit, Senior researcher
+45 3269 8938
cfb@diis.dk
Jette Albrechtsen

Jette Albrechtsen

Senior Controller
+45 6185 1543
jeal@diis.dk

Research and activites

  • Children in Uummannaq
    Photo/illustration by Leiff Josefsen

    'Free Association' in Greenland? Caribbean and Pacific experiences

    DIIS, auditorium
    To understand what future course, Greenland might be setting itself on, DIIS invites for a seminar with professor Rafael Cox Alomar, expert in comparative constitutional law in the context of decolonization.
  • Children in Uummannaq
    Photo/illustration by Leiff Josefsen

    Next on Greenland’s path to greater independence: 'Free Association'?

    The auditorium in Pikialaarfik (the black building next to Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland Kivioq 5, Nuuk
    To understand what future course, Greenland might be setting itself on, DIIS in collaboration with Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland invites for a seminar in Nuuk
  • Mining machinery in Greenland
    Photo/illustration by Raelene Goddard / Alamy Stock Photo
    Webinar

    Chinese involvement in the Arctic minerals sector

    What motivates Chinese companies - and their Western counterparts?
  • west africa
    Photo/illustration by Rasmus Fly Filbert
    Webinar

    West Africa Perspectives

    Online via Zoom
    It matters how the dynamics of West Africa are discussed. Join this webinar to understand why, and hear more about appropriate responses to some of the main challenges that the region is facing.
  • Pipes for the construction of the Nord Stream 2
    Photo/illustration by Stefan Sauer, DPA, Ritzau/Scanpix
    Webinar

    Caught in gas pipeline (geo)politics?

    When do energy projects transform from everyday technical matters to security issues? Is energy increasingly becoming a matter of international security dynamics? Join this panel discussion with experts with a specific view to the two gas pipeline projects currently under construction in the Baltic Sea.
  • Narsaq, Greenland. Photo: Andrew Testa/Ate03040grn/Ritzau Scanpix
    Photo/illustration by Andrew Testa/Ate03040grn/Ritzau Scanpix
    Webinar

    Greenland’s minerals and China’s green energy dominance

    A discussion based on the new Policy Brief 'Greenland’s minerals to consolidate China’s rare earth dominance?'
  • Ethiopia_Welcome_Ceremony_Tigray
    Photo/illustration by 2014_01_22_Ethiopia_Welcome_Ceremony_001, AMISOM Public Information/Tobin Jones, Flickr, CC0 1.0 copyright license
    Webinar

    The Tigray armed conflict: the state of play and dilemmas of international intervention

    Online via Zoom
    This webinar sets out to discuss the latest developments in Tigray as well as the international community’s options for intervention
  • Photo of Kony with abducted children in Paicho
    Photo/illustration by Billie O'Kademeiri
    Webinar

    Cosmic conflicts

    Religion and armed struggle
  • Livestreaming

    What next for Europe and China?

    Auditorium
    Trade and technology, diplomacy and defense, and the decade ahead

Contact

Cecilie Felicia Stokholm Banke
Photo/illustration by Lynggaardhansenfoto.dk

Cecilie Felicia Stokholm Banke

Foreign policy and diplomacy
Head of unit, Senior researcher
+45 3269 8938
cfb@diis.dk
Jette Albrechtsen
Photo/illustration by Lynggaardhansenfoto.dk

Jette Albrechtsen

Finance
Senior Controller
+45 6185 1543
jeal@diis.dk