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Defence and security policy

The days are gone when defense and security policies could be made knowing the identity of the enemy, the nature of the threat – or indeed when long established rules and relationships still counted. This presents completely new challenges for policy-makers.

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  • Building in Kyiv, Ukraine
    Photo/illustration by Алесь Усцінаў via Pexels
    Livestreaming

    Ukraine: Russian mass-subversion of Ukrainian territories

    DIIS Auditorium
    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
  • Soldiers in Ukraine
    Photo/illustration by Military journalist Taras Gren / Ministry of Defense of Ukraine via Flickr copyright license
    Livestreaming

    Ukraine: The wider security developments in and around Ukraine

    DIIS Auditorium
    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
  • Russian troops in Popasna, Ukraine
    Photo/illustration by Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
    Livestreaming

    Ukraine: Lessons learned and the prospects for the war in Ukraine

    DIIS Auditorium
    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
  • Tractor with Danish and Ukrainian flags in Mykolaiv
    Photo/illustration by Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix
    Livestreaming

    Ukraine: The reconstruction of Mykolaiv

    DIIS Auditorium
    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
  • Chinese coast guard in the South China Sea
    Photo/illustration by Wang Yuguo/Zuma/Ritzau Scanpix
    Livestreaming

    Maritime security and geopolitical rivalry in the South China sea

    DIIS Auditorium
    This seminar takes stock of tensions in the South China sea. Leading experts will discuss the geopolitical, legal and economic implications of current developments
  • Bamako (Mali). Fransk soldat efter angreb mod Hotel Azalaï, hovedsæde for EU’s militære træningsmission i Mali (EUTM), 2016
    Photo/illustration by Nicolas Réméné
    Livestreaming

    European failures in the Sahel: Insights from the field

    DIIS Auditorium
    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?
  • Summit of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh
    Photo/illustration by Handout/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
    Livestreaming

    The impact of the Gaza war on the Middle East

    DIIS Auditorium
    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?
  • Muslim militant in sunset
    Photo/illustration by Shutterstock, Getmilitaryphotos

    Negotiating with jihadists? Assessing risks and opportunities

    DIIS Auditorium
    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?
  • Soldater i Vestafrika
    Photo/illustration by Joerg Boethling / Alamy Stock Photo
    Livestreaming

    West Africa now

    DIIS Auditorium
    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
  • UN soldier
    Photo/illustration by UN Photo/Michael Ali
    Livestreaming

    What does the future of peacekeeping hold?

    DIIS Auditorium
    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
  • Illustration of William Pitt and Napoleon Bonaparte cutting the world
    Photo/illustration by James Gillray, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    Livestreaming

    Geopolitics and international relations (1899-2024) in Europe and beyond

    DIIS Auditorium
    Past, present and future
  • People in Taiwan
    Photo/illustration by Daniel Shih/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
    Livestreaming

    A partner in dire straits? A European perspective on Taiwan

    DIIS, auditorium
    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
  • Big Loop of Saar River near Orscholz, Mettlach, Saarland, Germany, Europe
    Photo/illustration by Hans-Peter Merten / robertharding / Alamy Stock Photo

    Power, practice and theory in international relations

    DIIS Auditorium
    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
  • South China sea disputes, water cannon against Philippines
    Photo/illustration by China Coast Guard/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
    Livestreaming

    Deeply immersed: Taking stock of South China Sea developments

    DIIS, Auditorium
    Viewed as an important strategic waterway from a regional and global perspective, the South China Sea has long constituted a critical arena for various maritime and territorial disputes that are now resurfacing.
  • 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.
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    Webinar

    Experiences of women, peace and security in diverse African contexts

    Online Zoom meeting
    In this webinar, national and regional practitioners of the women, peace and security agenda exchange their experiences in advancing women’s role in peace governance and challenges for policy implementation in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali and beyond
  • Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock
    Photo/illustration by Imago/Ritzau Scanpix

    ‘Zeitenwende’: new security policy avenues for Denmark and Germany?

    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
    Photo/illustration by Quality Stock Arts / Shutterstock
    Livestreaming

    China's next act and the US-China tech war

    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?
  • Putin and Xi meeting Moscow
    Photo/illustration by Sergei Karpukhin/TASS/Ritzau Scanpix
    Livestreaming

    Seminar: Status and equality make rising powers more cooperative

    Researcher explains why great powers like China and India challenge international order.
  • UN Security Council meeting Zelensky
    Photo/illustration by UN Photo/Laura Jarriel
    Livestreaming

    The UN Security Council: Maintaining international peace after the invasion

    A year into Russia's war in Ukraine and with the UN Security Council caught up in great power rivalry, this event explores strategies available to non-permanent elected members of the UN Security Council to exert influence
  • Blinken og Lavrov corona greeting
    Photo/illustration by Pool/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
    Webinar

    The Arctic Council in the shadow of the War in Ukraine

    Online via Zoom
    This webinar brings together officials and experts from Denmark, Greenland, Norway and Finland to discuss the current and future state of the Arctic Council following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
  • Tank, Krigen i Ukraine
    Photo/illustration by Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
    Livestreaming

    Russia's war in Ukraine: What does it mean for international order and the UN system

    DIIS Auditorium
    The seminar explores the underlying causes of Russia’s war in Ukraine and discusses its implications for international order, with a special focus on the UN system
  • Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO Madrid Summit 2022
    Photo/illustration by NATO
    Livestreaming

    NATO’s new strategic concept in practice

    DIIS Auditorium
    In an unpredictable and contested security environment, defining the major security challenges and strategic priorities is crucial. But does NATO's strategic concept represent fundamental change or is it business as expected?
  • City in China with beautiful sky
    Photo/illustration by Tracy ben / Shutterstock
    Livestreaming

    Which world order does China want?

    Beijing’s position on the war in Ukraine and their building of strong partnerships in Central Asia can give us some of the answer
  • Tank i en skov i Ukraine
    Photo/illustration by kibri_ho / Shutterstock.com
    Webinar

    Protecting the environment in times of armed conflict

    Online via Zoom
    In late 2022, the UN General Assembly is expected to adopt a set of guiding principles for the Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflict (PERAC). This webinar will present and discuss the principles as well as the problems relating to their implementation. We have invited three organizations to identify key issues in moving this agenda forward
  • Danske soldater i Irak 2004

    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...

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