Foreign policy

Researcher explains why great powers like China and India challenge international order.

In this seminar, leading international experts take stock of Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy initiative in the shadow of the war in Ukraine, which has exacerbated the tensions between democracy and authoritarianism

Laura Sjoberg introduces the notion of "sex rule" in this talk. Looking at marriage, reproduction, migration and asylum cases, and homonormativity, she argues that sex rules matter in global politics and international security

Denmark has launched its campaign for the UNSC in 2025-2026 but what can Denmark hope to achieve in the UN Security Council if elected?

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

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

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

At least two positions are taking shape around the ongoing war in Ukraine. One states that the world is facing the same old Russia, and so any change can come as a result of its defeat on the battlefield. The other is detecting important changes in Russian foreign policy articulations and political culture generally. The seminar will focus on the analytical tools required for deciding between these two positions

Defying the state in theory and practice

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?

Beijing’s position on the war in Ukraine and their building of strong partnerships in Central Asia can give us some of the answer

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

Five prominent international experts offer their reflections on the threat of nuclear war and the prospects of nuclear arms reductions

After the September 25th snap election, a likely victory of right-wing coalition may radically change the course of Italy

How small states can navigate the UNSC in the new era of great power rivalry

What motivates Chinese companies - and their Western counterparts?

At this webinar, we launch a new DIIS report that examines issues of devolved adaptation governance in depth. Hear authors present highlights from the report as well as national and international perspectives from experts working with devolved adaptation finance

Both national and international investigative teams have already started investigating alleged mass atrocities committed in the war in Ukraine. But how do such investigations operate, and how can war crimes be prevented? Five researchers share their thoughts at this seminar

Ukraine seminar part 1: The Prospect of Nuclear War, our dependency of Russian Oil and the refugees are important consequences of the War. But the role of China and the European and American far right and their connections to Russia are other issues worth a discussion in this first part of DIIS’s seminar on Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Webinar on the ongoing struggle for recognition, democracy, and justice in Myanmar.

From Trump to Biden

How relations between China and the Nordic-Baltic countries were disrupted

Extractive industries in the Anthropocene

Global virtuel book launch on the new book 'Birth of the State: The Place of the Body in Crafting Modern Politics' by Charlotte Epstein