Fragile states
In many areas of the world, the state has only a limited presence. In cities as well as in the countryside, different forms of armed groups and non-state actors challenge the authority of the state, trying to uphold an alternative order.
Research and activites
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Photo/illustration by Vladimir Lysenko/Wikimedia Commons copyright licenseWeb Article2021Some methodological considerationsNauja Kleist
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Report2021Rakhine and Paletwa People’s Perceptions of the 2021 Military CoupNyan Corridor & Helene Maria Kyed
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Journal Article2021Helene Maria Kyed
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Book Chapter2021the Complex Relationships Between State/Non-state Armed Actors in Syria’s WarHelle Malmvig
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Book2021The Pushback against Chinese Global AmbitionsLuke Patey
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DIIS Working Paper2021New approaches to fragility in the Horn of Africa and SahelPeer Schouten
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Journal Article2021contested and plural authorities in a Karen village after the ceasefireHelene Maria Kyed
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Report2021Results of Consultation with transboundary herders, semi-settled herders and settled communities in Ouham Pendé and Western OuhamGuillaume de Brier, Peer Schouten, Peter Mardsen & Dirk Gillebert
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Booklet and report2021Ahnu Thutaythana (Arts-Research) Essays
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Book Chapter2020the case of YemenMaria-Louise Clausen
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Journal Article2020Boom-era political and institutional innovationNelson Oppong, Luke Patey & Ricardo Soares de Oliveira
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Book2020Informal Resolutions and State Evasion in a time of contested transitionHelene Maria Kyed
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Report2020The role of infrastructure in tackling the underlying drivers of fragilityPeer Schouten, C Fantini, G Morgan, S Kumar, T Adeoti, A Reese, S Crosskey & N O'Regan
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Journal Article2020Islamic State’s use of Quranic verses and how it relates to state-buildingMaria-Louise Clausen
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Journal Article2020Mona Kanwal Sheikh
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Journal Article2020Religion and the Case of the Pakistani TalibanMona Kanwal Sheikh
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Journal Article2020Signe Marie Cold-Ravnkilde & Christine Nissen
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Journal Article2020constitutive effects of contemporary interventionismSigne Marie Cold-Ravnkilde & Katja Lindskov Jacobsen
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Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright licenseDIIS Report2020Trends and themes in contemporary messagingTelli Betül Karacan
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Book Chapter2020Reflections on Negotiating IdentityMaria-Louise Clausen
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DIIS Report2020Ghana and India in United Nations PeacekeepingPeter Albrecht & Podder Sukanya
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Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright licenseForskningsartikel2020Caught between Domestic Repression and External Co-optationMaria-Louise Clausen
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Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright licenseForskningsartikel2020Helle Malmvig & Tamirace Fakhoury
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DIIS Working Paper2019Supply chains as a new frontline in conflict financing?Peer Schouten
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DIIS Policy Brief2018It’s time for pragmatic international engagementJairo Munive & Finn Stepputat
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DIIS Policy Brief2017The Failure of Regional Powers in the SahelRasmus Alenius Boserup & Luiz Martinez
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DIIS Impact2017Countering jihadist mobilizationRasmus Alenius Boserup & Luis Martinez
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DIIS Policy Brief2017From the Power of Guns to Civilian AcceptanceJairo Munive, Finn Stepputat & Thomas Mandrup
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DIIS Policy Brief2017The EU's Desert Front against migrationHans Lucht
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Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright licenseDIIS Policy Brief2017Reforms need to consider local dispute resolutionHelene Maria Kyed
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DIIS Policy Brief2017Inequality in MINUSMA #3Signe Marie Cold-Ravnkilde, Peter Albrecht & Rikke Haugegaard
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DIIS Policy Brief2017Inequality in MINUSMA #2Peter Albrecht, Signe Marie Cold-Ravnkilde & Rikke Haugegaard
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Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright licenseDIIS Comment2017Recent developments herald a troubled year for the AfghansMona Kanwal Sheikh
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DIIS Policy Brief2017When peacekeepers do damageSigne Marie Cold-Ravnkilde & Thomas Mandrup
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DIIS Policy Brief2016Inequality in MINUSMA #1Peter Albrecht, Signe Marie Cold-Ravnkilde & Rikke Haugegaard
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DIIS Policy Brief2016One year on, the UN-backed government is at a lossRasmus Alenius Boserup, Hans Lucht & Mohamed Eljarh
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DIIS Impact2016Migrant deaths on the Mediterranean soar to new heightsHans Lucht & Rasmus Alenius Boserup
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DIIS Policy Brief2016Women in MINUSMASigne Marie Cold-Ravnkilde, Peter Albrecht & Rikke Haugegaard
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DIIS Policy Brief2016Geopolitics and non-western intervention in SyriaFlemming Splidsboel Hansen
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DIIS Policy Brief2016Geopolitics and non-Western Intervention in SyriaHelle Malmvig
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DIIS Policy Brief2016Geopolitics and non-western intervention in SyriaLuke Patey
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DIIS Policy Brief2016Post-deportation risksMaybritt Jill Alpes & Ninna Nyberg Sørensen
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Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright licenseDIIS Comment2016The war on global jihad represents a greater threat to the liberal world order than the jihad networks themselvesLars Erslev Andersen
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DIIS Policy Brief2016Supporting the transitions in MyanmarLouise Riis Andersen
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Brief2016Kasper Hoffmann
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Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright licenseDIIS Comment2016Kristoffer Nilaus Tarp
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DIIS Policy Brief2016Jihadist violence in Nigeria continuesSine Plambech & Signe Marie Cold-Ravnkilde
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DIIS Policy Brief2016Unpopular capital interventions deserve a chanceJairo Munive
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DIIS Policy Brief2016security in the SahelEric Hahonou
Experts
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Photo/illustration by Lynggaardhansenfoto.dkSustainable development and governanceSenior Researcher+45 3269 8779
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Photo/illustration by Lynggaardhansenfoto.dk