Peacebuilding and democratization

opportunities for co-operation between the African Union, its member states and Denmark

Experiences of implementing the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda in African countries indicate a need to focus on engaging civil society and grassroots actors as well as developing adequate reporting systems. Denmark’s candidacy for the non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2025-26 would benefit from a strong position on the implementation of the women, peace and security agenda both nationally and locally by all UN member states.

Lack of local buy-in, funding gaps and weak reporting call ownership of gender-inclusive security policies into question

Betraying your own moral beliefs is a particular form of trauma. New book chapter explores the concept of ‘moral injury’ and how the psychological understanding of war has changed over the last twenty years.

Living with the pandemic and the coup

The control of commodity flows can make and unmake state projects in the politically fragmented Somali territories, new book shows.

Privilege, precarity, and colonial nostalgia among european security contractors in East Africa

The militarization of intimate lives