Previous events and webinars

Join us for the launch of two new unique research based books on Tanzania

Explaining state terror and atrocities, from Nazi Germany to the war in Ukraine

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

Join us for an expedition exploring the science and global politics of vanishing ice, from Greenland to COP27, with famous glaciologist Jason Box

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

Insights from DIIS' latest research on development efforts and challenges across the globe - and their interactions with increasingly widespread and acute climate change impacts

Join us for this book launch as part of the conference The Psychology of War in the 21st Century

Double book launch and talk at Kunsthal Charlottenborg

Join us for this book launch as part of the conference The Psychology of War in the 21st Century

The history and politics of trauma, from 9/11 to Ukraine

This webinar invites four experts on nuclear energy from Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Germany to discuss the future of nuclear energy in the respective countries of the Baltic Sea

På trods af den internationale karakter af den NATO-ledede mission i Afghanistan fra 2001-2021 blev der aldrig udviklet et overordnet internationalt beskyttelsesprogram for de lokaltansatte tolke. Det har medført en uens behandling af tolkene, og mange har følt sig ladt i stikken. Vi har inviteret to indsigtsfulde forskere til at diskutere, hvad det har medført af konsekvenser og læringer

At this seminar, we assess recent developments in loss and damage policy, research and practice to identify possible ways forward towards COP27 and beyond

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 do Al-Qaeda and Islamic State use Islamic thought as justification for their ideology and how do the two movements differ? Three researchers give us their perspectives at this seminar

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

A presentation of Elizaveta Gaufman's forthcoming book and a discussion with DIIS Senior Researcher, Stefano Guzzini and Professor from Copenhagen University, Rebecca Adler-Nissen

Climate change is often seen as causing migration. This excludes the many other causes of, and responsibilities for, crises that follow climate-change. Join us for this seminar where expert Jesse Ribot offers an insight into the multiple causes producing precarity and shaping migration in Senegal

A panel of legal and migration scholars will examine the implications for asylum seekers, but also the future legal implications for refugee protection in Europe and beyond

How is climate change and mobility linked and how do people cope through moving or staying? These are some of the questions four researchers discuss based on their research at this seminar

What motivates Chinese companies - and their Western counterparts?