Nordic & Baltic Countries

DIIS's research in the Nordic and Baltic countries focuses on the impact of superpower rivalry in the Baltic Sea Region and on Danish cooperative relations, in particular with the Nordic and Baltic countries.

Research and activites

  • Rigsarkiv Helsinki Finland
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    Archives have played and continue to play a crucial role in decolonisation processes in the North. And control over archives regarding colonial histories today play key roles in truth and reconciliation processes playing out in the North.
  • People in Taiwan
    Livestreaming
    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
    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
  • Zelensky speaking at United Nations headquaters
    DIIS Auditorium
    Thant Myint-U, internationally recognized historian, grandson of former UN General Secretary U Thant, and former UN diplomat, will discuss his recent research on the "recovered history" of the UN. He will explore what this means for Denmark as a potential member of the Security Council 2025 - 2026 and how the UN can address regional conflicts, like Myanmar
  • kenya food distribution via fingerprint tech system
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    How do NGOs use algorithms and data-driven tools for predictive analysis in their humanitarian response?
  • European Political Community, European Union
    Webinar
    Online via Zoom
    Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has upended the political constellation of the wider Europe. In the wake of the invasion, The European Political Community (EPC) was launched in October 2022 by 44 European countries, including all 27 EU member states. The EPC's establishment raises new questions about the European security architecture and institutional alignment in light of Russia’s invasion. At this webinar we take a closer look at what this new body can and cannot achieve.
  • Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    When disaster strike, diaspora groups are often first responders and remain engaged during lengthy and complex crises. Join this roundtable where we discuss practices, possibilities and pitfalls
  • Både ved strand
    DIIS Auditorium
    Autoetnography is emerging as a trend in current research. Come and reflect on the different ways to use personal experience and positionality with four migration scholars
  • Children in Uummannaq
    The auditorium in Pikialaarfik (the black building next to Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland Kivioq 5, Nuuk
    To understand what future course, Greenland might be setting itself on, DIIS in collaboration with Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland invites for a seminar in Nuuk
  • Albania in the UN Security Council
    Livestreaming
    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?
  • Drone and soldier - Baltic Sea
    Livestreaming
    Highly relevant 1,5-day conference with over 20 experts on security challenges in the Baltic Sea Region
  • Blinken og Lavrov corona greeting
    Webinar
    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
  • nuclear energy
    Webinar
    Online via Zoom
    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
  • UN Security Council - Norway
    Livestreaming
    DIIS, Auditorium
    How small states can navigate the UNSC in the new era of great power rivalry
  • Mining machinery in Greenland
    Webinar
    What motivates Chinese companies - and their Western counterparts?
  • Cover DIIS Report 2022 01 Women on the move
    Webinar
    Online via Zoom
    In the past years we have seen images of West African women en route to Europe crossing the Mediterranean and currently newspapers and media are brimming with images of Ukrainian women.
  • Bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and US Vice President Joe Biden
    Webinar
    From Trump to Biden
  • puzzle, china, denmark, finland
    Webinar
    How relations between China and the Nordic-Baltic countries were disrupted
  • Skitse illustration af energiøen i Danmark
    Webinar
    Attend via Zoom
    How may the green transition alter energy security balance in the Baltic Sea region?
  • rapport
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    What are the main conclusions of the assessment of Danish development co-operation?
  • book How China Loses by Luke Patey
    Webinar
    China, the United States, the European Union, and India in a changing global order
  • Pipes for the construction of the Nord Stream 2
    Webinar
    When do energy projects transform from everyday technical matters to security issues? Is energy increasingly becoming a matter of international security dynamics? Join this panel discussion with experts with a specific view to the two gas pipeline projects currently under construction in the Baltic Sea.
  • Narsaq, Greenland. Photo: Andrew Testa/Ate03040grn/Ritzau Scanpix
    Webinar
    A discussion based on the new Policy Brief 'Greenland’s minerals to consolidate China’s rare earth dominance?'
  • Livestreaming
    Auditorium
    Trade and technology, diplomacy and defense, and the decade ahead
  • Pexels. Jens Mahnke.
    Activity
    New narratives on migration through film