Foreign policy

DIIS researches the relation between states, international relations and cooperation. The focus is on the differences between the foreign policies of small states and superpowers, how politicians are guided by the foreign policies of the past, and the EU's foreign policy and diplomacy in international organisations.

Research and activites

  • flooded homes within a village after the River Nile broke the dykes in Jonglei State, South Sudan, October 5, 2020.
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    Defying the state in theory and practice
  • Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO Madrid Summit 2022
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    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?
  • City in China with beautiful sky
    Livestreaming
    Beijing’s position on the war in Ukraine and their building of strong partnerships in Central Asia can give us some of the answer
  • Tank i en skov i Ukraine
    Webinar
    Online via Zoom
    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
  • Nuclear disarmament demonstration
    Livestreaming
    Five prominent international experts offer their reflections on the threat of nuclear war and the prospects of nuclear arms reductions
  • italian election 2022 candidates
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    After the September 25th snap election, a likely victory of right-wing coalition may radically change the course of Italy
  • 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?
  • report from DIIS with man sailing in a boat in Africa
    Webinar
    Online via Zoom
    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
  • Mass grave in Bucha, Ukraine
    Livestreaming
    Auditorium, DIIS
    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
  • woman gets help from military to evacuate in the war in Ukraine
    Livestreaming
    Auditorium, DIIS
    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.
  • Photo by anonymised photographer from Myanmar
    Webinar
    Webinar on the ongoing struggle for recognition, democracy, and justice in Myanmar.
  • 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
  • Mining in Congo
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    Extractive industries in the Anthropocene
  • charlotte-epstein-book-cover-of-birth-of-state
    Webinar
    Global virtuel book launch on the new book 'Birth of the State: The Place of the Body in Crafting Modern Politics' by Charlotte Epstein
  • kidal mali harvest of vegtables
    Webinar
    Unpacking the relationship between migration and development and the implication for development policy
  • charlotte-epstein-book-cover-of-birth-of-state
    Livestreaming
    Book launch and reception on the new book by Charlotte Epstein
  • meeting between vladimir putin and alexander Lukashenko april 2021
    DIIS - Auditorium
    In this public seminar, the two leading experts, Arkady Moshes and Lizaveta Dubinka, present their analysis of the situation
  • book How China Loses by Luke Patey
    Interview
    Al Jazeera (Arabic) interviewed DIIS senior researcher Luke Patey about his new book, "How China Loses: The Pushback against Chinese Global Ambitions", and China’s relations across the world
  • US and china tech battle
    Webinar
    This webinar brings together two of Europe’s leading experts on China and technology to discuss the US-China tech race and the consequences for Europe
  • Ronald Reagan at Durenberger Rally by Michael Evans
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    Book talk on human rights, democracy promotion, and U.S. interventionism in the late Cold War
  • tyrkey demonstration with flags and a book cover
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    Presentation of Soner Cagaptay’s new book “A Sultan in Autumn: Erdogan Faces the Uncontainable Forces of Turkey” and a discussion on the mounting challenges to President Erdogan’s rule
  • rapport
    Livestreaming
    DIIS Auditorium
    What are the main conclusions of the assessment of Danish development co-operation?
  • bog af lars erslev oprør og alliancer mellemøsten efter det arabiske forår
    Livestreaming
    Auditoriet - DIIS
    Kom til boglancering for seniorforsker Lars Erslev Andersens nye bog og bliv klogere på, hvor Mellemøsten er på vej hen