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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.
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Danish and European foreign policies
EU External Relations
History and foreign policy
Diplomacy and international organisations
World politics
The politics of great and emerging powers

Research and activites

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    Journal Article
    2023

    Toward a community of democracies

    Cold War visions for democratic unity
  • PB_Preventing jihadist expansion in Sub-Saharan Afric
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    DIIS Policy Brief
    2023

    Preventing jihadist expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa

    How the EU can play a constructive role
  • us-china-tech-war
    Photo/illustration by Oween CPY via Shutterstock
    Podcast
    2023

    US-China tech war is a battle for world dominance

  • Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock
    Photo/illustration by Imago/Ritzau Scanpix

    ‘Zeitenwende’: new security policy avenues for Denmark and Germany?

    The German Embassy, Göteborg Plads 1, 2150 Copenhagen
    Panel debate on current developments in Danish and German foreign, security and defence policy
  • US-China tech
    Photo/illustration by Quality Stock Arts / Shutterstock
    Livestreaming

    China's next act and the US-China tech war

    DIIS Auditorium
    From climate change to artificial intelligence, China will need to play an important role if the world is to meet its mounting ecological and technological challenges. But how should we balance cooperation and competition with an assertive China?
  • AUKUS
    Photo/illustration by Chad J. McNeeley/U.S. Secretary of Defence on Flickr copyright license
    Journal Article
    2023

    Europe: divided over AUKUS and China

    This was highlighted by reactions to AUKUS, the Australian-British-American military partnership, aiming to contain China
  • Post-Sovjet Affairs
    Photo/illustration by Информационное агентство БелТА via Wikipedia copyright license
    Journal Article
    2023

    How the Wagner Group became legal in Russian discourse

    Before the war in Ukraine the Wagner Group was considered illegal according to Russian law. In the public Russian discourse however, they are increasingly considered to be a legal private company.
  • Cover for brief on China and microchip production
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    DIIS Policy Brief
    2023

    Export controls effectively constrain China's advance in microchip production

    American and allied export controls have been successful in slowing the advance of China’s equipment for semiconductor chip production. Chinese players have been increasingly cut off from a global industry where customer-client interaction is essential. The US and its allies should continue with the controls and subsidies they have in place but expanding them further, as some advocate, would be excessively punitive.
  • Cover for the brief on EU´s space initiatives
    DIIS Policy Brief
    2023

    New technologies are challenging EU in outer space

    The increasing commercialisation and militarisation of outer space has intensified geopolitical competition and is re-shaping international relations. Public and private actors are increasingly looking to emerging technologies to gain a technological edge. This brief explores the topic of experimentation with emerging technologies in outer space and why EU decision-makers should address the main risks and implications of this development.
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    DIIS Policy Brief
    2023

    Women, peace and security beyond resolutions

    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.
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    Photo/illustration by Dj CkyBlue, screenshof from youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVupfa-sWYQ, license: CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en, via Wikimedia Commons copyright license
    DIIS Comment
    2023

    Zimbabweans want a leader who can build a strong economy, create jobs, and provide a decent living

    Something they've been lacking for most of the post-colonial period. But is the lack of progress during the post-colonial era only a fault of Zimbabwean leaders? Or should Western countries also shoulder some responsibility?
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    DIIS Report
    2023

    Taking stock of women, peace and security policy ownership

    Lack of local buy-in, funding gaps and weak reporting call ownership of gender-inclusive security policies into question
  • Moral injury and the humanities
    Book Chapter
    2023

    The moral challenges of moral injury

    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.
  • Myanmar in crisis
    Book
    2023

    Myanmar in crisis

    Living with the pandemic and the coup
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    Book
    2023

    The long shadow of the border

    Migrants, brokers and European border governance in Africa
  • Cover From a China strategy to no strategy at all, ETCN Report, August 2023.JPG
    Chapter
    2023

    How does Denmark’s China strategy compare to that of others?

    New report explores and compares European countries’ China strategies at a critical juncture in bilateral relations
  • European Political Community, European Union
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    Webinar

    The European Political Community: putting politics first?

    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.
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    DIIS Book
    2023

    Danish Foreign Policy Review 2023

  • Livestreaming

    Somali diaspora humanitarianism in complex crises

    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
  • Cover of the publication China and Iran Relations in the Context of the Changing World Order
    Book Chapter
    2023

    China and Iran relations in the context of the changing world order

    New article explores the significance of Iran to China’s global development policy and the challenges facing their relationship
  • Cover for brief on EPC
    DIIS Policy Brief
    2023

    The European Political Community

    Putting politics first?
  • Children in Uummannaq
    Photo/illustration by Leiff Josefsen

    Next on Greenland’s path to greater independence: 'Free Association'?

    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
  • Kamissa Camara
    Interview

    The “politics of coups” shape the response to West Africa´s military juntas

    Since 2020 West Africa has witnessed a series of military coups. Still, the responses from the Africa Union and The Economic Community of West African States have varied from hard sanctions to near indifference. This inconsistency in the organisations’ responses is the research subject for Mali´s former Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamissa Camara, who will speak at the seminar “West Africa's Sahel region in times of rupture and shifting global political orders” on 25 May 2023.
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    DIIS Report
    2023

    The new EU climate and energy strategy in a time of war

    Putin’s war in Ukraine has pushed EU member states to revamp collective energy and climate action
  • Tech for Democracy
    Report
    2023

    Tech for democracy

    Learnings from the Year of Action