History and foreign policy
History affects foreign policy if decision-makers are driven by “lessons of the past”. Memory politics, usually focused on national identity formation, can play a direct role. The danger is that history rarely repeats itself; uncritical use of historical lessons may lead to foreign policy failure.
Research and activites
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Journal Article2024historicising current dynamics of climate-related migration in the savannah zone of Ghana -
DIIS Report2024Safeguarding Europe's energy infrastructure -
DIIS Report2024The EU’s path out of the energy crisis -
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Photo/illustration by U.S. Department of Energy from United States, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsBook Chapter2023divergent national paths towards a common green future -
Book2023Friedrich Ratzel's Necropolitical Geography -
Photo/illustration by Capt. Mikel Arcovitch/The National Guard/Flickr copyright licenseJournal Article2023The writing of an Arctic chapter in the US autobiography -
Journal Article2023Cold War visions for democratic unity -
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Working papers etc.2023Free Association -
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DIIS Report2022Transition within geopolitical constraints -
Journal Article2022competing visions of technopolitical orders -
Book Chapter2022Structural Variations of the US-China Great Power Rivalry -
Working papers etc.2022Assessing China’s coercive measures in Scandinavia -
DIIS Working Paper2022The resilient state of Lebanon -
Journal Article2022Supporting Baltic independence 1990-1991 -
Report2022From differentiation to alignment -
Photo/illustration by Mahdieh Gaforian/Fars Media Corporation via Wikimedia Commons copyright licenseJournal Article2021How the European New Right imagines a post-liberal world order -
Journal Article2021Travels of a contested civilizational imaginary
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Book2021From neighbours to allies
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Photo/illustration by Rasmus FlyDIIS Policy Brief2023 -
Photo/illustration by Rasmus Fly FilbertDIIS Policy Brief2023How the EU can play a constructive role -
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 -
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Photo/illustration by Lone Ravnkilde -
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DIIS Policy Brief2022Protocol, pitfalls, and practice -
Photo/illustration by Rasmus Fly Filbert, http://rasmusfly.dk/DIIS Policy Brief2022South-North perspectives -
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INTERVIEW2020 -
DIIS Policy Brief2019Money and Security in the South China Sea -
DIIS Policy Brief2018The question of Nordic UN peacekeeping -
Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright licenseDIIS Comment2018Between John McCain’s death and the American Right’s growing volatility, US foreign policy is at a pivotal crossroads -
DIIS Policy Brief2018Converging stabilisation efforts by Denmark, Norway and Sweden -
Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright licenseDIIS Comment2018
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DIIS Policy Brief2017Challenges and opportunities for Europe -
DIIS Policy Brief2017The traditional parties break the trend and stay in front -
Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright licenseDIIS Comment2016The war on global jihad represents a greater threat to the liberal world order than the jihad networks themselves
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Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright license
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Photo/illustration by Pexels. Jens Mahnke. copyright license
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Experts
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Photo/illustration by Lynggaardhansenfoto.dkForeign policy and diplomacyHead of unit, Senior researcher+45 3269 8938 -
Photo/illustration by Jette Mariboe, DIIS -
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Photo/illustration by Lynggaardhansenfoto.dkForeign policy and diplomacySenior Researcher+45 6058 9080