News

2023.11.30

New CMS Report: Military Data Translation and Digital Transformation

The rapid development of digital technology such as big data, AI, and the Internet of Things is becoming increasingly significant for Danish security and defense policy.

Appointment

2023.11.29

CMS professor gets special role in war crimes investigations

Kevin Jon Heller, Professor at the Centre for Military Studies in the Department of Political Science, has been appointed Special Adviser on War Crimes to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Symposium

2023.11.22

Academia and industry join forces to improve critical maritime infrastructure protection

The attacks on the Nordstream and Baltic Connector pipelines have shown the vulnerability of maritime infrastructures. How can pipelines, cables and offshore windfarms be better protected? A symposium seeks answers.

2023.10.09

Senior Researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen appointed to NATO expert group on the alliance’s southern neighbourhood

Senior Researcher at the Centre for Military Studies, Katja Lindskov Jacobsen, has been appointed to a newly established NATO expert group to support a review of NATO’s approach to its southern neighbourhood. Katja is…

2023.09.25

New CMS Report: Small States and Large Weapons

Complex and important decisions must be made when small states buy large arms and other types of defence equipment. Materiel acquisition involves extensive political, organizational, economic, and operational interests…

2023.08.14

New CMS Report: US Defense and Security Policy in Change

American defense and security policy is changing, and the great power competition with China and partly Russia is the overriding focus that sets the framework for the Biden administration's defense and security policy…

2023.08.02

CMS Researcher Tobias Liebetrau publishes the article "Critical maritime infrastructure protection: What’s the trouble?"

Since the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream pipelines, critical maritime infrastructure protection has become a top political priority. Curious to know what is at stake in this revised maritime agenda? What critical…

2023.06.15

New CMS Report: European Perspectives on the Global Return of Nuclear Weapons

The use of nuclear weapons has returned to World politics after several decades. President Putin's many references to the Russian military's ability to use nuclear weapons have created fear among the populations of…

2023.05.31

New CMS Report: International Humanitarian Law and Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems

How have the political discourses about climate change influenced security policies? The new CMS report “Climatising Security Policy: A Panorama and Implications for Denmark” investigates the emerging international…

2023.05.15

New CMS Report: Over-the-Horizon Counterterrorism

The report "Over-the-Horizon Counterterrorism - Implications of the new Western approach to counterterrorism", authored by Tore Refslund Hamming, identifies how the shift in global counterterrorism efforts is changing.…

2023.04.21

Researcher Cornelia Baciu wins the Luke Foster Best JCER Journal Article Prize

Researcher at CMS Cornelia, who’s article “Evolutionary Stable Global Orders: Co-Relational Power and Multilateral Security Organisations” has been voted the winner of the Luke Foster Best JCER Journal Article Prize.

2023.02.13

Call for Papers: "Re-Imagining the International: Norms, Ontological Security & the International Organization"

Researcher at CMS Cornelia Baciu is chairing the section "Re-Imagining the International: Norms, Ontological Security & the International Organization" at the 16th Pan-European Conference on International Relations,…

2023.02.03

New CMS Report: The foreign and security policy development in the Arctic and North Atlantic

The significance of the Arctic has increased both globally and in Danish foreign and security policy. As a consequence, a number of challenges emerges for the Kingdom of Denmark - both now and in the future.

2023.01.25

New CMS Background Paper: Militarization of Space – in an International Law Perspective

Space has become an integrated part of modern warfare. In 2019, NATO declared space as its fifth operational domain. By 2021, nearly 20 states had the capability to launch objects into space...

2023.01.18

Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship at the Department of Political Science, ERC RITUAL DETERRENCE

Does exploring the role of ritual action in making deterrence effective in international security politics between NATO and the Warsaw Pact sound interesting to you?

2023.01.16

CMS Researcher Cornelia Baciu publishes new article

CMS Researcher Cornelia Baciu has published a new article with the title ”Sinn von Sein. Foreign Policy, Memory and Changing Imaginaries and Practices of Neutrality in the Second Republic” in the journal Austrian Journa…

2023.01.12

CMS Researcher Tobias Liebetrau publishes the article "Transversal Politics of Big Tech"

CMS Researcher Tobias Liebetrau, together with Linda Monsees, Jonathan Luke Austin, Anna Leander and Swati Srivastava, investigates this in a new article "Transversal Politics of Big Tech" in the journal International…

2023.01.10

CMS Researcher Katja Jacobsen publishes the article "Liberal intervention's renewed crisis: responding to Russia's growing

CMS researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen has together with Karen Philippa Larsen (DIIS) published the article "Liberal intervention's renewed crisis: responding to Russia's growing influence in Africa" ​​in the journal…

2022.12.16

New CMS Report: Climatising Security Policy

How have the political discourses about climate change influenced security policies? New CMS report investigates the emerging international landscape on ‘climatising’ security policies that Denmark must navigate.

Piracy

2022.11.28

CMS researcher contributes to court case against suspected pirate

In the trial against the suspected pirate Lucky Francis, the prosecutor has used senior researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen as a witness because of her expert knowledge of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

2022.11.16

CMS Researcher Neil Renic publishes the article "Superweapons and the Myth of Technological Peace"

On 15 November, Neil Renic published the article "Superweapons and the Myth of Technological Peace" which focuses on the discourse of "The Superweapon Peace" - that radically destructive weapons, both nuclear and…

2022.10.17

CMS Researcher Cornelia Baciu publishes a Special Issue of Defence Studies

CMS Researcher Cornelia Baciu publishes a Special Issue of Defence Studies

2022.10.14

CMS Research on Critical Maritime Infrastructure Contributes to New EU Action Plan

In a debate in the European Parliament on 5 October, a core reference point was a recent report that researcher at the Centre for Military Studies, Tobias Liebetrau has written for the Parliament in collaboration with..…

2022.10.13

New CMS podcast: Lex Ferenda - Conversations About Law and War

How does international law affect the conduct of military operations? What are the current challenges of international law? And what role will international law play in the future?

2022.10.06

New CMS Report: Danish societal security – The resilient and secure society in a new era of security politics

Danish societal security – the intention of a robust and secure society – is being challenged in these years, where increased competition between great powers and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have amplified the external…

Defense and security

2022.09.29

New Director: "The world cries out for knowledge about defense and security policy"

Kristian Søby Kristensen is new Director of the Centre for Military Studies. He predicts that the centre's expertise will become even more relevant in a time when the world is characterized by uncertainty.

2022.09.27

New CMS Background Paper: The Southern Flank – Security Challenges and Europe’s Southern Border

Irregular migration, international terrorism and crime as well as political and social instability form a complex of problems that is a long-term strategic challenge for European and Danish decision-makers.

2022.09.16

New Researchers join CMS

CMS will welcome three new colleagues on 1 October 2022. Dr. Neil Renic and Dr. Tobias Liebetrau will join CMS as Researchers, while Dr. Dovilė Sagatienė will join CMS as a Postdoctoral Researcher.

2022.09.13

New CMS Report: Low-Intensity Cyber Operations and State Sovereignty in Cyberspace

CMS has published the report "Low-intensity cyber operations and state sovereignty in cyberspace” and an accompanying (Danish) memo. The report is authored by Professor Kevin Jon Heller (CMS).

2022.09.13

Job vacancy: Postdoc in defence, security, and strategic studies to CMS

The Centre for Military Studies seeks excellent candidates for a two-year position as Post-doctoral researcher focusing on research and teaching in defence, security, and strategic studies.

2022.09.09

Job Vacancy: Postdoc in International Law to CMS

The Centre for Military Studies invites candidates for a postdoctoral position in international law. The position is a part of the implementation of Denmark’s 2018-2023 Defence Agreement, which includes a grant to CMS..…

2022.07.07

Kevin Jon Heller publishes new article on the possibilities of prosecuting Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Professor Kevin Jon Heller has published the article “Options for Prosecuting Russian Aggression Against Ukraine: A Critical Analysis” in the Journal of Genocide Research. The article examines the international...

2022.07.07

International Workshop: The Crisis of Liberal Interventionism and the Return of War

On 4-5 July, CMS co-cohosted a workshop on the crisis of liberal interventionism and the return of war, at the University of Copenhagen.

2022.05.24

New CMS Report: EU's Technological Sovereignty - Between security, market and digitalization

Technological sovereignty has consequently become a crucial strategic parameter, affecting global political, economic, and military competition

2022.05.05

Call for Papers - The Crisis of Liberal Interventionism and the Return of War, Workshop, 4-5 July 2022

We invite abstract submissions of up to 500 words for an international workshop on the crisis of liberal interventionism and the return of war, taking place at the University of Copenhagen, on 4-5 July 2022.

2022.04.28

CMS hosted a roundtable discussion with NATO’s David van Weel

On Tuesday 26th of April, Centre for Military Studies hosted a roundtable discussion with NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, David van Weel.

2022.04.05

New CMS Report: Future Conflicts and Wars in a Strategic Perspective

A new CMS Report titled “Future Conflicts and Wars in a Strategic Perspective – Defence and Security Policy Implications for the West and Denmark” examines changes in the character of conflicts towards 2035.

2022.03.24

Job vacancy: Director to the Centre for Military Studies

The position as Director of the Centre for Military Studies, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen, is available from 1 July 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter.

2022.03.18

New research grant on deterrence

Deterrence is an important strategic practice in the security and defence policies of states and alliances. But how can we understand the effects of deterrence?

2022.03.17

New CMS Report: An Arctic Complex of Military Strategic Problems

This report analyses, how the increasing great-power competition in the Arctic challenges the Kingdom of Denmark. The authors identify an Arctic complex of military strategic problems.

2022.03.02

Kristian Søby Kristensen Interim Director at CMS

Kristian has been Deputy Director at CMS since 1 July, 2015. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen.

2022.02.19

Job vacancy: Researcher to the Centre for Military Studies

The Centre for Military Studies (CMS) seeks excellent candidates for a position as Researcher in defence, security, and strategic studies. Appointment as Researcher is a three-year position

2022.01.14

New CMS Background Paper on the future of NATO

New CMS Background Paper on the future of NATO

2022.01.03

Cornelia Baciu contributes to working paper published by the German Institute for International and Security Studies

In December, the German Institute for International and Security Affairs published a working paper under the headline “Euro-Atlantic Concerns regarding a USA »Sole Purpose« Policy.”

2021.12.17

New research grant on anti-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Guinea

What are the effects of the current anti-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Guinea? This is the object of study in a new two-year research project under the Centre for Military Studies. The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

2021.12.10

New CMS Report: “Military technological situational awareness – a new strategic challenge in Danish defence policy"

In this new CMS Report, Director Henrik Breitenbauch and Research Assistant Jens Vesterlund Mathiesen analyse, how Denmark generates knowledge about the rapidly evolving military technological development.

2021.10.29

Hearing on the cyber domain and international law challenges

Tuesday the 26th of October 2021, the Centre for Military Studies, in collaboration with the Foreign Policy Committee and Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen, held the hearing "The Cyber Domain and…

2021.10.06

New CMS Report: Technology competition: Strategic implications for the West and Denmark

CMS has published the report "Technology competition: Strategic implications for the West and Denmark", which addresses the rising political, economic and military challenges that comes with technological competition.

2021.10.01

Maria Mälksoo launches a Volkswagen Foundation collaborative research project at CMS

CMS Senior Researcher Dr Maria Mälksoo launches a new collaborative research project today, supported by the Volkswagen Foundation. The project is titled ‘The Challenge of Populist Memory Politics for Europe: Towards…

2021.09.22

Professor Kevin Jon Heller appointed Special Adviser to the ICC Prosecutor

Professor of International Law and Security at CMS, Kevin Jon Heller, has been appointed Special Advisor to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

2021.09.17

Seminar on Nuclear Arms Control held in collaboration with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Danish Foreign Policy Society

On Monday 6 September, the Center for Military Studies, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Policy Society (Det Udenrigspolitiske Selskab), held the seminar “Nuclear Arms Control - A Ne…

2021.05.27

CMS postdoc Lena Trabucco joins the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at Cambridge University as visiting research fellow

Congratulations to CMS postdoc Lena Trabucco who has been invited to join the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CESR) at Cambridge University as a visiting research fellow.

2021.05.26

Workshop on the NATO Strategic Concept: Thoughts and reflections from Denmark, The Netherlands and Norway – with CMS as co-host

NATOs Strategic Concept is about to be revised and to inspire the upcoming process, CMS co-hosted an online workshop on May 26 titled: “Workshop on the NATO Strategic Concept: Thoughts and reflections from Denmark, The…

2021.05.10

Maria Mälksoo joins the Centre for Military Studies

Maria Mälksoo joins the Centre for Military Studies (CMS) as a Senior Researcher from September 1, 2021.

2021.04.29

New CMS Report: New Missiles, Eroding Norms - European Options after the Demise of the INF Treaty

CMS has published a new report titled “New Missiles, Eroding Norms - European Options after the Demise of the INF Treaty".

2021.02.12

New CMS Report: How High? The Future of European Naval Power and the High-End Challenge

CMS has published a new report titled “How High? The Future of European Naval Power and the High-End Challenge".

2021.01.14

Baltic Geopolitics: CMS joins Centre for Geopolitics of Cambridge University in New International Network

This January, Cambridge University’s Centre for Geopolitics is launching an ambitious new research programme on Baltic Geopolitics with the Centre for Military Studies as its Danish partner in a new Baltic Geopolitics…

2020.12.04

New CMS report: Russia’s Showy and Shadowy Engagements in Sub-Saharan Africa

CMS has published a new CMS Report titled: “Russia’s Showy and Shadowy Engagements in Sub-Saharan Africa”.

2020.11.26

Henrik Breitenbauch panelist in webinar on Britain and the Western Baltic at Cambridge University

CMS Director Henrik Breitenbauch participated in the webinar “Britain the Western Baltic” hosted by the Cambridge University on 18 November.

2020.11.05

New CMS Report: The Utility of Military Exercises

The report shows, how military exercises since 2014 have become more important strategically, and how they as a consequence are increasingly important for the development of security and defence policy.

2020.10.01

New forum: Strategic Reflection Forum on China

The Centre for Military Studies is proud to launch Strategic Reflection Forum on China.

2020.09.17

CMS contributes to Expert Symposium on NATO’s Warfighting Capstone Concept

On June 30th, Henrik Breitenbauch participated in a virtual Expert Symposium on NATO’s War Fighting Capstone Concept (NWCC).

2020.09.11

Job vacancy: Researcher(s)/Senior Researcher(s) to the Centre for Military Studies

The Centre for Military Studies (CMS) seeks excellent candidates for one or more positions as Researcher/Senior Researcher in defence, security, and strategic studies.

2020.09.03

Henrik Breitenbauch joins IISS High-Level Expert Group on COVID-19

Henrik Breitenbauch, Director of the Centre for Military Studies, participates by invitation to the high-level expert group on ”International Order and Great-Power Politics in the age of COVID-19” organized by the…

2020.08.07

New CMS Report: ”The West and Russia – options for corporation in a time of crisis”

CMS has published the report “The West and Russia – options for corporation in a time of crisis”.

2020.07.02

Kevin Jon Heller joins the Centre for Military Studies as Professor of International Law and Security

The Centre for Military Studies (CMS) is proud to announce that Kevin Jon Heller will join the faculty on August 1st 2020 as Professor of International Law and Security.

2020.07.02

New CMS background paper: Deterrence in Cyberspace

The influence of the increasing Cyber Threat on national security creates new strategic and political dilemmas.

2020.06.10

New CMS report examines Denmark’s use of offensive cyber power

Denmark is increasingly exposed to harmful cyber incidents that fall below the threshold of war. Accumulated over time, they do cause significant harm to the Danish society.

2020.05.29

New CMS background paper: The Global War against Terror

The purpose of the background paper is to examine the development in the global war against terror since 2001.

2020.04.28

New CMS Report on Nordic reactions to developments in European defence and security policy

In 2016, the EU launched its new global strategy, ”Shared Vision, Common Action: A stronger Europe”. The purpose of the newly published CMS report ”Aktiv afventning: Nordiske perspektiver på europæisk forsvars- og…

2020.03.11

New background paper: New Military Tensions in the North Atlantic and Arctic Region

The Arctic and North Atlantic are important regions for both Russia and NATO, and we are witnessing an increasing fight between the two. Investments in new military bases, aircraft and submarines have increased Russia’s…

2019.12.19

Vacant Position: Professor MSO/Senior Researcher in International Law and Security at the Centre for Military Studies

The Department of Political Science, in collaboration with the Faculty of Law, at the University of Copenhagen invites applications for a position as Professor MSO or Senior Researcher in international law and security…

2019.11.26

New report on information influence activities

Earlier today CMS published the report: ”Informationspåvirkning som demokratisk udfordring: Desinformation, Danmark og tre præmisser for det liberale demokrati”. The report sheds light on the characteristics of the…

2019.11.21

CMS and DIIS facilitate policy seminar on international military interventions in the Sahel

With the aim of elucidating and discussing international military interventions and key challenges regarding the security situation in the Sahel, CMS and DIIS, hosted a closed policy seminar on international military…

2019.10.11

New CMS report on hybrid threats

”Når Hydra angriber – Hybrid afskrækkelse i gråzonen mellem krig og fred” is a new report published by CMS, which focuses on Denmark as a hybrid front-line state.

2019.09.18

Well-attended CMS seminar about disinformation

Tuesday 17 September CMS hosted a public seminar on the strategic dimensions of disinformation. Experts from the Swedish Research Defence Agency, Lund University and Oxford University took part in the seminar and…

2019.09.12

Public hearing on military cyber security

CMS held a public hearing on military cyber security on Wednesday, 11 September, in collaboration with the Defence Committee of the Danish Parliament. Experts from both the US and Europe were invited to discuss.

2019.07.05

CMS Senior Researcher appointed to Pentagon Post

Congratulations to Gary Schaub Jr., whom has been appointed to be the Senior Advisor on Professional Military Education to the U.S. Secretary of Defense. He will take a leave of absence from the Centre for Military…

2019.06.27

New background paper: Disruptive military technologies

Technological superiority has long been the foundation for American military dominance. Now, however, technological developments are causing concern in the US defence.

2019.06.17

Well-attended CMS seminar on NATO and the future of Arctic and High North Security

Tuesday, June 11, Centre for Military Studies had invited four Nordic researchers to discuss NATO’s role in the Arctic and High North within the next 5-10 years.

2019.06.13

Katja Lindskov Jacobsen publishes new article on biometric voter registration

Katja Lindskov Jacobsen publishes new article on biometric voter registration in Cooperation and Conflict.

2019.05.31

New CMS Report and Memo: International anti-terror efforts in the Sahel

Today, CMS publishes a new report: "International antiterror-indsats i Sahel - Danmarks militære muligheder og risici i regionen".

2019.03.29

CMS researchers win International Affairs Early Career Prize

Katja Lindskov Jacobsen and Troels Gauslå Engell has won the International Affairs Early Career Prize 2019.

2019.03.25

Job vacancy: Researcher(s)/Senior Researcher(s) at Centre for Military Studies

Centre for Military Studies are now welcoming applications for one or more positions as Researcher/Senior Researcher in defence, security and strategic studies.

2019.01.25

Conference: The future of the UN in international peace and security

MP and former President of the United Nations General Assembly, Mogens Lykketoft, started the conference with a welcome speech setting the scene for the challenges the UN currently has to navigate in.

2019.01.07

New article: Key developments of importance for Somali piracy

In a new article, "Poly-criminal Pirates and Ballooning Effects: Implications for International Counter-piracy" published in Global Policy, Senior Researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen (Centre for Military Studies) analyse…

2018.12.21

New CMS report: Engagement and containment

Today, CMS publishes a new report “Engagement & afskærmning – strategiske pejlemærker for Europas syddagsorden.

2018.11.29

Ph.d. Defence by Troels Gauslå Engell

Troels Gauslå Engell's ph.d.-thesis takes us into the heart on the UN security council, and provides new perspectives on the practices which diplomats are guided by in their daily work at the Council.

2018.11.26

Great turnout for public lecture by the Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs David Zalkaliani

The lunch room was filled to the brim when the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia visited Centre for Military Studies on the 14th of November to give a public lecture on Georgia’s current political situation.

2018.11.19

CMS publishes new report on the integration of Danish F-35 aircraft

Centre for Military Studies has just published the report ”Integrating the F-35 into Danish Defence”. The report highlights the risks and challenges Denmark can expect to face as it receives its 27 new F-35 fighter…

2018.09.25

CMS publishes in collaboration with UNODC a report on the efforts against maritime crime beyond The Horn of Africa.

As part of the evaluation of activities conducted under the latest Peace and Stabilization Program for Horn of Africa, the Centre for Military Studies and the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime have developed a…

2018.08.16

Defence planning: new research

Defence planning is the theme of the most recent issue of Defence Studies. It is edited by Henrik Breitenbauch and André Ken Jakobsson, both CMS, and sheds light on this often overlooked aspect of defence and strategic…

2018.06.07

High Profiled American Delegation Discussed the Framework for Danish Defence Policy

Wednesday 6 June, Danish-American defence and security cooperation were on the agenda as Centre for Military studies hosted a roundtable session with participation from the delegation of the Atlantic Council.

2018.06.01

New article: “Sea of Peace” or Sea of War? Russian Maritime Hybrid Warfare in the Baltic Sea

‘Little green men’ appeared in the streets of Sevastopol overnight on February 26–27, 2014. The tools used to take the territory of Crimea were not only military conventional but rather informational, psychological, an…

2018.05.25

Job vacancy: Director, Centre for Military Studies

The position as Director of Centre for Military Studies at Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen is available from 1 October 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter

2018.05.23

Unfolding Putin’s Russia: being the biggest gang in town

Thursday, May 17, Centre for Military Studies hosted the seminar "Unfolding Putin’s Russia", as the renowned scholar and expert on Russian affairs, Mark Galeotti, visited the University of Copenhagen.

2018.05.09

Senior Researcher inaugurated conference on Maritime Security in Africa

Wednesday 2 May, Centre for Military Studies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Danish Shipping held a joint conference on maritime security in Africa. Senior Researcher, Katja Lindskov Jacobsen opened the first session.

2018.04.09

The Syrian Civil War Unveils New Challenges for Land Warfare

New trends have emerged on the battlefields of war-torn Syria, which will affect future military operations. That is the conclusion of the report New Military Trends in the Syrian Civil War.

2018.03.06

Capacity Building For Maritime Security

As part of a research trip, Katja Lindskov Jacobsen, Senior Researcher at Centre for Military Studies, focused on maritime crime during two intense days in Nairobi, Kenya.

2018.03.05

Energy Expert: We Are In the Midst of an Energy Revolution

On Wednesday 28 February, CMS and the Embassy of Lithuania to Denmark had the pleasure to host a lecture and debate with energy expert, Dr. Agnia Grigas. Dr. Grigas argues that we are in the midst of an energy…

2018.02.27

How Does Conflict Prevention as Interventionary Practice Affect States?

UN conflict prevention is an interventionary practice Senior Researcher, Katja Lindskov Jacobsen and Ph.D. Fellow, Troels Gauslå Engell argue in a new article published in International Affairs.

2018.02.26

New article examines the techno-bureaucratic practices within the humanitarian sector

Senior Researcher, Katja L. Jacobsen and Research Professor, Kristin B. Sandvik, examine how the techno-bureaucratic practices shape conceptions of international refugee protection.

2018.02.19

CMS report covers Arctic diplomacy

A new report ”Learning from the Ilulissat Initiative” by Dr. Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen and Dr. Gry Thomasen examines how the ten year old Ilulissat Declaration has affected the existing regional order in the Arctic.

2018.02.09

Centre for Military Studies is ranked as a leading think tank on defence and security

The ranking places CMS as the second best think tank on defence and security in Scandinavia, and the Centre counts as number four on the list when comparing exclusively with university-based think tanks.

2018.01.31

New Defense Agreement extends support for the Centre for Military Studies

As part of the agreement, the parties to the defence agreement decided to continue the cooperation with the University of Copenhagen’s Centre for Military Studies.

2018.01.25

NATO's role in European security

NATO plays an important role in European security when it comes to deterring Russia, but when it comes to facing the challenge from South, NATO is of minor importance.

2017.12.20

New CMS-report covers Danish Defence’s stabilisation contribution

Senior Researcher Katja Jakobsen and Military Analyst Torben Engen puts focus on how the Danish Defence is geared for stabilisation missions, in order to prevent distinct security threats from the Southern Flank.

2017.12.20

Research in grey zone strategies and hybrid war is kick-started by Carlsberg Foundation

André Ken Jakobsen, Research Assistant at Centre for Military Studies, has been granted the Carlsberg Foundation's Postdoctoral Fellowship for a research project on grey zone strategies and hybrid war.

2017.12.18

Katja Lindskov Jacobsen participated in a meeting hosted by G7++FOGG

The G7++FOGG, G7++ Friends of the Gulf of Guinea, is a sub-entity of G7, with the aim of finding solutions on current maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea. Katja Lindskov Jacobsen participated in their last meeting.

2017.12.14

Book Launch: Greenland and the International Politics of a Changing Arctic

The speakers at the seminar were four of the book's contributors each giving a summary of their chapters followed by a broader debate about Greenland's foreign policy and the Arctic.

2017.11.23

Research trip to Kenya: Maritime Crime

Senior Researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen and Senior Consultant Julie Høy-Carrasco went on a research trip to Kenya to collect new data and get new insights on maritime crime trends in the Indian Ocean region.

2017.11.17

Interview: Gary Schaub Jr. on the Nordic regional effects of the procurements of the F-35

Dr. Gary Schaub Jr., gives his perspective on how the Nordic states procurement of the F-35 military aircrafts might influence the Nordic States regional deterrence approach to Russia.

2017.11.08

New article: Denmark must consider the changing US' Africa policy

In this article, published in Ræson, senior researcher at Centre for Military Studies, Katja Lindskov Jacobsen highlights that Trump’s Africa engagement is about more than just retreat

2017.11.01

CMS hosted the seminar Baltic Security and Hybrid Warfare

Eitvydas Bajarūnas, Ambassador at Large, Lithuanian Foreign Ministry and Gary Schaub, Senior Researcher, Centre for Military Studies discussed this Tuesday how hybrid warfare challenges the Baltic region.

2017.10.26

New article: Do no harm: A taxonomy of the challenges of humanitarian experimentation

In a new article, published in International Review of the Red Cross, Senior Researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen and colleagues, focus on the risk of harmful outcomes of humanitarian experimentation.

2017.10.25

CMS and UNODC's Global Maritime Crime Programme initiate a collaborative partnership

On October 1st, Centre for Military Studies and UNODC's Global Maritime Crime Programme initiated a collaborative partnership focused on maritime crime trends in the Indian Ocean region.

2017.10.16

Seminar: Baltic Security and Hybrid Warfare

The Baltic security environment has been unsettled since the Russian use of hybrid warfare techniques in Ukraine, 2014. But how is hybrid warfare posing a threat to the Baltic states today?

2017.09.26

Seminar: Women in War and Peace

Tuesday, September 19th, Centre for Military Studies hosted the seminar “Women in War and Peace” with Associate Professor, Megan MacKenzie, Senior Researcher, Gary Schaub Jr., and Associate Professor, Rikke Haugegaard.

2017.09.13

New article: How to Step up NATO’s Fight Against Terrorism

Schousboe and Søby Kristensen find that NATO has struggled to identify its role in fighting international terrorism ever since the allies invoked Article 5 in reaction to the 9/11 attacks.

2017.08.17

Summer School: Danish defence spokesmen in panel debate

Our yearly summer school on Danish defence policy and strategic studies yesterday ended in the company of defence spokesmen Holger K. Nielsen, Rasmus Jarlov, Henrik Dam Kristensen, Marie Krarup og Peter Juel Jensen.

2017.08.10

New article: A critical view on maritime capacity building

In a new article in African Security Review, senior researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen applies a critical perspective on the current initiatives on capacity building in the Gulf of Guinea.

2017.08.07

New article: Fingerprint registration and iris scanning plays a bigger role in biopower

The United Nation’s Refugee Agency (UNHCR) increasingly collects biometric data such as fingerprints, face recognition and iris scanning.

2017.07.10

New report: Challenges in the development of NATO’s partnership policy.

Even though much of NATO’s effort since 2014 has centred on deterrence and collective defence, the changed European security environment has also led to significant adjustments in NATO’s partnership policy.

2017.06.30

New Anthology: Alliance Policy in a Global Perspective

Kristian Søby Kristensen and Kristian Knus Larsen have published a chapter about Denmark’s alliance politics with a focus on the relationship to the US in the anthology ”Global Allies – Comparing US alliances in the 21s…

2017.06.30

Centre for Military Studies took part in “Folkemødet” - the Danish Peoples Festival

Head of Centre for Military Studies Henrik Breitenbauch, Military Analyst Torben Engen, and Visiting Researcher Helle Malmvig all took part in the discussions regarding defence and security policy at the Danish Peoples…

2017.06.15

New report: Special Operations and International Terrorism

International terrorism constitutes a global strategic threat. The effort to combat terrorism must not only address the root causes behind the emergence of terrorism but also be able to respond to the current threat. In…

2017.06.15

Conference: Danish Defence Policy at a Crossroads

This Autumn the Danish political parties will form a new Defence Agreement. The question is which threats and tendencies Danish defence and security policy faces, and how we should handle these issues? How do we ensure…

2017.06.07

New report: Troubled waters for Danish defence and security policy

A new Centre for Military Studies report — published in Danish to inform the coming negotiations over the next 5-year defence agreement — identifies four strategic tradeoffs for decision-makers to hone in on.

2017.06.02

New report: The European order and deterrence

Since the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, relations between the West and Russia have deteriorated. The European security order which enabled peaceful coexistence and progress in the two decades following the end o…

2017.05.24

New report on Nordic-Baltic defence cooperation.

CMS publishes a new report titled "Options for Enhancing Nordic–Baltic Defence and Security Cooperation -An Explorative Survey". The report explores options which could enhance the security environment in an area where…

2017.05.03

CMS co-hosts a workshop on conflict and space

Last Friday, Centre for Military Studies co-hosted an international workshop ‘Conflict and Space: A Concept in Transition’ in cooperation with the Centre for International Law, Conflict and Crisis.

2017.04.28

New report on the reform efforts of UN peace operations

The report, written by senior analysist Katja Lindskov Jakobsen and PhD fellow Troels Gauslå Engell, provides an overview of the suggested reforms and the analytical reports that underpin the emerging reform efforts of…

2017.04.10

New op-ed: US strikes on Syria

Did the Amerian missile strike on the Syrian regime's airbase last week indicate a change in Trump's long-term trategy in the Syrian civil war, or was it merely a symbolic warning? What are Trump's options if he wants t…

2017.04.07

CMS hosted seminar about the ’Greenland Card’

Four speakers were invited to discuss why the Artic should become the new focus area in Danish foreign policy and whether The Danish Realm is ready to become an Artic great power.

2017.04.05

CMS researcher guests the third Baltic Commanders Conference

Dr. Gary Schaub, Jr. briefed on the potentialities of hybrid maritime warfare in the Baltic Sea region and cooperative measures that the commanders and their governments could undertake to reduce the associated risks.

2017.04.04

The Baltic: Grey-Zone Threats on NATO’s Northern Flank

“The Baltic Sea Region has plentiful points of vulnerability where Russia can test Western resolve”.

2017.03.23

How art and humour can play a positive role in the Syrian conflict

What role do art and humour play in the Syrian civil war? In her new op-ed in Politiken, Helle Malmvig writes about art and creative activism and how it can play a positive role in forming the Syrian future. Helle…

2017.03.10

CMS Hosts Nordic-Baltic Defence and Security Cooperation Workshop

On Thursday March the 9th, Centre for Military Studies hosted a workshop on defence cooperation in the Nordic-Baltic Region, bringing together experts from nine countries around or near the Baltic Sea.

2017.02.28

New report on the utilisation of local resources in the Arctic area

“Utilising Local Capacities” is a new report from Centre for Military Studies by Andreas Østhagen, Senior Fellow at The Arctic Institute. The report examines to what extent local capacity enhancement based on volunteers…

2017.02.24

New Report on Autonomous Weapon Systems

The increasing ability of military weapon systems to perform functions autonomously is the focus of this report by senior researcher Gary Schaub Jr. and military analyst Jens Wenzel Kristoffersen.

2017.02.17

Super Hornets, Eh? Canadian Airpower Falls Short on North American Defense

Will Canada's F-18 procurement affect the price of the F-35 fighter? Gary Schaub, Jr. from Centre for Military Studies in Copenhagen and Richard Shimooka from the Conference of Defence Associations Institute comment on…

2017.02.17

Bring European Finance Ministries into Geopolitics

If Denmark and a number of NATO member states in Europe do not, this year, present concrete plans for increasing their defence budgets, the United States will moderate its commitment to the alliance. This warning came…

2017.02.09

Let’s bring NATO to Washington

The Allied Command should move to Washington to be closer to American decision-makers and to be able to more effectively draw on the discussions and the decisions being made at the Pentagon, writes Magnus Nordenman and…

2017.01.30

Centre for Military Studies is again among the best ranked on global think tank list

Centre for Military Studies is this year number 21 out of 110 of the world’s leading international think tanks on defence and security. CMS has been in top 25 at the last 4 surveys done by University of Pennsylvania in…

2016.12.21

New CMS-report on UN reforms

In a new report from Centre for Military Studies, senior researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen and PhD fellow Troels Gauslå Engell provide an overview of suggested reforms of the UN peace operations as well as the…

2016.12.13

Partnerships require leadership

Even though most NATO-countries are underlining the importance of partners in handling today’s security challenges, no one assumes the necessary leadership to strengthen NATO’s partnership-agenda. This is the message…

2016.12.07

What to expect from the new Secretary of Defense?

Donald Trump recently appointed James Mattis as his Secretary of Defense in the government to come. Which type of person is it who is about to be in charge of the world’s greatest military? Saturday, Henrik Breitenbauch…

2016.11.30

Clear priorities in the government's security policy?

The newly formed Danish VLAK-Government just published its political program, in which a new security strategy is set to be launched in the spring of 2017. In an analysis at Altinget.dk, Director at CMS, Henrik…

2016.11.29

Does 19th century Napoleon III has anything in common with President-elect Donald Trump?

Take a break from the current media stream’s predictions of what kind of president Trump will be and look towards history instead. Going back to 19th century Napoleon III and his rise to power from elected president to…

2016.11.22

Danish contribution to the ballistic missile defence is no longer on Natos wish list

Danish contribution to the ballistic missile defence is no longer on Natos wish list writes Ingeniøren.dk today. Since 2014 it has been planned that Denmark would contribute to Natos ballistic missile defence with new…

2016.11.21

Nordic defence coorporation on the agenda

Where does the Nordic defence coorporation stand today, and what are the future-perspectives? Listen to CMS’ Kristian Søby Kristensen’s and chief of department in the Ministry of Defense, Kasper Høegh-Jensen’s, take on…

2016.11.15

Does International Criminal Courts apply creative or poor legal reasoning?

The international criminal courts and tribunals (ICTs) raison d’être is to hold leaders accountable for international crimes, but certain customary norms can complicate their work. The principle of legality prescribes…

2016.11.15

What should US allies expect from president-elect Trump?

During the campaign, president-elect Trump has repeatedly challenged the status quo regarding the relation to NATO countries and other allies.

2016.11.11

CMS Publishes Report on Hybrid Maritime Warfare

The report examines the Baltic Sea Region’s vulnerability to hybrid threats and recommends a series of initiatives for NATO and partners of the alliance to launch in order to strengthen resilience in the region.

2016.11.08

Symposium: Technology and Defence Planning

Military analysist at Centre for Military Studies, Hans Peter H. Michaelsen, will participate and contribute with the presentation “Technology and Defence Planning: Acquiring the Right Defence Materials.”

2016.11.02

Lecture: Armed forces’ role in Danish counter-terrorism

Should Denmark to a larger degree include the armed forces in assisting the police’s counter-terrorism operations? This question will form the basis for a lecture at Centre for Public Regulation and Administration by…

2016.11.02

Terror at Sea

Problems at sea arises on land. Thus sounds one of the main points put forward by security analysist Ulrik Trolle Smed, who Tuesday was guest in the P1 radio program “Drones and canons”.

2016.11.01

The Battle for Mosul

“Mosul is one of the worst places for a military operation you can imagine at all because you can’t communicate and it has the perfect conditions for ambush.” Iraqi government forces are now in the suburbs of Mosul and…

2016.10.25

Hybrid Maritime Warfare

Russian use of hybrid warfare techniques to seize the territory of Crimea in 2014 has unsettled the security environment in Europe. This strategy has raised concern that Russia will be using such techniques in the Balti…

2016.10.12

Russian Policy in the Arctic after the Ukraine Crisis

Centre for Military Studies has published the report "Russian Policy in the Arctic after the Ukraine Crisis". The report has previously been published in a Danish-language version. Russia is an actor of central…

2016.09.29

CMS is hosting a seminar on global security trends

On the 5th of October 2016, at 2:30 pm, Center for Military Studies will host a seminar entitled; “Global defense trends: Threats and budgets in a Nordic Perspective”. The participants are as follows: Jack Midgley …

2016.06.13

Folkemødet - The people’s political festival 2016

Center for Military Studies will take part in People's political festival 2016 on the Danish island, Bornholm. Director, Henrik Ø. Breitenbauch, and Deputy Director, Kristian Søby Kristensen, will participate in a numbe…

2016.05.25

Hearing on Fighter Jets

The Defence Committee will host a hearing on fighter jets today between 9.15 - 1.00 p.m. in 'Landstingssalen' at Christiansborg. The committee has asked a number of experts and representatives from the industry to give…

2016.05.11

Feature Article: Strengthen the Folketing’s Role in Security Policy

Three institutional changes can strengthen the parliament's role in the development of Denmark's future foreign and security policy, director of Centre for Military Studies Henrik Breitenbach and deputy director Kristia…

2016.04.21

Taksøe-Jensen report the 2nd of May 2016

Centre for Military Studies will be there when ambassador Peter Taksøe-Jensen present his report on Danish Foreign politic to the government on the 2nd of May. In that connection, Copenhagen University and the Danish…

2016.04.14

Refugee seminar: CMS in dialogue with Kristian Jensen

On the 17. of May will Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen and Director at CMS, Henrik Ø. Breitenbauch, discuss stabilisation and grey zones between war and peace. This will happen at Copenhagen University's seminar on…

THINK TANK

2016.02.11

CMS again #19 on international think tank list

Centre for Military Studies at the University of Copenhagen is once again number 19 out of 85 international think tanks in the category 'Defense and National Security'. This acknowledgement marks the third consecutive…

2015.12.02

CMS hosts Georgian delegation

On Tuesday the 1st of September, Centre for Military Studies had the pleasure of hosting a seminar on Georgia with participation of a high-level delegation from Georgia, NATO in Georgia, the Danish Ministry of Defence,…

2015.06.23

New Management at the Centre for Military Studies

New management has been appointed at the Centre for Military Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. As of 1st July 2015, Dr. Henrik Ø. Breitenbauch will serve as Director and Dr. Kristian…

2015.05.11

Now available: Video presentations from the symposium "Integrating Innovative Airpower"

On April 17 2015, Centre for Military Studies welcomed international scholars, military practitioners and representatives from the defence industry to the symposium "Integrating Innovative Airpower" in Copenhagen.

2015.05.11

Op-ed by Dr. Ann-Sofie Dahl

Dr. Ann-Sofie Dahl has contributed to the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet in form of a op-ed entitled "Oförnuftig och förvirrad säkerhetspolitik".

2015.04.28

Dr. Ann-Sofie Dahl participated in the Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn

Dr. Ann-Sofie Dahl, Senior Research Fellow at CMS, participates in the annual Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn on April 24-26. The title of this year´s conference is "The Limits of Order".

2015.03.16

Watch presentations from our Airpower Symposium "The Transformation of European Airpower"

In November 2014 Centre for Military Studies hosted the symposium "The Transformation of European Airpower". The symposium was attended by a large number of both Danish and international participants, and had many…

2015.03.16

Gary Schaub gives talk on drones and the evolution of airpower

Department of Political Science at Aarhus University hosted a conference on "Drones and International Security: A European Contribution" on March 5-6. Gary Schaub was invited to give a talk with the title "Good News:…

2015.03.16

Ann-Sofie Dahl participates in seminar on Northern European Secruity and the Ukraine Crisis

Ann-Sofie Dahl, Senior Research Fellow at CMS, participates in a seminar in Oslo on "Northern European Secruity: in light of the Ukraine conflict". The seminar is organized jointly by the Institute for Defence Studies…

2015.02.25

Henrik Ø. Breitenbauch features in Le Monde

Henrik Ø. Breitenbauch has written a feature article entitled "A l’Europe de réaffirmer ses valeurs démocratiques contre le terrorisme" published in the French newspaper Le Monde. Breitenbauch reflects upon the terroris…

2015.02.03

Dr. Ann-Sofie Dahl will participate in Security Conference in Oslo

Dr. Ann-Sofie Dahl, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Military Studies, will participate in the 50th Annual Security Conference in Leangkollen in Oslo on February 2-3.

2015.01.26

CMS is #19 on the list of the World's best think tanks on defence and security policy

Centre for Military Studies is elected number 19 on the list of the 85 leading international think tanks on defence and security policy. This is the conclusion in the annual global ranking on think thanks prepared by th…

2015.01.19

Kristian Søby Kristensen attending "Global Threats and Transatlantic Defense" with former U.S. Secretary of Defense

On the 5th of February Kristian Søby Krisensen, Director of CMS, will give an introduction to transatlantic security policies at the event "Global Threats and Transatlantic Defense - Security in the 21st Century".

2015.01.12

Release of "Revanchism - Russians – Justice: Foreign Policy Perceptions in Russia"

How do the Russian elite perceive the world and the foreign policy role of Russia? What are the consequences of these perceptions for the future of Danish relations with Russia? Get the analyses and answers in a new CMS…

2014.12.01

Dr. Ann-Sofie Dahl will attend the NATO Strategic Military Partnership Workshop in Tbilisi

Dr. Ann-Sofie Dahl, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Military Studies, will attend the NATO Strategic Military Partnership Workshop in Tbilisi, Georgia on Dec 2-5.

2014.11.28

Release of "The Transformation of European Airpower" booklet

What did 14 of Europe's most accomplished airpower thinkers say in Copenhagen on 13 November? Download "The Transformation of European Airpower: Implications for the Royal Danish Air Force".

2014.11.14

Senior Researcher Speaks at Baltic Sea Conference in Estonia

Henrik Breitenbauch invited to speak at a seminar about 'Safety in the Baltic Sea after Crimea and Wales' in Tallinn on the 4th and 5th of December.

2014.11.07

Dr. Gary Schaub attended symposium on Cyber War

Wednesday the 5th of November Dr. Gary Schaub and guests of CMS attended a Symposium on Cyber War arranged by CMS and the Danish Atlantic Treaty Association.

2014.10.13

Ann-Sofie Dahl will participate in Rose-Roth Seminar i Warsaw

Dr. Ann-Sofie Dahl, Senior Research Fellow at CMS, will participate in the 87th Rose-Roth Seminar on October 14-15 in Warsaw.

2014.10.06

New CMS publication on NATO

Leading NATO experts present their view on the trends and threats currently confronting the Alliance.