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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.

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

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

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

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…

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

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.

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

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.

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

”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.

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…

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

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…

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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…

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

Are you interested in diplomacy from a security policy perspective? 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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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.

‘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…

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

In the report “Stabilisation – From Intention to Mission”, Senior Researcher Katja Jakobsen and Military Analyst Torben Engen puts focus on how the Danish Defence is geared for stabilisation missions, in order to preven…

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.

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.

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.

Senior Researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen and Senior Consultant Julie Høy-Carrasco went on a research trip to Kenya on 13-16 November to collect new data and get new insights on maritime crime trends in the Indian Ocean…

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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.

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.

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

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…

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.

“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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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.

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.”

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…

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”.

“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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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Dr. Ann-Sofie Dahl has contributed to the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet in form of a op-ed entitled "Oförnuftig och förvirrad säkerhetspolitik" (Irrational and confused security policy) dealing with the security policy of…

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".

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…

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:…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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".

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…

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.

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".

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.

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.

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

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