2010-2017 English Publications

All reports in English published from 2010 to 2017 by Centre for Military Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen.

Please refer to our Danish webpage for a complete list of reports.

Options for Enhancing Nordic–Baltic Defence and Security Cooperation

2017.05.23

The Nordic–Baltic region is located as a geopolitical buffer zone between the great power interests…
Strengthening and Renewing UN Peace Operations

2017.04.28

The purpose of the report is to shed light on the possibilities and challenges related to the…
Utilising Local Capacities

2017.02.28

Debates concerning capabilities in the Arctic have developed over the last decade as increased…
In, On, or Out of the Loop?

2017.02.24

Like most other advanced democracies, Denmark has not developed a comprehensive policy with regard…
Hybrid Maritime Warfare and the Baltic Sea Region

2016.11.11

Russian use of hybrid warfare techniques to seize the territory of Crimea in 2014 has unsettled the…
Russian Policy in the Arctic after the Ukraine Crisis

2016.10.07

How significant have the Ukraine crisis and the deteriorating relations between Russia and the West…
Maritime Security and Development in Africa

2016.05.10

Africa is suffering from growing pains. Since 1994, the collective African population has grown by…
Baltic Sea Security

2016.01.04

Russia’s aggressive behavior put Baltic Sea security back on top of the NATO agenda for the first…
Unfolding Green Defense

2015.12.22

In recent years, many states have developed and implemented green solutions for defense. Building o…
Learning from the F-16

2015.04.16

When Denmark chose to acquire a fleet of 58 F-16 combat aircraft in 1975, it received substantial…
Revanchism - Russians - Justice

2014.12.19

This report provides a current analysis of foreign policy perceptions in Russia, and in particular…
The Transformation of European Airpower

2014.12.12

This booklet contains synopses of the arguments made by the speakers at the Symposium: The…
Trends and Threats. NATO in the 21st Century

2014.10.01

When NATO heads of state and government met in Wales early in September 2014, the agenda had…
The Ukraine Crisis and the End of the Post-Cold War European Order: Options for NATO and the EU

2014.06.27

The Ukraine Crisis has changed European and US security policy. Irrespective of the impact the…
Cooperation between International Organizations in Complex Emergencies in Eastern Africa

2014.05.08

The Views of Danish Practitioners on Cooperation from an Expert Seminar
Long Time Coming: Developing and Integrating UAVs into the American, British, French and Danish Armed Forces

2014.04.04

The purpose of this report is to describe the development of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles…
Unmanned and Unarmed: On the Future use of Unmanned Aerial Systems in the Danish Armed Forces

2014.01.29

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being integrated into the military forces of Western states,…
Conference Report: China's Arctic Aspriations

2014.01.21

This report accounts for a mini-conference on China’s aspirations in the Arctic region that…
Adjusting the Architecture: Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation in NATO

2013.12.12

The purpose of this report is to analyze the role that arms control, disarmament, and…
Invading Bologna - Prospects for Nordic Cooperation on Professional Military Education

2013.12.04

NORDEFCO states cooperate in many ways and desire to cooperate more fully and deeply in professiona…
Keep Cool

2013.05.16

Keep Cool summarizes the findings of a number of reports published in Danish by the Centre for…
Risk-taking in Danish development aid

2013.02.06

On the 12th of december, PhD. Candidate Josefine Kühnel Larsen and researcher Lars Bangert Struwe o…
Get it Together

2013.02.01

Centre for Military Studies has published a new report: "Get it Together - Smart Defence Solutions…
Diversity in the Danish Armed Forces

2012.11.22

In April 2011, the Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued a policy on diversity for its 27,500…
To be, or not to be - Smart Defence, sovereignty and Danish Defence Policy

2012.07.30

The Centre for Military Studies have published the background memorandum "To be, or not to be -…
Syria's Military Capabilities and Options for Military Intervention

2012.06.19

Centre for Military Studies presents this background paper on Syrian military capabilities, the…
An Analysis of Conditions for Danish Defence Policy

2012.04.18

This analysis focuses on the armed forces’ ability to contribute to the Danish Security Capacity,…

Centre for Military Studies

2010-2017 English Publications

Options for Enhancing Nordic–Baltic Defence and Security Cooperation

Strengthening and Renewing UN Peace Operations

Utilising Local Capacities

In, On, or Out of the Loop?

Hybrid Maritime Warfare and the Baltic Sea Region

Russian Policy in the Arctic after the Ukraine Crisis

Maritime Security and Development in Africa

Baltic Sea Security

Unfolding Green Defense

Learning from the F-16

Revanchism - Russians - Justice

The Transformation of European Airpower

Trends and Threats. NATO in the 21st Century

The Ukraine Crisis and the End of the Post-Cold War European Order: Options for NATO and the EU

Cooperation between International Organizations in Complex Emergencies in Eastern Africa

Long Time Coming: Developing and Integrating UAVs into the American, British, French and Danish Armed Forces

Unmanned and Unarmed: On the Future use of Unmanned Aerial Systems in the Danish Armed Forces

Conference Report: China's Arctic Aspriations

Adjusting the Architecture: Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation in NATO

Invading Bologna - Prospects for Nordic Cooperation on Professional Military Education

Keep Cool

Risk-taking in Danish development aid

Get it Together

Diversity in the Danish Armed Forces

To be, or not to be - Smart Defence, sovereignty and Danish Defence Policy

Syria's Military Capabilities and Options for Military Intervention

An Analysis of Conditions for Danish Defence Policy