https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/2017/ 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. en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:29:31 +0200 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:29:31 +0200 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/options-for-enhancing-nordicbaltic-defence_kopi/ The Nordic–Baltic region is located as a geopolitical buffer zone between the great power interests...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/options-for-enhancing-nordicbaltic-defence_kopi/" alt="Options for Enhancing Nordic–Baltic Defence and Security Cooperation" title="Options for Enhancing Nordic–Baltic Defence and Security Cooperation"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/publikationer/options-for-enhancing-nordicbaltic-defence/Rapport_forside.PNG/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/options-for-enhancing-nordicbaltic-defence_kopi/ Tue, 23 May 2017 11:45:00 +0200 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/strengthening-and-renewing-un-peace-operations/ The purpose of the report is to shed light on the possibilities and challenges relatedto the current...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/strengthening-and-renewing-un-peace-operations/" alt="Strengthening and Renewing UN Peace Operations" title="Strengthening and Renewing UN Peace Operations"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/strengthening-and-renewing-un-peace-operations/55x55_UN.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/strengthening-and-renewing-un-peace-operations/ Fri, 28 Apr 2017 10:00:00 +0200 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/utilising-local-capacities/ Debates concerning capabilities in the Arctic have developed over the last decade as increased activity...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/utilising-local-capacities/" alt="Utilising Local Capacities" title="Utilising Local Capacities"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/publikationer/utilising-local-capacities/utilising-local-capacities/Forside.PNG/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/utilising-local-capacities/ Tue, 28 Feb 2017 09:30:00 +0100 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/in-on-or-out-of-the-loop/ Like most other advanced democracies, Denmark has not developed a comprehensive policy with regard to...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/in-on-or-out-of-the-loop/" alt="In, On, or Out of the Loop?" title="In, On, or Out of the Loop?"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/in-on-or-out-of-the-loop/lilleforside.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/in-on-or-out-of-the-loop/ Fri, 24 Feb 2017 10:00:00 +0100 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/hybrid-maritime-warfare-and-the-baltic-sea-region/ Russian use of hybrid warfare techniques to seize the territory of Crimea in 2014 has unsettled the security...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/hybrid-maritime-warfare-and-the-baltic-sea-region/" alt="Hybrid Maritime Warfare and the Baltic Sea Region" title="Hybrid Maritime Warfare and the Baltic Sea Region"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/publikationer/hybrid-maritim-krigsfoerelse/small_cover_for_preview1_.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/hybrid-maritime-warfare-and-the-baltic-sea-region/ Fri, 11 Nov 2016 10:00:00 +0100 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/russian-policy-in-the-arctic/ How significant have the Ukraine crisis and the deteriorating relations between Russia and the West been...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/russian-policy-in-the-arctic/" alt="Russian Policy in the Arctic after the Ukraine Crisis" title="Russian Policy in the Arctic after the Ukraine Crisis"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/publikationer/russisk-politik-i-arktis-efter-ukrainekrisen/TerritoriellekravArktislille.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/russian-policy-in-the-arctic/ Fri, 07 Oct 2016 09:30:00 +0200 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/maritime-security-and-development-africa_kopi/ Africa is suffering from growing pains. Since 1994, the collective African population has grown by about...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/maritime-security-and-development-africa_kopi/" alt="Maritime Security and Development in Africa" title="Maritime Security and Development in Africa"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/maritime-security-and-development-africa_kopi/ms55x55.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/maritime-security-and-development-africa_kopi/ Tue, 10 May 2016 11:00:00 +0200 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/balticseasecurity/ Russia’s aggressive behavior put Baltic Sea security back on top of the NATO agenda for the first...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/balticseasecurity/" alt="Baltic Sea Security" title="Baltic Sea Security"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/balticseasecurity/baltic_sea_security_thumbnail2.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/balticseasecurity/ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 14:00:00 +0100 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/greendefense/ In recent years, many states have developed and implemented green solutions for defense. Building on...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/greendefense/" alt="Unfolding Green Defense" title="Unfolding Green Defense"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/greendefense/Paint2.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/greendefense/ Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:45:00 +0100 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/learningfromthef-16/ When Denmark chose to acquire a fleet of 58 F-16 combat aircraft in 1975, it received substantial and...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/learningfromthef-16/" alt="Learning from the F-16" title="Learning from the F-16"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/publikationer/learningfromthef-16/Forside__lille.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/learningfromthef-16/ Thu, 16 Apr 2015 09:45:00 +0200 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/revanchismrussians/ This report provides a current analysis of foreign policy perceptions in Russia, and in particular within...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/revanchismrussians/" alt="Revanchism - Russians - Justice" title="Revanchism - Russians - Justice"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/publikationer/revancherussere/ENforside235.png/ENGforside55px.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/revanchismrussians/ Fri, 19 Dec 2014 10:45:00 +0100 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/airpowersymposium/ This booklet contains synopses of the arguments made by the speakers at the Symposium: The Transformation...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/airpowersymposium/" alt="The Transformation of European Airpower" title="The Transformation of European Airpower"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/publikationer/airpowersymposium/smallfrontpage.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/airpowersymposium/ Fri, 12 Dec 2014 14:30:00 +0100 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/trendsandthreatseng/ When NATO heads of state and government met in Wales early in September 2014, the agenda had changed...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/trendsandthreatseng/" alt="Trends and Threats. NATO in the 21st Century" title="Trends and Threats. NATO in the 21st Century"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/publikationer/trendsandthreats/Trends_and_threats.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/trendsandthreatseng/ Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:45:00 +0200 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/ukrainecrisis/ The Ukraine Crisis has changed European and US security policy. Irrespective of the impact the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/ukrainecrisis/" alt="The Ukraine Crisis and the End of the Post-Cold War European Order: Options for NATO and the EU" title="The Ukraine Crisis and the End of the Post-Cold War European Order: Options for NATO and the EU"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/ukrainecrisis/Ukraine-forside-mini.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/ukrainecrisis/ Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:00:00 +0200 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/complexemergencies_kopi/ The Views of Danish Practitioners on Cooperation from an Expert Seminar<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/complexemergencies_kopi/" alt="Cooperation between International Organizations in Complex Emergencies in Eastern Africa" title="Cooperation between International Organizations in Complex Emergencies in Eastern Africa"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/publikationer/nyeprioriteteriamerikanskudenrigspolitik/billede_mini.PNG/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/complexemergencies_kopi/ Thu, 08 May 2014 15:15:00 +0200 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/longtimecoming/ The purpose of this report is to describe the development of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/longtimecoming/" alt="Long Time Coming: Developing and Integrating UAVs into the American, British, French and Danish Armed Forces" title="Long Time Coming: Developing and Integrating UAVs into the American, British, French and Danish Armed Forces"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/publikationer/longtimecoming/longtimecoming.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/longtimecoming/ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:00:00 +0200 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/uav1/ Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being integrated into the military forces of Western states, including...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/uav1/" alt="Unmanned and Unarmed: On the Future use of Unmanned Aerial Systems in the Danish Armed Forces" title="Unmanned and Unarmed: On the Future use of Unmanned Aerial Systems in the Danish Armed Forces"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/uav1/forside.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/uav1/ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:45:00 +0100 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/chinaconference/ This report accounts for a mini-conference on China’s aspirations in the Arctic region that ThinkChina.dk...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/chinaconference/" alt="Conference Report: China's Arctic Aspriations" title="Conference Report: China's Arctic Aspriations"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/chinaconference/forside.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/chinaconference/ Tue, 21 Jan 2014 09:45:00 +0100 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/adjusting/ The purpose of this report is to analyze the role that arms control, disarmament, and non-proliferation...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/adjusting/" alt="Adjusting the Architecture: Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation in NATO" title="Adjusting the Architecture: Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation in NATO"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/publikationer/adjustingthearchitecture/adjusting_55.bmp/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/adjusting/ Thu, 12 Dec 2013 16:15:00 +0100 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/bologna/ NORDEFCO states cooperate in many ways and desire to cooperate more fully and deeply in professional...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/bologna/" alt="Invading Bologna - Prospects for Nordic Cooperation on Professional Military Education" title="Invading Bologna - Prospects for Nordic Cooperation on Professional Military Education"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/publikationer/bologna/forside2.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/bologna/ Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:45:00 +0100 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/keepitcool/ Keep Cool summarizes the findings of a number of reports published in Danish by the Centre for Military...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/keepitcool/" alt="Keep Cool" title="Keep Cool"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/keepitcool/Noname.bmp/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/keepitcool/ Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:00 +0200 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/risk-takers/ On the 12th of december, PhD. Candidate Josefine Kühnel Larsen and researcher Lars Bangert Struwe...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/risk-takers/" alt="Risk-taking in Danish development aid" title="Risk-taking in Danish development aid"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/risk-takers/Noname.bmp/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/risk-takers/ Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:30:00 +0100 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/getittogether/ Centre for Military Studies has published a new report: "Get it Together - Smart Defence Solutions to...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/getittogether/" alt="Get it Together" title="Get it Together"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/getittogether/forside.JPG/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/getittogether/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:45:00 +0100 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/diversity1/ In April 2011, the Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued a policy on diversity for its 27,500 employees,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/diversity1/" alt="Diversity in the Danish Armed Forces" title="Diversity in the Danish Armed Forces"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/publikationer/diversity1/Diversity.JPG/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/diversity1/ Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:30:00 +0100 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/to-be-or-not-to-be/ The Centre for Military Studies have published the background memorandum "To be, or not to be - Smart...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/to-be-or-not-to-be/" alt="To be, or not to be - Smart Defence, sovereignty and Danish Defence Policy" title="To be, or not to be - Smart Defence, sovereignty and Danish Defence Policy"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/to-be-or-not-to-be/to_be_or_not_to_be_front_picture.bmp/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/to-be-or-not-to-be/ Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:15:00 +0200 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/syrias_military_capabilities_kopi/ Centre for Military Studies presents this background paper on Syrian military capabilities, the implications...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/syrias_military_capabilities_kopi/" alt="Syria's Military Capabilities and Options for Military Intervention" title="Syria's Military Capabilities and Options for Military Intervention"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/publikationer/syrias_military_capabilities/Syrias_military_capabilities.bmp/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/syrias_military_capabilities_kopi/ Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:00:00 +0200 https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/enanalyseafvilkaarfordanskforsvarspolitik/ This analysis focuses on the armed forces’ ability to contribute to the Danish Security Capacity,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/enanalyseafvilkaarfordanskforsvarspolitik/" alt="An Analysis of Conditions for Danish Defence Policy" title="An Analysis of Conditions for Danish Defence Policy"><img src="https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/billeder/strategiske_valg_2012.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cms.polsci.ku.dk/english/publications/enanalyseafvilkaarfordanskforsvarspolitik/ Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:15:00 +0200