News about Defense and security

New CMS Report: The Nordic NATO Enlargement

Sweden’s and Finland’s membership of NATO is changing Danish security and defence policy. The NATO enlargement increases Danish security and provides new opportunities for Nordic defence cooperation.

Senior Researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen contributes to new NATO report

The report is a part of a reflection process initiated at the 2023 NATO Summit with the purpose of revisiting NATO’s southern engagements.

CMS project HYBRINAT receives grant from Research Council, Faroe Islands

CMS Researcher, Tobias Liebetrau, has received a grant from the Faroese Research Council for the project Hybrid Threats in the North Atlantic (HYBRINAT).

Senior Researcher Maria Mälksoo publishes new article: ”NATO's new front: deterrence moves eastward”

Maria Mälksoo, Professor at the Centre for Military Studies and the Department of Political Science, has published a new article, ”NATO’s new front: deterrence moves eastward”, in the journal International Affairs.

CMS Researcher publishes new report: “Memory Laws in the Baltic States”

Dr. Dovilė Sagatienė,has published a new report as part of the research consortium “The Challenge of Populist Memory Politics for Europe: Towards Effective Responses to Militant Legislations on the Past (MEMOCRACY)".

Researcher Cornelia Baciu has co-edited a new Special Issue in Politics and Governance

CMS Researcher Cornelia Baciu has co-edited a new Special Issue of the journal Politics and Governance in cooperation with Falk Ostermann and Wolfgang Wagner.

Researcher Cornelia Baciu publishes new article in European Journal of International Security

CMS-researcher Cornelia Baciu has co-authored a new article in European Journal of International Security

New defence agreement secures the financing of the Centre for Military Studies

The first partial agreement under the defence agreement for 2024-2033 includes a continuation of the cooperation between the parties to the defence agreement and the University of Copenhagen about the Centre for Militar…

New defence agreement secures the financing of the Centre for Military Studies

The first partial agreement under the defence agreement for 2024-2033 includes a continuation of the cooperation between the parties to the defence agreement and the University of Copenhagen about the Centre for Militar…

CMS Researcher Tobias Liebetrau publishes new article in Journal of Cyber Policy

Researcher at CMS, Tobias Liebetrau, has co-authored a newly published article in the Journal of Cyber Policy entitled: “Cybersecurity and the politics of knowledge production: towards a reflexive practice”.

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.

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).

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).

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.

Rikke Haugegaard publishes article in new military academic journal

CGC's Rikke Haugegaard has recently published an article in the new academic journal Inter Populum: The Journal of Irregular Warfare and Special Operations.

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…

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…

Niger's Freedom Struggle Challenges the West

In a new article written by Associate Professor, Stig Jensen focuses on the recent military coup and the increasing tensions in Niger as a whole. In a country that has previously been under French colonial rule their…

Humphrey A. Agyekum publishes article on the politicization of the Ghana Armed Forces through patronage exchanges

CGC-researcher, Humphrey Asamoah Agyekum, has recently published an article on the politicization of the Ghana Armed Forces through patronage exchanges between political elites and military leaders.

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…

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…

New partnership aims to improve protection of infrastructures in the North Sea

How can we protect the critical infrastructures on which the green transition depends? A new research collaboration will find answers to this question.

European Perspectives on the Global Return of Nuclear Weapons

The ongoing disruptions in regional and international security and the breakdown of global institutions and norms necessitate a re-assessment of the emerging and future nuclear order. In the shifting global context, thi…

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…