News about Defense and security

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…

Golovchenko was interviewed by Zetland

Postdoc Yevgeniy Golovchenko was invited to be a guest on Zetland's podcast to talk about attacks in Crimea and information warfare.

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…

Senior Researcher: UN's use of refugee biometrics should be reviewed

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has consulted ten experts from around the world on the organisation's policy on registration, identity management and biometrics, Among the experts are Katja Lindskov Jacobsen,…

International Humanitarian Law and Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems

The accelerated pace of artificial intelligence (AI) innovation, coupled with increasingly practical military applications, makes it likely that AI will play a prominent role in future warfare. The time is ripe for…

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…

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.…

Over-the-Horizon Counterterrorism

The report "Over-the-Horizon Counterterrorism – Implications of the new Western approach to counterterrorism" written by Tore Refslund Hamming, identifies the importance of the new doctrine for counterterrorism efforts.

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.

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,…

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.

The research of Golovchenko was featured in an article by France 24

Postdoc Yevgeniy Golovchenko's research about the information aspect of Russia's invasion of Ukraine was featured in an article by France 24 called "Guerre de l’information : YouTube 1 - Russie 0".

Golovchenko participated in a conference about online censorship

Yevgeniy Golovchenko was invited to talk about online censorship at the "Digital Media Tactics of Autocracies" conferences organized by the Danish Foreign Policy Society, Freedom House and International Media Support.

Modern arms technologies help autocratic rulers stay in power

Autocrats and dictators quickly acquire new arms technologies from abroad and often use them against their own citizens. Now a study shows that the spread of military technologies inhibits democratic reform.

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...

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?

Golovchenko in Berlingske

Postdoc Yevgeniy Golovchenko was interviewed by Berlingske about Russian attempts to frame Sweden as hostile. The article can be read on Berlingske's website.

Golovchenko was interviewed by Jyllandsposten

Yevgeniy Golovchenko was interviewed for the following news article "Kremls forlængede arm« fortsætter aktiviteter i Danmark trods EU-sanktioner" by Jyllandsposten. The article can be found on the webpage of…