News about Defense and security

Job Opening: Director at the Centre for Military Studies

The Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen has opened for applications for the position as Director at the Centre for Military Studies (CMS).

Alexander Høgsberg Tetzlaff contributes with chapter to new book

Military analyst and Major at CMS, Alexander Høgsberg Tetzlaff, has contributed with a chapter in the new anthology Militære stabiliseringsindsatser - en introduktion til koncept, erfaringer og fremtid.

Job Openings: Assistant/Associate Professor(s) to CMS

We seek excellent candidates for one or more positions as Assistant/Associate Professor in defence, security, and strategic studies at the Centre for Military Studies (CMS). Deadline is March 21, 2025.

Change of shift at the Centre for Military Studies

On 1 February, Katja Lindskov Jacobsen became acting head of the Centre for Military Studies. She replaces Kristian Søby Kristensen, who will be head of the Department of Strategy and War Studies at the Royal Danish…

Katja Lindskov Jacobsen appointed Interim Director at CMS

From 1 February, Senior Researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen is appointed Interim Director of the Centre for Military Studies (CMS) at the Department of Political Science.

CMS Conference on China's Nuclear Deterrence

On Friday 22 November, the Centre for Military Studies hosted an international conference on China's nuclear forces and deterrence strategies in collaboration with the Asian Dynamics Initiative.

CMS Researcher Tobias Liebetrau co-edits speciel edition of International Affairs

CMS Researcher Tobias Liebetrau has co-edited a special section on cybersecurity and international relations in the latest issue of International Affairs.

New CMS Background Paper: Maritime Crime in African Waters

Maritime crime in Africa is a significant challenge with consequences locally as well as internationally.

Drones, the Russo-Ukrainian War, and the Future of Armed Conflict

The Russo‒Ukrainian War provides important lessons for future armed conflicts and illustrates the prominent role that drone technology will play in the future.

New CMS Report: Drones, the Russo-Ukrainian War, and the Future of Armed Conflict

The war between Russia and Ukraine provides important lessons for future armed conflicts and illustrates the prominent role that drone technology will play in the future.

CMS co-hosts conference in Parliament on Nordic-Baltic defense and security

Researchers from CMS contributed as moderators during the Danish Parliament's conference on Nordic-Baltic defence and security.

CMS publishes new Security Policy Survey 2024

Is the world more or less safe today than five years ago? What are the biggest threats to Denmark? Should the West increase its military deterrence against Russia?

Neil Renic has co-authored a new forum published in International Studies Perspectives

Neil Renic, Researcher at the Center for Military Studies, has co-authored the newly published forum “Dead-Ends, Disasters, Delays? Reflecting on Research Failure in International Studies and Ways to Avoid It”

Job vacancy: Postdoc in defence, security, and strategic studies

The Centre for Military Studies seeks a candidate for a two-year position as Post-doctoral researcher focusing on research in defence, security, and strategic studies.

Tobias Liebetrau publishes new article in International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection

Tobias Liebetrau and Christian Bueger, have published a new journal article in International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection.

CMS researchers publishes new article: "Piracy and the broader ‘gun business’ in the Niger Delta"

Katja Lindskov Jacobsen and Amanda Møller Rasmussen have published a new article, “Piracy and the broader ‘gun business’ in the Niger Delta”, in the journal International Affairs.

New CMS Report: Denmark as a transit country in NATO

Alexander Høgsberg Tetzlaff has authored a new CMS Report about the challenges that Danish decision-makers face in light of NATO's enablement agenda, which will only increase in importance the coming years.

CMS Researcher publishes new article: "Tragic reflection, political wisdom, and the future of algorithmic war"

Neil Renic, Researcher at the Centre for Military Studies, has published a new article, “Tragic reflection, political wisdom, and the future of algorithmic war”, in the Australian Journal of International Affairs.

A Wake-up Call for a European Security Provider?

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, defence and security have moved up the political agenda in the European Union (EU).

New CMS Report: A Wake-up Call for a European Security Provider?

Russia's war against Ukraine has shed new light on the EU's security and defence policy and European security architecture.

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.