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The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) is an independent research organization financed primarily by the Danish government. It performs research and produces analyses in three basic areas -- globalization, security and development. Additionally, it focuses on Danish foreign and political affairs and provides its work to politicians and the Danish media and public. This series covers human rights topics and analyzes a variety of policy types (foreign, security, conflict, development, etc.).

Publishers: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
Publications: Protection of Civilians from the Perspective of the Soldiers Who Protect: Ghana and India in United Nations Peacekeeping
The Baltic Sea Region after the Ukraine Crisis and Trump: A Russian Perspective
Decentralisation in Ukraine: Supporting Political Stability by Strengthening Local Government
Europe and the Sahel-Maghreb Crisis
Migration and Security Challenges in Yangon´s Informal Settlements: The Case of Hlaing Thayer Township
Urban Insecurity, Migrants, and Political Authority
US Trade Policy under Trump: Assessing the Unilateralist Turn
Russian Hybrid Warfare: A Study of Disinformation
Europe´s Refugee Crisis and the Threat of Terrorism
Europe and the Refugee Situation: Human Security Implications
The Trouble with Counter-Narratives
African Peacekeepers in Mali
Roads to Peace? The Role of Infrastructure in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
The Neglected: Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon and the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Guests or Trash: Iran´s Precarious Policies towards the Afghan refugees in the Wake of Sanctions and Regional Wars
Preparing for Protection of Civilians in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
China´s Overseas Investment in Critical Infrastructure: Nuclear Power and Telecommunications
The Meso-Level Interplay of Climate and Disaster Risk Management in Viet Nam
The South China Sea: A Breeding Ground for Geopolitical Rivalry?
Understanding Sub-National Climate Governance: Findings from Nepal, Uganda, Vietnam and Zambia
Inequality, Poverty and Labour Unions in Myanmar and Nepal – Including Comparisons with Denmark
Cities on the Agenda: Urban Governance and Sustainable Development
The Promises and Pitfalls of Global Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives
Financing Sustainable Development: Actors, Interests, Politics
Governing Uranium in Canada
The Danish Approach to Countering and Preventing Extremism and Radicalization
Governing Uranium in the Danish Realm
Governing Uranium in Australia
Governing Uranium Globally
Governing Uranium in Pakistan
Corporate Engagement in Non-Proliferation along the Nuclear Supply Chain
Governing Uranium in India
European Defence Cooperation after the Lisbon Treaty
Boko Haram: From Local Grievances to Violent Insurgency
The New Geostrategic Game: Will China and Russia Form an Alliance against the United States
Unstable Authoritarianism: A New Hybrid in Arab Politics
Protection and (In)Security Beyond the State: Insights from Eastern Africa and Sahel
Policies and Finance for Economic Development and Trade
Towards ‘Good Enough’ Climate and Disaster Risk Governance
Great Power Politics and the Ukrainian Crisis: NATO, EU and Russia after 2014
Governing Uranium in France
Community Policing in Sierra Leone: Local Policing Partnership Boards
Women, Peace and Security – And Denmark
Human Rights Perspectives on Climate Change Adaptation
Is China Challenging the US in the Persian Gulf?
Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in Danish Development Policy
Governing Uranium in Russia
Algeria after the Revolts: Regime Endurance in a Time of Contention and Regional Insecurity
Voting Behaviour in the European Parliament 2009-2014
Out of the Woods: Gridlock in the IMF, and the World Bank puts Multilateralism at Risk
The Elections and Political Realignments in Afghanistan
Conditions for a Successful Transition in Afghanistan Post-2014
Governing Uranium in China
Governing Uranium in the United Kingdom
Cooperative Security: NATO's Partnership Policy in a Changing World
Blue Helmets and Grey Zones: Do UN Multidimensional Peace Operations Work?
Whole-of-Government Approaches to Fragile States and Situations
Local Actors and Service Delivery in Fragile Situations
Ambigouos Endings: Middle East Regional Security in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings and the Syrian Civil War
European Union Development Cooperation in a Changing Global Context
How the Local Matters: Democratization in Libya, Pakistan, Yemen and Palestine
Social Accountability Mechanisms and Access to Public Service Delivery in Rural Africa
War and Peace in Mali
Land Administration, Gender Equality and Development Cooperation
Extractive Natural Resource Development
Pragmatic Aid Management in Fragile Situations
Linking Instruments in Development and Foreign Policy
Transboundary Water Governance in a Shifting Development Context
Climate Politics in the Lower Mekong Basin
Striving for Complementarity in European Development Cooperation
Regaining a Future? Lessons learned from Education of Young People in Fragile Situations
Environmental Governance and Development Cooperation
Danish Interests in Regional Security Institutions in East Africa
Central Asian Security Post-2014: Perspectives in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Behind Smoke and Mirrors: On the Alleged Recapitalization of Europe's Banks
Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration in South Sudan
Taliban Talks: Past, Present and Prospects for the US, Afghanistan and Pakistan
The EU and Global Public Goods
Practice Makes Perfect? The European Union's Engagement in Negotiations on a Post-2015 Framework for Development
Two Danish Activist Foreign Policies?
Kazakhstan-Russia: Enduring Defence Partners
Anti-Democratic and Violence-Promoting Environments in Denmark That Subscribe to Islamist Ideologies
Sanctioning Assad's Syria
The Last Living Fossil of the Cold War
Diaspora Groups and Development in Fragile Situations
Is It All About Territory?
Biometrics as Security Technology
Addressing Climate Change and Conflict in Development Cooperation
Islamic or Universal Human Rights?
Islamic Women's Activism in the Arab World
Pakistan: Regional Rivalries, Local Impacts
The Non-Western Challenger? The Rise of a Sino-Centric China
Pro-Poor Growth through Export Sector Support
Prospects for a Multipolar International Monetary System
Social Contracts and Security in Sub-Saharan African Conflict States
Perspectives on Security in the Arctic Area
NATO's New Strategic Concept
After the Strategic Concept
Strained Alliances
Gaza's New Islamists
The EU's Eastern Neighbours
Pakistan's Future Policy Towards Afghanistan
Climate Change Negotiations and Their Implications for International Development Cooperation
The World Bank and the Emerging World Order
The G20 and Beyond
Popular Nationalism in China and the Sino-Japanese Relationship
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan
Dialoguing Partnerships: An Analysis of the Dialogue Assumtions of the Danish Partnership for Dialogue and Reform
Dealing with Iran
Transforming Internal Security in Sierra Leone
´Our 9/11 of Hope´
The Islamist Movement in Morocco
Conference on an Arctic Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
Conceptualisations of Poverty
Desde declaración hasta protección real
From Declaration to Real Protection
The Choice of Candidates for the European Parliament Elections 2009
Synthesis Report: Civil-Military Relations in International Operations
Lopsided Business Partnerships
Whither Aid?
Piracy, Maritime Terrorism and Naval Strategy
The New Wave of Foreign Policy Activism in Turkey
Using Indicators to Encourage Development
The Marshal's Baton
Alternative Development Financing Mechanisms
Modern Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
Reducing Emissions From Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)
Low Carbon Development And Poverty Alleviation
Hizb’allah’s Communication Strategy
Afghanistan: Organizing Danish Civil-Military Relations
Integrated National Approaches to International Operations
Civil-Military Relations in Iraq 2003-7
Roads to Militant Radicalization
Recent Experience with Comprehensive Civil and Military Approaches in International Operations
Achieving Sustainable Natural Resource Management in the Sahel after the Era of Desertification
Come Home NATO?
The Somali Conflict
NATO's Comprehensive Approach to Crisis Response Operations
The United Nations and the Comprehensive Approach
EU and the Comprehensive Approach
Fragile Situations: Current Debates and Central Dilemmas
Rules of Origin and the European Union's Preferential Trade Agreements, with Special Reference to the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements
The United Nations and the Comprehensive Approach
EU and the Comprehensive Approach
Ruslands udenrigspolitik: fra Jeltsins vesternisering til Putins nyimperalism
Fragile Situations: Background Papers
North Korea's Security Policy
EU Crisis Management Operations
NATO and Global Partnerships
Freedom of Speech, Battle over Values, and the Political Symbolism of the Muhammad Drawings
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Centralasien mellem Dragen og Bjørnen
ASEAN and ARF in East Asia's Security Architecture: The Role of Norms and Powers
Shia-Islamist Political Actors in Iraq
North Africa: A Security Problem for Themselves, for the EU and for the US
Fremtidens internationale militære operationer: hvad skal afgøre dansk deltagelse?
Islam and Civil Society: Case Studies from Jordan and Egypt
Soldiers and State-Building: The Approach of the Danish Armed Forces to Reconstruction Support
Siloviki versus Liberal-Technocrats
Oil Development in Africa: Lessons for Sudan after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
Payments for Ecosystem Services
Supporting Local Innovation for Rural Development
Terror Prevention and Development Aid: What We Know and Don't Know
The Alliance between Iran, Syria and Hizbollah and its Implications for the Political Development in Lebanon and the Middle East
EU Global Power? Reflections on the European Security and Defence Policy after the Failure of the 2004 Draft Constitutional Treaty
From Soldier to Civilian: Disarmament, Demobilisation, Reintegration in Afghanistan
Religion and Conflict in Africa
Atlantic Reform: A Euro-Atlantic and a Danish Perspective
A Complex Reality: The Strategic Behaviour of Multinational Oil Corporations and the New Wars in Sudan
Managing Foreign Affairs: A Comparative Perspective
The EU as a Security Actor
The United Nations as a Security Political Actor
Kosovo Independence - De Jure Versus De Facto
Intergrating Environment as a Cross-Cutting Issue in Danish Development Assistance
A New Role for NATO in the Middle East?
The EU Enlargement Eastwards and the ESDP
PRTs in Afghanistan: Successful but not Sufficient
The Revolution in Military Affairs and the Boomerang Effect
Water Conflict Prevention and Mitigation
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