Upcoming events

Nordic security policy in a historical perspective

Event focussing on what the present can learn from history in terms of Danish/Nordic security policy and the territorial ambitions of great powers. Nordic Humanities Centre in collaboration with The Danish Foreign Policy Society. How has the Nordic region's challenging neighbour, Russia, acted in the Baltic Sea region in the past? Can a look back through the centuries reveal patterns we can learn from today?

Military stories from the frontline - what role do they play?

What role do soldiers' stories from the frontline play? How do these narratives influence the development of society? In this lecture, Professor of Military History Tarak Barkawi, from Johns Hopkins University, takes the audience back to the Korean War (1950-1953).