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?
Similarly, there will be a focus across the Atlantic on the relationship between Denmark, Greenland and the US. Is President Trump's hunger for Greenland an echo of the division of the world into spheres of interest in the past?
And what happens when established systems designed to keep the status quo and territorial ambitions in check fall apart? This happened in Europe during the Crimean War (1853-56), which paved the way for new ideas of a Scandinavia united in security policy.
The overall question is: What parallels can we draw from history and learn from in the present when it comes to nordic security policy?
The three speakers who are Fellows at the Nordic Humanities Centre in 2025 are:
- Rasmus Glenthøj, Professor of History at the University of Southern Denmark: "What can we learn from the 19th century? The Crimean War and Nordic security policy"
- Niels Bjerre-Poulsen, Associate Professor of American History at the University of Southern Denmark: "Is Donald Trump reinventing the American security policy of the 1860s - at the expense of Denmark?"
- Jon Reinhardt-Larsen, postdoc at the University of Southern Denmark: "The challenging neighbour of the North: Russian ambitions in the Baltic Sea region over 300 years"
Link to register will follow soon
- Organizer: Nordic Humanities Center og Udenrigspolitisk Selskab
- Address: Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1357 København
- Contact Email: jrl@hum.ku.dk
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