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Wars, crises, and shifting power balances are currently reshaping the conditions for states, businesses, and citizens alike. This great uncertainty creates a growing need for coherent, research-based knowledge about how global transformations affect the society we live in.
“We are in a time of rapid and fundamental change. With UCPH Geopolitics, we take responsibility for bringing our knowledge into play where it can make a difference – in public debate, in the media, and in decision-making arenas. This initiative demonstrates the strength of our interdisciplinarity and our ambition to benefit a broader audience,” says the Rector of the University of Copenhagen, David Dreyer Lassen.
The initiative aims to make it easier for the public, the media, and decision-makers to access relevant expert knowledge – while also contributing new, cross-disciplinary insights on major global agendas.
UCPH Geopolitics brings together researchers from all six faculties in an academic community that works across disciplinary boundaries to create and communicate up-to-date knowledge about global crises and geopolitical dynamics. In doing so, the University of Copenhagen leverages its uniquely broad expertise to foster a more informed public conversation about a world in rapid transformation.
Where does U.S. foreign policy stand in light of Trump’s demand to take over Greenland? In January, KU Geopolitics invited U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen to a discussion on the relationship between the United States and the Danish Realm.
The message from the Democratic senator was clear: ”Don’t give up on us. Don’t give up on our alliance, and don’t give up on the idea that we can work together.” Many curious students turned up to learn more about the story that is currently capturing the attention of people around the world.
Read more about the conversation with Jeanne Shaheen
On February 6, the University of Copenhagen opened the doors to its historic banquet hall for the official celebration of KU Geopolitics.
The event featured a wide range of presentations that – in the spirit of the initiative – offered interdisciplinary insights into the major issues of our time. Where does the international legal order stand? Is Europe losing to China? And what role does India play now that the U.S. is no longer a trusted ally?
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