Personal profile
Research areas
Mikkel Runge Olesen’s research interests include NATO and transatlantic relations, The Arctic, Baltic Sea security, Danish foreign policy as well as recent Danish diplomatic history. His theoretical interests include realism, political psychology and prospect theory.
Education/Academic qualification
International Relations, PhD, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen
1 Sept 2009 → 1 Mar 2013
Award Date: 1 Mar 2013
History and Political Science, MA
1 Sept 2003 → 15 Jul 2009
Award Date: 15 Jul 2009
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Nye sikkerhedspolitiske dynamikker i Arktis: Muligheder og udfordringer for Kongeriget Danmark
Olesen, M. R., Hansen, F. S., Patey, L., Kjærgaard, S., Sørensen, C. T. N., Nielsen, R. L., Jacobsen, M. & Banke, C. F. S., 8 Jun 2020, 2 ed. København: Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier. 72 p. (DIIS Book).Research output: Book, Anthology, Thesis, Report › Report › Research › peer-review
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European defence cooperation and the Danish opt-out: Report on the developments in the EU and Europe in the fields of security and defence policy and their implications for Denmark
Nissen, C., Banke, C. F. S., Schmidt, J. L., Olesen, M. R., Mouritzen, H., Rahbek-Clemmensen, J., Pedersen, R. B., Butler, G. & Andersen, L. R., Apr 2020, Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies. 108 p. (DIIS Book).Research output: Book, Anthology, Thesis, Report › Report › Commissioned › peer-review
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Intensifying great power politics in the Arctic - point of consideration by the Kingdom of Denmark: From an analysis of assesments and strategies in Finland, Norway and Iceland
Olesen, M. R. & Sørensen, C. T. N., 12 Dec 2019, Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies. 47 p. (DIIS Report; No. 08, Vol. 2019).Research output: Book, Anthology, Thesis, Report › Report › Research › peer-review
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To Balance or Not to Balance: How Denmark Almost Stayed out of NATO, 1948–1949
Olesen, M. R., 19 Jun 2018, In: Journal of Cold War Studies. 20, 2, p. 63-98 36 p.Research output: Articles: Journal and Newspaper › Journal Article › Research › peer-review
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The history of US presence in Greenland
Olesen, M. R., 2026, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS).Research output: Other contribution › Longreads, DIIS Q&A, DIIS Interview and DIIS Blog › Communication
Activities
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Stor temaaften: Når USA bliver fjenden
Olesen, M. R. (Speaker)
11 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or Presentation › Communicating lecture/presentation
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Paneldeltagelse ifm. arrangement om Grønland og USA
Olesen, M. R. (Speaker)
18 Feb 2026Activity: Talk or Presentation › Guest Lecture
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Denmark's view of Trump
Olesen, M. R. (Speaker)
18 Feb 2026Activity: Talk or Presentation › Guest Lecture
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Delegation from Canadian Forces College at the Canadian Embassy
Olesen, M. R. (Speaker), Hansen, F. S. (Speaker) & Mikkelsen, K. B. (Other)
6 Feb 2026Activity: Talk or Presentation › Briefing
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Meeting with German MP Kiesewetter and embassy staff
Forsby, A. B. (Participant) & Olesen, M. R. (Participant)
2 Feb 2026Activity: Other
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Afghanistan-udredning 2021
Banke, C. F. S. (PI), Olesen, M. R. (CoPI), Søndergaard, R. S. (CoPI) & Sheikh, M. K. (CoPI)
01/04/2022 → …
Project: Research
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Arktis-analyse
Banke, C. F. S. (CoPI), Olesen, M. R. (PI), Patey, L. (CoI) & Hansen, F. S. (CoI)
15/01/2020 → 30/06/2020
Project: Consultancy
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EU-udredning 2019
Banke, C. F. S. (PI), Nissen, C. (PI), Olesen, M. R. (PI), Mouritzen, H. (PI), Fischer, K. (PI), Schmidt, J. L. (PI), Crone, M. (CoI) & Andersen, L. R. (CoI)
01/02/2019 → 30/11/2019
Project: Research
Press/Media
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Danske politikere uenige om, hvad man skal mene om angreb mod Iran
02/03/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Fordømmelse, jubel eller balancegang? Danske politikere uenige om, hvad man skal mene om angreb mod Iran
01/03/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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German newspaper: Snap elections in Denmark (Der Tagesspiegel)
28/02/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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