Research output per year
Research output per year
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
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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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Briefing af gruppe fra den tyske ambassade
Olesen, M. R. (Speaker)
11 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or Presentation › Briefing
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Gymnasiebesøg. Foredrag om sikkerhedspolitik i Arktis
Olesen, M. R. (Speaker)
20 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or Presentation › Communicating lecture/presentation
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Briefing med Folketingets Internationale Sekretariat
Forsby, A. B. (Speaker), Banke, C. F. S. (Speaker), Olesen, M. R. (Speaker), Larsen, J. (Speaker), Eggeling, K. A. (Speaker), Schmidt, J. L. (Speaker), Jørs, P. M. (Speaker) & Habeck, R. (Speaker)
12 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or Presentation › Briefing
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Briefing af ansat ved japansk ambassade
Olesen, M. R. (Speaker)
21 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or Presentation › Briefing
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Finnish journalists at DIIS
Banke, C. F. S. (Speaker) & Olesen, M. R. (Speaker)
10 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or Presentation › Briefing
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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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Situationen er højspændt, siger seniorforsker
17/01/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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