Stategic Influence Handbook 2016

82 83 THALES GROUP INTERNAL THALES GROUP INTERNAL DIIS (D anish I nstitute for I nternational S tudies ) Østbanegade 117 2100 Copenhagen Ø, DENMARK Phone: +45 32 69 87 87 E-mail: diis@diis.dk https://www.diis.dk DEVELOPMENT, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND SECURITY Founded in 2003 under the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) is an independent public research institution for international studies. The DIIS focuses particularly on topics linked to globalisation, security and development. • Staff: approximately 100 researchers • Ranked 6th top think tank Worldwide (non-US) and 9th top international development think tank accor- ding to the 2018 Global Go To Think Tank Report • Research areas and topics • Global transformations in finance, migration and aid: development policy, migration and border ma- nagement, global economy • International security: defence and security policy, non-proliferation and disarmament, non-state armed actors, security technologies • Natural resources and development: climate change and environment, food and agriculture, land rights and investments, oil, gas and minerals, water governance • Foreign policy: European foreign policy, EU external relations • Peace, risk and violence • Regional focus: Arctic ; Nordic and Baltic countries ; Europe and North America ; Eastern Europe and Russia ; Asia ; Middle East and North Africa ; Sub-Saharan Africa ; Latin America Last publications: • “We need to distinguish between local and globalist foreign fighters”, Maja Touzari Greenwook, 2019 • “Can China buy peace? Money and Security in the South China Sea”, Yang Jiang, 2019 DIIS was established with the purpose of strengthening independent research, analysis, studies and infor- mation activities in Denmark on international affairs within the wider area of foreign, security and deve- lop-ment policies. • Funding: majority from the Danish Government (the DIIS is by law referring to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Executives • Director: Kristian FISCHER. Former minister of Defence, Board of Directors • Chairman: Henrik HALKIER. Professor, Dean, Faculty of Humanities. Structure & Activités Missions Resources Governance Reaching the potential of renewable energy and development August 28, 2019 Thales Ranking 40 th GGTTI Ranking 6 th Worldwide non US / 22 nd Foreign Policy and International Affairs STRATEGIC INFLUENCE HANDBOOK - EUROPE INDEX