Ambiguous alliance: Neutrality, opt-outs, and European defence
The EU’s work on its Strategic Compass should include debates on the special status states’ future role in European defence
Experts & Staff
Christine Nissen
Think Tank Europe
ECFR associate researcher for Denmark
Biography
Christine Nissen is a Chief Analyst at Think Tank Europe in Copenhagen, specializing in EU security and defense policy, European security, Western interventionism, national public policy, as well as geopolitics, the emerging international order, and transatlantic relations. Prior to her current role, she served as a Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, where she contributed to research on international relations and security policy. She holds a PhD from Roskilde University and an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Christine has been part of the ECFR national network since 2015.
Denmark’s shift towards an ever greener union
With a domestic debate on the EU looming, the Danish government appears likely to strike a new agreement on its Europe policy
Why keeping Britain ‘in’ is essential for Danish foreign policy
The UK has been a core partner and ally for Denmark in EU foreign policy since 1973 – there would be serious consequences for Denmark if Britain left