Seminar: Militærkapacitetsopbygning – risikoer ved dansk udviklingsbistand?

TIME: Wednesday, 12 December, 9.00 – 14.15

VENUE: Bageriet, Kastellet, Gl. Hovedvagt, Kastellet 1, 2100 København Ø.

TIME: Wednesday, 12 December, 9.00 – 14.15

VENUE: Bageriet, Kastellet, Gl. Hovedvagt, Kastellet 1, 2100 København Ø.

This seminar will focus on the inconsistencies that seem to be between the stated political ambitions about engaging Denmark in military capacity-building and security-related development work, and the actual political will to implement such projects. The latest example of this type of dilemma is the suspension of the Rwandan military capacity building project.

Programme:
09.00 – 09.15 Registration and coffee

09.15 – 09.30 Welcome: Introduction to the benefits and risks that Denmark faces in military capacity-building. Speaker: Dr. Thomas Mandrup, associated professor (RDDC)

09.30 – 10.30 Capacity building and Security in East Africa
• Danish capacity building in East Africa. Speaker: Allan R. Jacobsen, Head of International Department, MOD.
• Danish capacity building in East Africa – a military view. Commander sg. gr. Felix Ebbestad, (DCD)
• Securitystructures in East Africa. Speaker: Commander Johannes Riber Nordby/ Dr. Katja Lindskov Jacobsen, project researcher, (DIIS)
• What does Danish capacity building mean? Speaker: Major and PhD. Candidate Henrik Laugesen (RDDC/CAS)

10.30 – 10.50 Discussion. Dr. Lars Bangert Struwe, researcher (CMS)

10.50 – 11.00 Break

11.00 – 11.50 The Danish engagement in Somalia. Speaker Peter Bøgh Jensen, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark. Chair: Dr. Louise Andersen, postdoc (DIIS)

11.50 – 12.30 Lunch

12.30 – 13.15 Rwanda and implications for Danish capacity building
• Rwanda’s involvement in regional security and its implications. Speaker: Dr. Danielle Beswick, lecturer (University of Birmingham).
• Who is the ‘Rwandan soldier’? Speaker: PhD. Candidate Josefine Kühnel Larsen (CMS)
• What is Denmark doing in Rwanda? Speaker: Lt. Colonel Henrik Vedel

13.15 – 13.30 Break

13.30 – 14.00 Discussion. Chair: Dr. Lars Bangert Struwe, researcher (CMS)

14.00 – 14.15 Summary/Closure. Speaker: Dr. Lars Bangert Struwe