CBS Geopolitics & Business Security

Research-based knowledge in an unpredictable world

CBS Geopolitics and Business Security

CBS Geopolitics and Business Security is a strategic initiative that generates new research-based knowledge, build bridges between academia, business and public authorities, and helps ensure that the knowledge we develop is put to use where it is needed.

Geopolitics and Business security are no longer confined to foreign and defence policy. They have become part of everyday life for Danish companies, and today the business community plays a central role in Denmark’s security, resilience, and geopolitical position.

If Denmark is to remain strong in a more uncertain world, this requires new knowledge and new forms of collaboration. Together with companies and public authorities, CBS aims to contribute with research-based knowledge, education, and tools that strengthen competitiveness, resilience, and societal security.

RESEARCH CLUSTERS

Do you have a challenge we should explore together?

Contact the relevant cluster lead directly or reach out to the Geopolitics and Business Security secretariat at geosek@cbs.dk.

GEOECONOMICS

The cluster examines how geopolitical and geoeconomic developments affect businesses and the conditions in which they operate. Current geopolitical developments are placed in a historical context to provide a deeper understanding of how global value chains, international regulation and cooperation are changing, and what these changes mean for business strategy, risks and opportunities.

Principal Investigator
Poul Fritz Kjær
Title: Professor, Dr.
Department: Business, Humanities & Law (BHL)
Email: pfk.bhl@cbs.dk
Phone: +45 38 15 42 81

DEFENCE & INNOVATION

The cluster examines how businesses can contribute to meeting Europe’s growing defence and security needs. It explores how new technologies and solutions can be developed, brought to market and scaled, turning innovation into tangible security outcomes and new business opportunities. At the same time, the cluster examines the managerial and ethical dilemmas associated with the development of new defence technologies.

Principal Investigator
Michele Acciaro
Title: Associate Professor
Department: Strategy & Innovation (SI)
Email: mac.si@cbs.dk
Phone: +45 38 15 28 24

SOCIETAL RESILIENCE

The cluster examines the role of businesses in strengthening societal security and resilience. Its research focuses, among other areas, on critical infrastructure and supply chains, public-private collaboration, and how businesses can mobilise and adapt existing resources, capabilities and production capacity when society faces crises and disruptions.

Principal Investigator
Thomas Frandsen
Title: Associate Professor
Department: Operations Management (OM)
Email: tfr.om@cbs.dk
Phone: +45 38 15 29 30

HYBRID THREATS

The cluster examines how businesses can prepare for and respond to hybrid threats. The research explores how businesses build the capabilities and resilience needed to respond to major disruptions, uncertainty and emerging threats, as well as how organisations can adapt and transform as the threat landscape evolves.

Principal Investigator
Dana Minbaeva
Title: Professor
Department: Strategy & Innovation (SI)
Email: dm.si@cbs.dk
Phone: +45 41 85 22 82

Vice Dean for Geopolitics and Business Security

Anja Dalgaard-Nielsen

As Vice Dean for Geopolitics and Business Security, Anja Dalgaard-Nielsen is responsible for bringing together and strengthening CBS’s academic environments in the field. She leads the effort to mobilise CBS’s expertise in collaboration with companies, public authorities, and society at large.

She holds a PhD from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and has previously held senior positions in the Danish Defence Intelligence Service and the Danish Security and Intelligence Service.