CBS Geopolitics and Business Security
Research-based knowledge in an unpredictable world
What is Geopolitics & Business Security?
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.
Find an expert
Poul Fritz Kjær is an experienced communicator who is able to place current geopolitical developments in a historical context and connect economic, legal, and political developments. For example, he can explain how global value chains evolve as the world economy becomes more politicised, and what this means for companies’ risks, responsibilities, and room for manoeuvre.
Title: Professor, Dr
Department: Business Humanities and Law
Languages: Danish, English, German
Email: pfk.bhl@cbs.dk
Phone: +45 38 15 42 81
Stine Haakonsson researches how geopolitical tensions are reshaping global trade and what this means for Danish companies. She can shed light on the risks that arise and the opportunities companies have to adapt. She has a strong network in China and solid knowledge of the country’s role in global supply chains.
Title: Associate Professor
Department: Organization
Languages: Danish, English
Email: sjh.ioa@cbs.dk
Phone: +45 20 45 97 45
Rob Gleasure is a specialist in cognitive security, which concerns how digital technologies influence what people believe, how they feel, and which values guide their actions. He can explain how misinformation, AI-generated content, and the design of digital platforms can be exploited to manipulate perceptions, create polarisation, and undermine trust.
Title: Professor
Department: Digitalization
Language: English
Email: rg.digi@cbs.dk
Phone: +45 41 85 20 20
Jan Lemnitzer researches how companies and societies can manage cyber threats. He works with the implementation of the EU’s NIS2 Directive and has developed the software system SUCCESS, which helps small and medium-sized enterprises build cyber security within their supply chains. He can explain how cyber security affects business practices, policy, and critical infrastructure.
Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Digitalization
Languages: German, English
Email: jl.digi@cbs.dk
Kalle Johannes Rose researches how companies and public authorities manage risk in a world that changes faster than regulations can keep pace. His work shows how to prioritise the most important risks rather than attempting to control everything, and why the lack of a shared language between top management and technical experts often makes risk management difficult in practice.
Title: Associate Professor
Department: Accounting
Languages: Danish, Swedish, English
Email: kjr.acc@cbs.dk
Phone: +45 31 21 72 05
Anders Theis Bollmann researches how entrepreneurship shapes defence policy and military practice. Taking a historical perspective—from the Vietnam War to today’s conflicts—his research offers a critical view of technological enthusiasm and military innovation, and highlights the need to distinguish between hype and actual needs in the defence of the future.
Title: PhD Fellow
Department: Business Humanities and Law
Languages: Danish, English, German
Email: atbo.bhl@cbs.dk
Phone: +45 38 15 36 59
Danish business leaders’ perspectives on how to navigate geopolitical uncertainty and manage hybrid threats
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.
THE SECRETARIAT
General enquiries should be sent to:
geosek@cbs.dk
Anja Dalgaard-Nielsen
ad.bhl@cbs.dk
Therese Osvoll
tho.bhl@cbs.dk
Niels Karmsteen
nk.bhl@cbs.dk
Freja Kirkeby
fk.bhl@cbs.dk
Clara Jæger Hiltunen
cjh.bhl@cbs.dk