Rasmus Brun Pedersen

Rasmus Brun Pedersen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Aarhus University. His research focuses on small states' diplomatic and security behavior in the emerging new world order, with particular expertise in NATO and EU dynamics, security policy, qualitative methods, and small-state studies.

His recent publications explore themes such as Danish foreign policy continuity, process tracing methodologies, and the geopolitical implications of external influence in Greenland. He has taught undergraduate courses in International Politics and graduate seminars on small states in global politics, Danish foreign policy, and supervised theses within international relations.

Pedersen's work intersects with policy analysis, as seen in his contributions to journals like Danish Foreign Policy Review, RÆSON, and Samfundsfagsnyt. His research often combines empirical case studies with theoretical frameworks to understand security dynamics in Europe and small-state strategies.