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Anne Ingemann Johansen is an Assistant Professor at the Center for War Studies, University of Southern Denmark, specialising in European security, NATO, and Nordic–Baltic security cooperation. Her research examines how Nordic states and societies respond to geopolitical instability and evolving security challenges, combining theoretically informed analysis with extensive empirical research and stakeholder engagement.

Anne currently contributes to the Independent Research Fund Denmark–funded project Mind the Gap: Security Scholarship between Academia and Policy, which examines how academic expertise shapes security policymaking in Denmark and Norway within NATO and broader alliance structures. Building on this work, she developing a broader research agenda on Nordic-Baltic small-state security agency. 

Alongside her academic work, Anne regularly engages with policymakers, public authorities, and international research networks through collaborative projects, workshops, advisory activities, and public communication on European and transatlantic security affairs.