Hans Peder Kirkegaard is a former diplomat as a special advisor on Defense and Security Policy at the Government of Greenland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was a key member of the negotiation team regarding the Service Maintenance Contract Dispute at Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule Air Base). He was the lead negotiator for the Arctic Capabilities Package on behalf of the Government of Greenland. He was also a member of the Kingdom of Denmark’s Security Policy Analysis Group, the report can be found here: https://www.fmn.dk/da/emne/rsa/

He is currently researching a Phd on how Greenlandic politicians and civil servant are navigating the changing security landscape at Nasiffik – Center for Foreign and Security Policy at the University of Greenland, funded by the Danish Ministry of Defense.

Hans Peder Kirkegaard holds a Master of International Business from the Darla Moore School of Business – University of South Carolina and a Master of Science in Organization and Strategy from Aalborg University.

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