Overstretched? Denmark’s security policy and armed forces in light of the new Defence Agreement. OSW Commentary NUMBER 266 | 20.04.2018
Journal: Archive of European Integration (AEI) (University of Pittsburgh)
Year: 2018

In the period from the 1990s until the end of the ISAF operation in Afghanistan in 2014, the primary aim of Denmark’s security policy was to contribute to NATO and US-led crisis management operations. Denmark developed an expeditionary model of its armed forces capable of meeting the demands of asymmetric warfare while cutting its defence budget and the number of military personnel. Following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Denmark did not increase its defence spending and did not make an