Denmark at War:Great Power Politics and Domestic Action Space in the cases of Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq
Journal: Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen)
Year: 2019

From 1990 to 2018, Danish policy-makers committed Danish troops to 76 military operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia spanning from small observer missions to the wars following from the break-up of Yugoslavia and the war in Afghanistan. This article zooms in on the decision-making processes leading up to the Danish policy-makers’ decisions to engage Denmark military in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, each an important step in the development of Denmark’s military engagement. Focus