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From Peacemaker to Warmonger? Explaining Denmark's Great Power Politics
Author(s) -
Wivel Anders
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
swiss political science review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1662-6370
pISSN - 1424-7755
DOI - 10.1111/spsr.12043
Subject(s) - danish , solidarity , international relations , militarism , political science , politics , political economy , power (physics) , cold war , international security , peace movement , sociology , law , linguistics , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics
Danish post‐Cold War security policy is typically portrayed as a transformation from an anti‐militaristic and multilateralist member of a Nordic bloc in international relations promoting international solidarity and global peace into an activist proponent of a liberal world order to be defended by military means when necessary. Focusing on Danish peace policy, this article puts forward a contending analysis arguing that what appears as change entails a considerable amount of continuity. Now, as in the past, the Danish contribution to international peace reflects a combination of international demand and the ability and willingness of Danish policy‐makers to meet this demand in accordance with their liberal‐egalitarian values and pragmatic approach to international relations.