Open AccessDanmarks militære aktivisme fortsætter med eller uden USA
Author(s) -
Peter Viggo Jakobsen
Publication year - 2015
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2446-0893
DOI - 10.7146/politik.v18i4.27623
Subject(s) - danish , political science , politics , power (physics) , political activism , cold war , law , european union , international trade , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics , business
It is a widespread misunderstanding that Denmark’s military activism can be explained by American unipo- larity. Denmark began to use its armed forces for activist purposes before the United States became a global power after the end of World War Two. Denmark will not stop its military activism if the United States stops requesting military contributions. e military activism will then continue in cooperation with France, the United Kingdom, the United Nations and the European Union (provided that the Danish opt out on defence is removed). Denmark’s military activism has been underpinned by broad political consensus since the start in 1920 with the Iraq war (2003) as the only exception.