From Peacemaker to Warmonger? Explaining Denmark's Great Power Politics1. Issue 3 (19th August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wivel, Anders
• Is Part Of: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. Volume 19:Issue 3(2013:Sep.)
• Page Start: 298
• Page End: 321
• Publication Date: 2013-08-19
• Subjects: Danish foreign policy -- Small states -- Peace building -- Neoclassical Realism -- Foreign Policy Analysis; Political science -- Periodicals; 320.05
• DOI: 10.1111/spsr.12043
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1424-7755

Abstract

Abstract: 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.