@inbook{07bb36552fc4416d81775cbd55acc1a1,
title = "Denmark at War: Great Power Politics and Domestic Action Space in the cases of Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq",
abstract = "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{\textquoteright} decisions to engage Denmark military in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, each an important step in the development of Denmark{\textquoteright}s military engagement. Focusing on the interplay between international developments and domestic constraints, we identify the decision-making patterns and discuss the implications for Denmark{\textquoteright}s military engagement now and in the future. We conclude that Denmark{\textquoteright}s military engagement was driven primarily by the willingness of Danish policy-makers to accommodate US requests for military contributions, typically even before they were communicated as concrete US preferences or demands.",
keywords = "Faculty of Social Sciences, Danish foreign policy, Iraq War, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Small state security, Military intervention, Foreign Policy Analysis, Decision making, Foreign Policy, Nordic security, War",
author = "Mariager, {Rasmus M{\o}lgaard} and Anders Wivel",
year = "2019",
month = jun,
day = "25",
language = "English",
isbn = "9788776059668",
series = "Danish Foreign Policy Review",
publisher = "Danish Institute for International Studies, DIIS",
pages = "48--73",
editor = "Kristian Fischer and Hans Mouritzen",
booktitle = "Danish Foreign Policy Review 2019",
}