Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego 45-037 Opole, ul. © Copyright by Uniwersytet Opolski Opole 2014 OPEN EUROPE: CULTURAL DIALOGUE ACROSS BORDERS Volume 1: Europe of the Wary: New Communication and Information Order for Reduction of Tension within the United Europe Volume 2: Historical Collective Memory within Borderlands Volume 3: Cultural Heritage and Security in Europe – “Ours – Yours – Shared” Volume 4: Culture or Cultures in the Dynamics of Social Life? Volume 5: New Diplomacy in Open EuropeĮdited by Barbara Cury³o, Joanna Kulska, Aleksandra Trzcieliñska-Polus Why did Denmark and Norway choose such different paths after the Cold War? Were decisions dictated by their respective geopolitical situation, or merely the product of the whims and preferences of political and military leaders? Or did they result rather from deep-seated differences in strategic and military cultures? In this study the author shows that one-dimensional explanations of these policy decisions fall short, and that geopolitcs, leadership and culture each played a vital part in shaping post-Cold War defence policies.Open Europe: Cultural Dialogue across Borders Volume 5: New Diplomacy in Open Europe Norway retained a territorial defence philosophy, preferred not to deploy combat forces to peacemaking operations abroad, and maintained a larger, conscriptionbased military establishment. However, with the end of the Cold War Norway and Denmark chose different paths: Denmark to professionalise, downsize and enable its Armed Forces to take part in expeditionary operations far from Danish shores, including warfighting operations alongside American or British Allies. Denmark and Norway were founding members of NATO, and shared throughout the Cold War defence policies aimed at defending their respective territories against a possible Warsaw pact invasion.
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