Good News: Libya and the Danish Way of War

[...]Denmark has become a member of the select club of 'strategic actors', which consist of the great powers and countries like Israel and Australia that share this view of the military instrument.10 In the process Denmark has developed its own distinct way of war, and it is our argument that it was this way of war that shaped the Danish approach to the Libya campaign. What really sets Denmark apart is its willingness to let its principal allies decide where, when and how force will be used. [...]our principal focus in analysing the Danish Way of War is not military doctrine (how), as is usually the case when the concept is applied to the United States and other great powers,13 but why (ends) and with whom.