Norwegian Strategic Culture after World War II: From a Local to a Global Perspective

• Published in: Cooperation and conflict Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 45 - 66
• Main Authors: GRÆGER, NINA, LEIRA, HALYARD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.03.2005
• Subjects: Armed Forces; Defence policy; Defense Policy; Discourse; Military; Military Strategy; Norway; Organizational Change; Policy Reform; Political doctrines; Post World War II Period; Post-war history; Security Policy; Strategic studies; grand strategy; international operations; Norway; military doctrine; post Cold-War period; defence discourse; strategic culture

This article details the changes in Norwegian strategic culture, comprising grand strategy and practice, following the end of the Cold War. Throughout the Cold War, Norwegian security and defence policy was characterized by broad, non-politicized consensus. Basic elements of this grand strategic per...