The Norwegian Defense Discourse Post-1990. Internationalization and National Defense in a New Interplay

• Published in: Internasjonal politikk Vol. 67; no. 3; pp. 351 - 379
• Main Author: Graeger, Nina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Norwegian
• Published: 01.01.2009
• Subjects: Armed Forces; Defence policy; Defense Policy; Discourse analysis; Geopolitics; Globalization; International relations; Military; Nation building; Norway; Post-Cold War; Regional policy; Resistance; Threat

The article explores how international operations post-1990 have challenged established representations of & practices relating to the role of the Norwegian Armed Forces. While Norwegian security policy was adjusted to a new threat image quite early, the transformation of defense policy dragged...