![]() ![]() Throughout the Cold War, the tradition of neutrality occasionally permeated the country’s defence and foreign policies and sometimes manifested itself during discussions within the Alliance. In 1949, turning its back on decades of strict neutrality, the Danish Folketing (the Danish Parliament) voted largely in support of NATO membership. It opens up the way to the Baltic Sea and the Arctic, while providing an essential stepping stone between Europe and North America. ![]() A bridge between the north and south of Europe, the gatekeeper of the Baltic Straits and the key holder to Greenland and the Faroe Islands, Denmark is a key strategic player for Western Allies. The goal, the preservation of peace, is also Denmark’s, in deep accord with the ardent desireįrom Gustav Rasmussen’s speech at the signing ceremony ofīetter known for the magic of Lego and Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales, the Kingdom of Denmark, although geographically small, is a strategic giant. ![]()
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