New CMS Report: Denmark as a transit country in NATO
Russia's annexation of Crimea and subsequent invasion of Ukraine has moved effective deterrence high on NATO's priority list. At the Vilnius Summit in 2023, NATO countries agreed on a New Force Model, which includes a much higher number of military units to be ready to move in the event of an operation or crisis. In addition, the enablement agenda is about being able to move NATO troops and military equipment across Europe. This places new demands on member states, including Denmark, which now faces a number of physical, organisational and legal challenges in meeting the new NATO commitments. Allies must also be able to house and provide civilian and military assistance to Allied troops travelling through or staying longer in the country.
The new CMS report "Denmark as a transit country in NATO", authored by military analyst Alexander Høgsberg Tetzlaff, sheds light on the challenges that Danish decision-makers and authorities face in light of NATO's enablement agenda, which will only increase in importance over the coming years.
Download the report "Denmark as a transit country in NATO" here (in Danish only).
Download the CMS memo here (in Danish only).