New CMS report about military build-up and defense cooperation in the Nordic region
Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine as well as Finland’s and Sweden’s membership of NATO have changed the framework conditions for rearmament and defense cooperation in the Nordic region. The recent shifts in Nordic countries’ security and defence policies have opened a historic window of opportunity for closer defense cooperation. Since 2023, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland have made new, long-term defense agreements, setting the direction for the countries’ defense policies.
Against this backdrop, the CMS report Militær opbygning og forsvarssamarbejde i Norden discusses the future of Nordic defense cooperation. The report highlights that it is crucial for Denmark, on the one hand, to utilize the new opportunities for closer cooperation in the Nordic region and, on the other hand, to be aware of Danish structural limitations, including low redundancy and significant rebuilding needs. It is therefore important to target Danish contributions where they create the greatest common value, as well as strengthening coordination, knowledge sharing, and defense diplomacy in the Nordic region.
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Download the report (in Danish, but with abstract and recommendations in English) here.