Creating the Joint Arctic Command: Cutting Cost or Preparing for the Future? Strategic Culture, Arctic Security and Strategic Reasoning within the Kingdom of Denmark
By: Jeppe Strandsbjerg and Rasmus Dahlberg
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.31374/sjms.228 | Journal eISSN: 2596-3856
Language: English
Page range: 48 - 61
Submitted on: Jul 31, 2023
Accepted on: Feb 22, 2024
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