Still Punching Above Their Weight? Nordic Cooperation in Peace Operations after the Cold War

The Nordic countries lost their ‘great power’ status in peacekeeping after the end of the cold war. This article asks whether they have succeeded in establishing a new model of cooperation that will enable them to regain it. The analysis shows that such a model has been established, but that it remains uncertain whether the Nordics have the collective will to exploit its potential. The article concludes that the Nordics at a minimum would have to establish civil–military rapid reaction deployment packages to reassert themselves as peace operations pace-setters.