The Faroe Islands’ Security Policy in a Process of Devolution

• Published in: Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
• Main Authors: Beinta í Jákupsstovu, Regin Berg
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Icelandic
• Published: University of Iceland 2012
• Subjects: Faroese autonomy; micro-states; security policy; SAR; Political institutions and public administration (General); JF20-2112; Political science (General); JA1-92; Faroe Islands; Tórshavn; Faroes; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2012.8.2.11; https://doaj.org/article/435cbd2565434767b606a1d4eeaa7d73

Since the late 1990s there has been a remarkable change in the institutional context of safety and security policies for the Faroes. The end of the Cold War led to a reduction in the strategic importance of, and military presence in, the islands. However, today Faroese sea and air space is increasin...