The Faroe Islands’ Security Policy in a Process of Devolution

• Published in: Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
• Main Authors: Jákupsstovu, Beinta í, Berg, Regin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Stjórnsýslustofnun 2012
• Subjects: Faroese autonomy; micro-states; security policy; SAR; Faroe Islands; Tórshavn; Faroes; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.irpa.is/article/view/a.2012.8.2.11; https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2012.8.2.11

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...