Nordic Defence Cooperation

Nordic Defence Cooperation
Formation	4 November 2009
Type	International organisation
Membership	5 states Denmark ; Finland ; Iceland ; Norway ; Sweden;
Website	http://www.nordefco.org

The Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defence.^[1]^[2] Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

The aim of the organization is to strengthen the member countries' defence capabilities by identifying areas for cooperation and to promote effective solutions. The memorandum of understanding was signed in Helsinki on November 4, 2009, succeeding the Nordic Supportive Defence Structures (NORDSUP), the Nordic armaments cooperation (NORDAC) and the Nordic Coordinated Arrangement for Military Peace Support (NORDCAPS), previous parallel cooperative arrangements.^[3]

Participation in the NORDEFCO is voluntary and states can choose which areas they want to collaborate within and to what extent. This means that cooperation can occur bilaterally as well as among all five members. It is also considered within the organizational scope to work with non-Nordic countries in fields where there is an added value to doing so. According to the official webpage, the cooperation is based on the conviction that there is much to be gained through cost sharing, joint solutions, and joint actions.

^ Friis, Karsten (2021). "Analyzing Security Subregions: Forces of Push, Pull, and Resistance in Nordic Defense Cooperation". Journal of Global Security Studies. 6 (4). doi:10.1093/jogss/ogab009. hdl:11250/2739796. ISSN 2057-3170.
^ Dahl, Ann-Sofie (2021). "Back to the Future: Nordefco's First Decade and Prospects for the Next". Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies. 4 (1): 172–182. doi:10.31374/sjms.85. ISSN 2596-3856.
^ NORDCAPS: Official homepage Archived 2011-09-21 at the Wayback Machine of the now redundant organization.

[1] Friis, Karsten (2021). "Analyzing Security Subregions: Forces of Push, Pull, and Resistance in Nordic Defense Cooperation". Journal of Global Security Studies. 6 (4). doi:10.1093/jogss/ogab009. hdl:11250/2739796. ISSN 2057-3170.

[2] Dahl, Ann-Sofie (2021). "Back to the Future: Nordefco's First Decade and Prospects for the Next". Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies. 4 (1): 172–182. doi:10.31374/sjms.85. ISSN 2596-3856.

[3] NORDCAPS: Official homepage Archived 2011-09-21 at the Wayback Machine of the now redundant organization.

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