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It has been involved in coordinating Western assistance to the Baltic states ( Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania ).

The country is a strong supporter of international peacekeeping.

Danish forces were heavily engaged in the former Yugoslavia in the UN Protection Force ( UNPROFOR ), with IFOR, and now SFOR.

Denmark also strongly supported American operations in Afghanistan and has contributed both monetarily and materially to the ISAF.

These initiatives are a part of the " active foreign policy " of Denmark.

Instead of the traditional adaptative foreign policy of the small country, Denmark is today pursuing an active foreign policy, where human rights, democracy and other crucial values is to be defended actively.

In recent years, Greenland and The Faroe Islands have been guaranteed a say in foreign policy issues, such as fishing, whaling and geopolitical concerns.