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A practically oriented discussion on Norwegian police participation in international conflicts including political motivations, conducted missions and historical descriptions. The first police operation took place in Namibia (1989-1990) with 1000 participating officers from both genders. Despite the fact that foreign policy has never been high on the priority list of the Norwegian police forces, by 2004 their operations had grown to over 30. From this list, a closer look is taken at the operations conducted in the former Yugoslavia (1992-1993), Palestinian territory (1994), Kosovo (1999) and Afghanistan (2004-2005). The important question is raised whether these operations are conducted for building and advancing democratic systems or if they are mere symbolic political gestures. L. Pitkaniemi