Which implications do cooperation with foreign services have for the legitimacy of the Danish services?

Adam Diderichsen analyses the central role that the cooperation with the American intelligence community plays for and in the Danish intelligence services.

To be effective, the Danish services need a close working relation with the American big brother. Appearing to be a trustworthy partner in the eyes of the Americans may therefore be more important to the legitimacy of the Danish services than traditional democratic values such as transparency or external oversight.