{"id":17070,"date":"2018-10-17T12:22:58","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T12:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/?post_type=event&#038;p=17070"},"modified":"2018-10-22T10:51:56","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T10:51:56","slug":"icelands-external-affairs-which-world-actors-have-and-will-provide-iceland-with-shelter","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/event\/icelands-external-affairs-which-world-actors-have-and-will-provide-iceland-with-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"Iceland\u2019s External Affairs: Which world actors have and will provide Iceland with shelter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>We would like to invite you to a seminar in relations to the publication of a new and exciting book titled Small States and Shelter Theory: Iceland\u2019s External Affairs, at the Nordic House October 23rd at 12 pm. The book presents a new theory on the behaviour of small states in the international system and examines Iceland\u2019s external affairs from 1940 to the present in this relation.<\/h4>\n<p><iframe id=\"ls_embed_1540205475\" data-src=\"https:\/\/livestream.com\/accounts\/14889744\/events\/8423937\/player?width=640&amp;height=360&amp;enableInfoAndActivity=true&amp;defaultDrawer=&amp;autoPlay=true&amp;mute=false\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"> <\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-embed_id=\"ls_embed_1540205475\" src=\"https:\/\/livestream.com\/assets\/plugins\/referrer_tracking.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ever since the United States closed its military base in Keflav\u00edk and refused to help Iceland out during the 2008 economic crisis, Iceland has been seeking shelter by other world actors. Iceland works closely with NATO and its neighbouring states on security and defence, puts greater emphasis on Nordic cooperation, was the first European country to make a free trade agreement with China and applied for membership of the European Union. Moreover, many policy-makers in Iceland regard Brexit as an opportunity and hope to establish closer ties with Britain after it leaves the European Union. Nevertheless, Iceland has not been able to secure itself a comprehensive shelter similar to the shelter it was provided by the United States during the Cold War.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the seminar is to answer the questions: Which states and international organizations have provided Iceland with political, economic and societal shelter in the past; and which world actors will provide Iceland with shelter in the near future?<\/p>\n<p>The book is published by Routledge in Britain and can be bought at the event, in B\u00f3ksala st\u00fadenta and online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.routledge.com%2F&amp;h=AT1wBbuL4HoiJUlbFMtog_dY8w0VeTk0m64fQH1ZQanoKCeWkiHwjM7W150_KbACPfdQAtndq32pWCIgBaJ5lU0tk0Y-S5ihTpSvTYKQvxkgcfhnDQLvTeB55vv6HDxOGQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lynx-mode=\"hover\">www.routledge.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentations:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe importance of shelter for small states<br \/>\nIceland\u2019s participation in the European project: Shelter or trap?<br \/>\nBaldur \u00de\u00f3rhallsson, Professor of Political Science, University of Iceland<\/p>\n<p>Do the Nordic states and Nordic cooperation provide Iceland with shelter?<br \/>\n\u00deorsteinn Kristinsson, PhD student, University of Lund, Sweden<\/p>\n<p>Iceland\u2019s relations with the United States: Shelter or risk?<br \/>\nSverrir Steinsson, researcher and lecturer at the University of Iceland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel discussions:<\/strong><br \/>\nDo the Nordic states provide Iceland with shelter?<br \/>\nLilja D\u00f6gg Alfre\u00f0sd\u00f3ttir, Minister for Education and Culture<\/p>\n<p>Does the United States provide Iceland with shelter?<br \/>\n\u00c1slaug Arna Sigurbj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Al\u00feingi.<\/p>\n<p>Does participation in the European project, particularly Schengen, provide Iceland with shelter?<br \/>\nGeorg Kr. L\u00e1russon, Director General of the Icelandic Coast Guard<\/p>\n<p><strong>Closing Address:<\/strong><br \/>\nKatr\u00edn Jakobsd\u00f3ttir, Prime Minister, will give the closing remarks and discuss the position of Iceland in the international system<\/p>\n<p>Chair: Pia Hansson, Director of the Centre for Small State Studies and the Institute of International Affairs<\/p>\n<p>More information on the book can be found on this link:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Small-States-and-Shelter-Theory-Icelands-External-Affairs\/Thorhallsson\/p\/book\/9781138615373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-lynx-mode=\"hover\" data-lynx-uri=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.routledge.com%2FSmall-States-and-Shelter-Theory-Icelands-External-Affairs%2FThorhallsson%2Fp%2Fbook%2F9781138615373&amp;h=AT3qca-Rm411OLHk-8K0egX5X65iR_RPT4sEriV5fnyMThcx1unXE08ar8mU1pxa1jAs8tAzwyvBtq3UXu-9Cf0z-Wna-2QO00lzywtDkdJl3i4eY6gLi9MPk5LvZNRVNA\">https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Small-States-and-Shelter-Theory-Icelands-External-Affairs\/Thorhallsson\/p\/book\/9781138615373<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We would like to invite you to a seminar in relations to the publication of a new and exciting book titled Small States and Shelter Theory: Iceland\u2019s External Affairs, at the Nordic House October 23rd at 12 pm. 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