From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners:Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship

This chapter compares the postures of Iceland and Denmark towards the United States and NATO over time. It explains why both states became strong, unflinching allies of the Unites States after the end of the Cold War despite their contentious relationships with the Unites States during the Cold War....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wivel, Anders, Thorhallsson, Baldur, Steinsson, Sverrir
Other Authors: Weiss, Tomás, Edwards, Geoffrey
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2022
Subjects:
Online Access:https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/from-rebellious-and-reluctant-allies-to-reliant-partners(88449305-2784-49e8-8f1b-5312ae58224a).html
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781003082453/small-states-security-europe-tom%C3%A1%C5%A1-weiss-geoffrey-edwards?refId=a984a6dd-6727-44d8-bb8d-10964cf1516e&context=ubx
id ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/88449305-2784-49e8-8f1b-5312ae58224a
record_format openpolar
spelling ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/88449305-2784-49e8-8f1b-5312ae58224a 2023-05-15T16:45:13+02:00 From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners:Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship Wivel, Anders Thorhallsson, Baldur Steinsson, Sverrir Weiss, Tomás Edwards, Geoffrey 2022 https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/from-rebellious-and-reluctant-allies-to-reliant-partners(88449305-2784-49e8-8f1b-5312ae58224a).html https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781003082453/small-states-security-europe-tom%C3%A1%C5%A1-weiss-geoffrey-edwards?refId=a984a6dd-6727-44d8-bb8d-10964cf1516e&context=ubx eng eng Routledge info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Wivel , A , Thorhallsson , B & Steinsson , S 2022 , From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners : Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship . in T Weiss & G Edwards (eds) , Small States and Security in Europe : Between National and International Policymaking . Routledge , Abingdon , pp. 137-154 . /dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/FacultyOfSocialSciences Faculty of Social Sciences small states European security Denmark Iceland Danish foreign policy Icelandic foreign policy Transatlantic relations Nordic foreign policy bookPart 2022 ftcopenhagenunip 2022-03-16T23:49:52Z This chapter compares the postures of Iceland and Denmark towards the United States and NATO over time. It explains why both states became strong, unflinching allies of the Unites States after the end of the Cold War despite their contentious relationships with the Unites States during the Cold War. Having hesitatingly joined NATO and signed a military basing agreement with the Unites States, Iceland was a rebellious and extractive ally throughout the Cold War. It threatened repeatedly to leave NATO and/or to expel US forces from Icelandic soil and extracted considerable economic and diplomatic benefits. However, Iceland became highly compliant with US policy after the end of the Cold War. Denmark was a reluctant and transactional ally during the Cold War with the political elite and the public viewing NATO membership as a necessary evil. However, after the end of the Cold War, Denmark became a highly compliant ally, as it expended considerable blood, treasure and political capital to support US priorities and military operations. We show how in both cases the demand for security shelter, coupled with the worldviews and ideas of domestic elites, helped shape the transatlantic relations of the two countries. Book Part Iceland University of Copenhagen: Research
institution Open Polar
collection University of Copenhagen: Research
op_collection_id ftcopenhagenunip
language English
topic /dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/FacultyOfSocialSciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
small states
European security
Denmark
Iceland
Danish foreign policy
Icelandic foreign policy
Transatlantic relations
Nordic foreign policy
spellingShingle /dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/FacultyOfSocialSciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
small states
European security
Denmark
Iceland
Danish foreign policy
Icelandic foreign policy
Transatlantic relations
Nordic foreign policy
Wivel, Anders
Thorhallsson, Baldur
Steinsson, Sverrir
From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners:Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship
topic_facet /dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/FacultyOfSocialSciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
small states
European security
Denmark
Iceland
Danish foreign policy
Icelandic foreign policy
Transatlantic relations
Nordic foreign policy
description This chapter compares the postures of Iceland and Denmark towards the United States and NATO over time. It explains why both states became strong, unflinching allies of the Unites States after the end of the Cold War despite their contentious relationships with the Unites States during the Cold War. Having hesitatingly joined NATO and signed a military basing agreement with the Unites States, Iceland was a rebellious and extractive ally throughout the Cold War. It threatened repeatedly to leave NATO and/or to expel US forces from Icelandic soil and extracted considerable economic and diplomatic benefits. However, Iceland became highly compliant with US policy after the end of the Cold War. Denmark was a reluctant and transactional ally during the Cold War with the political elite and the public viewing NATO membership as a necessary evil. However, after the end of the Cold War, Denmark became a highly compliant ally, as it expended considerable blood, treasure and political capital to support US priorities and military operations. We show how in both cases the demand for security shelter, coupled with the worldviews and ideas of domestic elites, helped shape the transatlantic relations of the two countries.
author2 Weiss, Tomás
Edwards, Geoffrey
format Book Part
author Wivel, Anders
Thorhallsson, Baldur
Steinsson, Sverrir
author_facet Wivel, Anders
Thorhallsson, Baldur
Steinsson, Sverrir
author_sort Wivel, Anders
title From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners:Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship
title_short From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners:Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship
title_full From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners:Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship
title_fullStr From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners:Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship
title_full_unstemmed From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners:Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship
title_sort from rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners:denmark and iceland in the transatlantic relationship
publisher Routledge
publishDate 2022
url https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/from-rebellious-and-reluctant-allies-to-reliant-partners(88449305-2784-49e8-8f1b-5312ae58224a).html
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781003082453/small-states-security-europe-tom%C3%A1%C5%A1-weiss-geoffrey-edwards?refId=a984a6dd-6727-44d8-bb8d-10964cf1516e&context=ubx
genre Iceland
genre_facet Iceland
op_source Wivel , A , Thorhallsson , B & Steinsson , S 2022 , From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners : Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship . in T Weiss & G Edwards (eds) , Small States and Security in Europe : Between National and International Policymaking . Routledge , Abingdon , pp. 137-154 .
op_rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
_version_ 1766035427324592128