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On the 30th of September 2006 for the first time in its history as an independent nation, Iceland was free of all foreign military forces or their representatives. A quiet and almost unnoticed ceremony took place at the Keflavik NATO base. American and Icelandic flags were lowered, folded, given to...

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Main Author: Michael T. Corgan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Icelandic
Published: University of Iceland 2006
Subjects:
Political institutions and public administration (General)
JF20-2112
Political science (General)
JA1-92
Iceland
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3d66ebb87edb4c898a3d83ac5d125cb9
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3d66ebb87edb4c898a3d83ac5d125cb9 2023-05-15T16:46:47+02:00 Free at last Michael T. Corgan 2006-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/3d66ebb87edb4c898a3d83ac5d125cb9 EN IS eng ice University of Iceland http://www.irpa.is/article/view/894 https://doaj.org/toc/1670-6803 https://doaj.org/toc/1670-679X 1670-6803 1670-679X https://doaj.org/article/3d66ebb87edb4c898a3d83ac5d125cb9 Stjórnmál og Stjórnsýsla, Vol 2, Iss 2 (2006) Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112 Political science (General) JA1-92 article 2006 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T00:35:45Z On the 30th of September 2006 for the first time in its history as an independent nation, Iceland was free of all foreign military forces or their representatives. A quiet and almost unnoticed ceremony took place at the Keflavik NATO base. American and Icelandic flags were lowered, folded, given to representatives of the respective countries and the small official party drove away. Quietly, with no fanfare or demonstration, or even much notice, the Keflavik base, the focal point of an issue that roiled and divided Iceland politics like one of the fire trenches that mark the country, an issue that had simmered and erupted throughout most of the Cold War, became a ghost town. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles
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description On the 30th of September 2006 for the first time in its history as an independent nation, Iceland was free of all foreign military forces or their representatives. A quiet and almost unnoticed ceremony took place at the Keflavik NATO base. American and Icelandic flags were lowered, folded, given to representatives of the respective countries and the small official party drove away. Quietly, with no fanfare or demonstration, or even much notice, the Keflavik base, the focal point of an issue that roiled and divided Iceland politics like one of the fire trenches that mark the country, an issue that had simmered and erupted throughout most of the Cold War, became a ghost town.
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