Iceland’s Relations with its Regional Powers: Alignment with the EU-US sanctions on Russia
The paper examines the Icelandic government’s consideration to withdraw its support for the sanctions against Russia over Ukraine in 2015. The consideration came as a surprise to many since Iceland in the past has habitually aligned itself closely with the United States and the European Union in suc...
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ftnupi:oai:nupi.brage.unit.no:11250/2441710 2024-09-15T17:54:53+00:00 Iceland’s Relations with its Regional Powers: Alignment with the EU-US sanctions on Russia Thorhallsson, Baldur Gunnarsson, Pétur 2017-05-05T08:10:50Z application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2441710 eng eng Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt NUPI Working Paper NUPI Working Paper;874 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2441710 cristin:1468131 Navngivelse-Ikkekommersiell-DelPåSammeVilkår 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.no 40 2017 874 Arktis Arctic Russland og Eurasia Russia and Eurasia EU Research report 2017 ftnupi 2024-08-21T03:02:52Z The paper examines the Icelandic government’s consideration to withdraw its support for the sanctions against Russia over Ukraine in 2015. The consideration came as a surprise to many since Iceland in the past has habitually aligned itself closely with the United States and the European Union in such matters. The Icelandic fishing industry lobbied hard for the sanctions to be lifted to avoid Russian counter-sanctions on Iceland. After considerable internal debate, the government decided to uphold the sanctions, but settled on a policy of not taking part in EU´s foreign policy declarations about the sanctions. This move is interesting given Iceland’s traditional positioning between two gravitational centres in world politics: the EU and the US. The paper discusses what this case tells us about Icelandic policymakers’ room for maneuvering in the formulation and enactment of its foreign policy, and about Iceland’s foreign policy bonds to the US and the EU. Report Arktis Arktis* Iceland Norwegian Institute of international affairs: NUPI Research Online (Brage) |
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The paper examines the Icelandic government’s consideration to withdraw its support for the sanctions against Russia over Ukraine in 2015. The consideration came as a surprise to many since Iceland in the past has habitually aligned itself closely with the United States and the European Union in such matters. The Icelandic fishing industry lobbied hard for the sanctions to be lifted to avoid Russian counter-sanctions on Iceland. After considerable internal debate, the government decided to uphold the sanctions, but settled on a policy of not taking part in EU´s foreign policy declarations about the sanctions. This move is interesting given Iceland’s traditional positioning between two gravitational centres in world politics: the EU and the US. The paper discusses what this case tells us about Icelandic policymakers’ room for maneuvering in the formulation and enactment of its foreign policy, and about Iceland’s foreign policy bonds to the US and the EU. |
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Iceland’s Relations with its Regional Powers: Alignment with the EU-US sanctions on Russia |
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Iceland’s Relations with its Regional Powers: Alignment with the EU-US sanctions on Russia |
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Iceland’s Relations with its Regional Powers: Alignment with the EU-US sanctions on Russia |
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Iceland’s Relations with its Regional Powers: Alignment with the EU-US sanctions on Russia |
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Iceland’s Relations with its Regional Powers: Alignment with the EU-US sanctions on Russia |
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iceland’s relations with its regional powers: alignment with the eu-us sanctions on russia |
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Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt |
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NUPI Working Paper NUPI Working Paper;874 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2441710 cristin:1468131 |
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