The Defence Relationship of Iceland and the United States and the Closure of Keflavík base
A small state with no armed forces of its own Iceland formed a close defence relationship with the United States after gaining full independence from Denmark in 1944. In 1951 the two states signed a bilateral defence agreement allowing for a U.S. military base in Iceland. Following failed burden sha...
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Format: | Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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2020
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Online Access: | https://lauda.ulapland.fi/handle/10024/64418 |