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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Main Author: Pétursson, Gustav
Other Authors: fi=Yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunta|en=Faculty of Social Sciences|
Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: fi=Lapin yliopisto|en=University of Lapland| 2020
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Online Access:https://lauda.ulapland.fi/handle/10024/64418