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The Pirate Party

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On May 4, 2016
Fascinating political events in Iceland, where the conservative prime minister had to step down because of revelations in the Panama Papers about his tax avoidance. But the electorate doesn't seem to trust the traditional left-of-center parties either because of its responsibility for the nation's financial...

The Finlandization of Iceland

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On November 17, 2008

Ahem.In an official lunch with foreign diplomats, Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson shocked neighboring Nordic countries with inviting Russia to take use of the strategically important airbase.Foreign diplomats hardly believed.

Red Storm Rising Redux

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On October 10, 2008
In Tom Clancy's classic Red Storm Rising, the Soviets opened a general NATO-Warsaw Pact War with a covert amphibious invasion of Iceland, then used the island as a base for MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters. Now, the Russians may just buy Iceland. Times change, I guess. I...
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