Iceland's Post-American Security Policy, Russian Geopolitics and the Arctic Question

Once a Cold War prize, Iceland's geopolitical position has been marginalised since the break-up of the Soviet Union, as underscored by the US military withdrawal. Currently grapppling with an economic disaster, Iceland has focused on societal security instead of territorial defence. Yet the scramble for the Arctic has revived the Northern dimension – Icelandic Arctic discourses now play on the prospects of a renewed strategic relevance in a future Great Game, wrought by the impact of climate change in the region.