Northern Europe in the Cold War, 1965–1990: East-West Interactions of Trade, Culture, and Security
In: Journal of Cold War studies, Band 19, Heft 4, S. 283-286
ISSN: 1531-3298
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In: Journal of Cold War studies, Band 19, Heft 4, S. 283-286
ISSN: 1531-3298
In: Irish studies in international affairs, Band 21, S. 57-69
ISSN: 0332-1460
World Affairs Online
In: Irish studies in international affairs, Band 21, Heft 1, S. 57-69
ISSN: 2009-0072
In: The RUSI journal: publication of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, Band 154, Heft 4, S. 74-80
ISSN: 1744-0378
In: The RUSI journal: independent thinking on defence and security, Band 154, Heft 4, S. 74-80
ISSN: 0307-1847
World Affairs Online
In: The Fletcher forum of world affairs, Band 31, Heft 1
ISSN: 1046-1868
In September 2006, the U.S. military withdrew its last troops from Iceland, ending a 55-year presence and leaving Iceland -- without a military of its own -- the sole country in NATO without territorial defense. Iceland is now in a transition phase, the end of which is not yet clear. In the process, Iceland is reexamining its security and institutional ties to Europe and the United States and reevaluating the basis of its foreign policy. Adapted from the source document.
In: The RUSI journal: publication of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, Band 150, Heft 6, S. 66-71
ISSN: 1744-0378
In: The RUSI journal: independent thinking on defence and security, Band 150, Heft 6, S. 66-71
ISSN: 0307-1847
World Affairs Online
In: Journal of Cold War studies, Band 6, Heft 4, S. 65-88
ISSN: 1531-3298
The 1951 U.S. -Icelandic Defense Agreement paved the way for a permanent U.S. military presence at the Keflavik base in Iceland, an outpost that played a crucial role in U.S. strategy during the Cold War. The article explores two gender-related aspects of the U.S. -Icelandic Cold War relationship:the restrictions on off-base movements of U.S. soldiers, and the secret ban imposed by the Icelandic government on the stationing of black U.S. troops in Iceland. These practices were meant to "protect" Icelandic women and to preserve a homogeneous "national body." Although U.S. officials repeatedly tried to have the restrictions lifted, the Icelandic government refused to modify them until the racial ban was publicly disclosed in late 1959. Even after the practice came to light, it took another several years before the ban was gradually eliminated. Misguided though the Icelandic restrictions may have been, they did, paradoxically, help to defuse domestic opposition to Iceland's pro-American foreign policy course and thus preserved the country's role in the Western alliance.
In: Journal of Cold War studies, Band 6, Heft 2, S. 86-88
ISSN: 1531-3298
In: Journal of Cold War studies, Band 6, Heft 4, S. 65-88
ISSN: 1520-3972
The 1951 U.S.-Icelandic Defense Agreement paved the way for a permanent US military presence at the Keflavik base in Iceland, an outpost that played a crucial role in US strategy during the Cold War. The article explores two gender-related aspects of the US-Icelandic Cold War relationship: the restrictions on off-base movements of US soldiers, & the secret ban imposed by the Icelandic government on the stationing of black US troops in Iceland. These practices were meant to "protect" Icelandic women & to preserve a homogeneous "national body." Although US officials repeatedly tried to have the restrictions lifted, the Icelandic government refused to modify them until the racial ban was publicly disclosed in late 1959. Even after the practice came to light, it took another several years before the ban was gradually eliminated. Misguided though the Icelandic restrictions may have been, they did, paradoxically, help to defuse domestic opposition to Iceland's pro-American foreign policy course & thus preserved the country's role in the Western alliance. Adapted from the source document.
In: Diplomacy and statecraft, Band 14, Heft 4, S. 94-136
ISSN: 1557-301X
In: The RUSI journal: publication of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, Band 148, Heft 3, S. 88-94
ISSN: 1744-0378
In: Diplomacy & statecraft, Band 14, Heft 4, S. 94-136
ISSN: 0959-2296
In: Cold war history: a Frank Cass journal, Band 1, Heft 3, S. 113-140
ISSN: 1468-2745
This article deals with the role of Iceland in East German foreign policy during the Cold War. Because of Iceland's strategic importance, the GDR invested considerable resources in expanding bilateral relations, & in the 1950s became Iceland's fifth largest trading partner. In the 1960s, free market economic reforms in Iceland sharply reduced the barter trade with the GDR & party ideological differences emerged which led to a formal break after the suppression of the Prague Spring. The 1970s & 1980s witnessed the marginalization of East German influence in Iceland. With the discrediting of the East Bloc, in general, & the failure to abrogate the defense treaty, in particular, there was not much rationale for ideological cooperation. The lack of increase in trade relations with Iceland following its recognition of the GDR in 1973 only reinforced this sense of political & economic alienation. Adapted from the source document.