From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners: Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship
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From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners : Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship. / Wivel, Anders; Thorhallsson, Baldur; Steinsson, Sverrir.
Small States and Security in Europe: Between National and International Policymaking. red. / Tomás Weiss; Geoffrey Edwards. Abingdon : Routledge, 2022. s. 137-154.Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - From rebellious and reluctant allies to reliant partners
T2 - Denmark and Iceland in the transatlantic relationship
AU - Wivel, Anders
AU - Thorhallsson, Baldur
AU - Steinsson, Sverrir
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This chapter compares the postures of Iceland and Denmark towards the United States and NATO over time. It explains why both states became strong, unflinching allies of the Unites States after the end of the Cold War despite their contentious relationships with the Unites States during the Cold War. Having hesitatingly joined NATO and signed a military basing agreement with the Unites States, Iceland was a rebellious and extractive ally throughout the Cold War. It threatened repeatedly to leave NATO and/or to expel US forces from Icelandic soil and extracted considerable economic and diplomatic benefits. However, Iceland became highly compliant with US policy after the end of the Cold War. Denmark was a reluctant and transactional ally during the Cold War with the political elite and the public viewing NATO membership as a necessary evil. However, after the end of the Cold War, Denmark became a highly compliant ally, as it expended considerable blood, treasure and political capital to support US priorities and military operations. We show how in both cases the demand for security shelter, coupled with the worldviews and ideas of domestic elites, helped shape the transatlantic relations of the two countries.
AB - This chapter compares the postures of Iceland and Denmark towards the United States and NATO over time. It explains why both states became strong, unflinching allies of the Unites States after the end of the Cold War despite their contentious relationships with the Unites States during the Cold War. Having hesitatingly joined NATO and signed a military basing agreement with the Unites States, Iceland was a rebellious and extractive ally throughout the Cold War. It threatened repeatedly to leave NATO and/or to expel US forces from Icelandic soil and extracted considerable economic and diplomatic benefits. However, Iceland became highly compliant with US policy after the end of the Cold War. Denmark was a reluctant and transactional ally during the Cold War with the political elite and the public viewing NATO membership as a necessary evil. However, after the end of the Cold War, Denmark became a highly compliant ally, as it expended considerable blood, treasure and political capital to support US priorities and military operations. We show how in both cases the demand for security shelter, coupled with the worldviews and ideas of domestic elites, helped shape the transatlantic relations of the two countries.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - small states
KW - European security
KW - Denmark
KW - Iceland
KW - Danish foreign policy
KW - Icelandic foreign policy
KW - Transatlantic relations
KW - Nordic foreign policy
UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781003082453/small-states-security-europe-tom%C3%A1%C5%A1-weiss-geoffrey-edwards?refId=a984a6dd-6727-44d8-bb8d-10964cf1516e&context=ubx
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9780367535513
SN - 9780367535520
SP - 137
EP - 154
BT - Small States and Security in Europe
A2 - Weiss, Tomás
A2 - Edwards, Geoffrey
PB - Routledge
CY - Abingdon
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