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| '''Iceland''' is an island country located in the North Atlantic ocean. It was established by [[Kingdom of Norway|Norwegian]] viking migrants in the 9th century who brought [[slavery]] with them. The [[Great Recession|2008 financial crisis]] severely affected the country, which led to the ousting of [[Neoliberalism|neoliberal]] government officials responsible for mass [[privatization]] in January 2009.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Sam Knight|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=Iceland after the Fall|date=2010-07-27|url=https://mronline.org/2010/07/27/iceland-after-the-fall/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519024939/https://mronline.org/2010/07/27/iceland-after-the-fall/|archive-date=2022-05-19|retrieved=2022-12-23}}</ref> | | '''Iceland''' is an island country located in the North Atlantic ocean. It was established by [[Kingdom of Norway|Norwegian]] viking migrants in the 9th century who brought [[slavery]] with them. The [[Great Recession|2008 financial crisis]] severely affected the country, which led to the ousting of [[Neoliberalism|neoliberal]] government officials responsible for mass [[privatization]] in January 2009.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Sam Knight|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=Iceland after the Fall|date=2010-07-27|url=https://mronline.org/2010/07/27/iceland-after-the-fall/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519024939/https://mronline.org/2010/07/27/iceland-after-the-fall/|archive-date=2022-05-19|retrieved=2022-12-23}}</ref> |
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| == History ==
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| In response to protests, the [[United States of America|USA]] shrank its occupation forces in Iceland from 45,000 to 1,000. In 1948, the two countries agreed to let a civilian company run the Keflavik airfield in order to conceal the U.S. base.<ref name=":02222">{{Citation|author=David Vine|year=2020|title=The United States of War|chapter=The Spoils of War|page=290|city=Oakland|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520972070|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref>
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| Between 1958 and 1976 Iceland fought a series of minor conflicts with the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|UK]] known as the [[Cod Wars]]. These conflicts were a result of Iceland increasing its territorial waters, and not allowing other countries to overexploit their fishing stocks which the UK opposed. Iceland was the victor of these conflicts, despite having no military other than a small coastguard, and the UK was forced to recognise Iceland's new territorial limits.<ref>{{Citation|author=Hannes Jonsson|year=1982|title=Friends In Conflict: The Anglo-Icelandic Cod Wars and the Law of the Sea|title-url=https://annas-archive.org/md5/4000b6cb282137faa7c818fe52a81005|isbn=0-905838-78-5}}</ref>
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| The [[Left-Green Movement]] came to power in 2017. It rejected [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] militarization of Iceland but supports its [[2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict|proxy war against Russia]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Ron Ridenour|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=Does Iceland Set Benchmark for Peaceful and Politically Engaged People?|date=2022-06-17|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/06/17/does-iceland-set-benchmark-for-peaceful-and-politically-engaged-people/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702055647/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/06/17/does-iceland-set-benchmark-for-peaceful-and-politically-engaged-people/|archive-date=2022-07-02|retrieved=2023-01-07}}</ref>
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| == Politics ==
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| In the 2017 elections, the Left-Green Movement lost three parliament seats, and the the center-right [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]] gained five seats. The [[Conservatism|conservative]] [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]] retained all of its 16 seats.<ref name=":0" />
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| == References == | | == References == |
| [[Category:Countries]] | | [[Category:Countries]] |
| [[Category:European countries]] | | [[Category:European countries]] |
