Author Archives: HHG

A leading international expert on European Law, Dr Carl Baudenbacher, gave a lecture on Iceland and the EU in the Independence Hall at the Eastern Square (Austurvöllur) in Reykjavík on Monday 10 August 2026. The lecture was organised by the … Continue reading →

Economics Professor Thráinn Eggertsson of the University of Iceland passed away on 18 June 2026 at the age of 85. He published two widely read economic treatises, Economic Behaviour and Institutions (1991), and Imperfect Institutions: Possibilities and Limits of Reform (2005). A third book is … Continue reading →

RNH Academic Director Hannes H. Gissurarson, Professor Emeritus of Politics at the University of Iceland, gave an interview on 4 June 2026 at the podcast Thjodolfur, managed by Gústaf Adolf Skúlason. His message was that the Icelanders should maintain friendly … Continue reading →

On 30 May, the Public Book Club (AB, Almenna bókafélagid) held its 2026 general meeting at its new premises on Skeifan 8, 108 Reykjavík. The Public Book Club was founded on 17 June 1955 to defend national, liberal and democratic … Continue reading →

RNH is a member of The Platform of European Memory and Conscience, established in 2011 in response to a European Parliament resolution calling for the memory of victims of totalitarianism to be kept alive. RNH Academic Director Hannes H. Gissurarson had already … Continue reading →

European Students for Liberty held their annual conference, LibertyCon, in Madrid on 24–26 April 2026, where RNH Academic Director, Hannes H. Gissurarson, Professor Emeritus of Politics at the University of Iceland, presented a new book that he has edited and … Continue reading →