Author Archives: HHG

Totalitarianism in Europe: Three Case Studies

Posted on 17.04.18

RNH Academic Director, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, reads a paper at a meeting of the Institute of Public Administration and Politics at the University of Iceland Thursday 26 April at 17. The meeting takes place in Haskolatorg, Room 101 (Ingjaldsstofa), … Continue reading →

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Gissurarson: Lessons for Others from the Icelandic Bank Collapse

Posted on 06.04.18

The three main lessons for other nations from the 2008 Icelandic bank collapse are that an economy need not collapse even if the whole of its banking sector falls; that it may be prudent to recognise the priority of depositors’ … Continue reading →

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Paper in Las Vegas on Icelandic Bank Collapse

Posted on 31.03.18

RNH Academic Director, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, reads a paper on the Icelandic bank collapse in a session on money and banking at the annual conference of APEE, Association of Private Enterprise Education, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas 1–5 … Continue reading →

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Gauck Receives Ján Langoš Award

Posted on 28.03.18

RNH is a member institute of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience which seeks to keep alive the memory of victims of communism and other European totalitarian movements. Monday 26 March 2018 the Platform was the co-sponsor, with the … Continue reading →

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Trump Dangerous for Freedom

Posted on 24.01.18

President Donald Trump is an unpredictable bully who is undermining the institutions and political traditions of the United States, Dr. Tom Palmer, Senior Fellow at Cato Institute and Executive Vice-President of International Programmes at Atlas Network, said at a Freedom … Continue reading →

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The US, Trump and Freedom

Posted on 21.01.18

Tuesday 23 January 2018 Dr. Tom Palmer will be discussing the US, Trump and the future of individual freedom at the Petersen Bar in Gamla Bio [The Old Cinema], Ingolfsstraeti 2A. The meeting begins at 20:00 and is held by the … Continue reading →

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