Author Archives: HHG

Grossman Visits RNH

Posted on 14.05.14

Dan Grossman, chairman of the board of Atlas Network and member of the board of Students for Liberty, briefly visited Iceland on 11–12 May 2014. He had a luncheon meeting with Gisli Hauksson, chairman of RNH’s board, and a few … Continue reading →

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Dzhemilev Receives Platform Prize

Posted on 08.05.14

The Member institutions and organisations of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience decided as of 30 April 2014 to award the first Prize of the  Platform to the leader of the Crimean Tatar People Mr Mustafa Dzhemilev. Mr Dzhemilev … Continue reading →

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Gissurarson: Bank Collapse Not Caused by “Neoliberalism”

Posted on 15.04.14

Some left-wing commentators assert that the 2008 Icelandic bank collapse was caused by a failed attempt in the preceding years to implement “neoliberalism” in Iceland. Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson rejected that explanation in a lecture at the annual meeting of … Continue reading →

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Gissurarson in Las Vegas on Bank Collapse: Monday 14 April

Posted on 09.04.14

Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, director of academic studies at RNH, reads a paper on explanations on the 2008 Icelandic bank collapse at the annual conference of APEE, Association of Private Enterprise Education, in Las Vegas in Nevada Monday 14 April … Continue reading →

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Heisbourg: European Dream Becoming Nightmare

Posted on 05.04.14

The European dream is turning into a nightmare because of the great mistake of adopting the same currency, the euro, in most of the European Union, even if many member states were totally unprepared for it. This was the conclusion … Continue reading →

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Heisbourg on the Euro and the EU: Saturday 5 April 11–12

Posted on 28.03.14

A distinguished expert on international affairs and security, François Heisbourg, gives a lecture on the euro and the EU Saturday at a pre-lunch meeting 5 April 2014, 11–12, at the University of Iceland, in Oddi House, room O-202. The meeting is … Continue reading →

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