Author Archives: HHG

The smallness of nations can be an opportunity as well as a constraint, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, RNH’s Academic Director, said at a meeting of the political association Framsokn in the Faroe Islands, in Ostrom House in Torshavn, 22 March … Continue reading →

As the year 2008 went on, the Icelandic financial market became very vulnerable, heading towards a deep depression, similar to those which Icelanders frequently had to cope with in the 20th Century. However, three foreign factors suddenly brought all three … Continue reading →

Foreign businessmen took advantage of the sudden and temporary plight of the Icelanders during the 2008 bank collapse to grab Icelandic-owned assets at prices far below market prices, even prices in a depression. They could do this because authorities in … Continue reading →

At a well-attended 30 January 2014 meeting jointly organised by RNH, the Europe Watch and the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland, the British political commentator Dr Richard North suggested that the United Kingdom should consider joining … Continue reading →