Submission on the 2027 budget bill
Seven proposals to Althingi's Budget Committee on security and defence appropriations
Forget Me Not
The Special Unit has met a sevenfold rise in armed call-outs with near-unchanged staffing. Funding and a long-term plan are needed.
Detect and deter
Drone threats and gaps in public response systems
Varða Briefing #8: After the EU Referendum
It was one of the tightest counts the country has seen.
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