„Small state, big exposure“ – International Institute for Strategic Studies skrifar um Ísland

Charlie Edwards, greinandi hjá bresku hugveitunni International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) birti nýverið pistil um stefnu íslenskra stjórnvalda í öryggis- og varnarmálum. Pistillinn byggir að miklu leyti á vinnu sem Charlie vann að beiðni Vörðu, en IISS gerði samanburðargreiningu á nýja stefnu Íslands í málaflokknum.

Charlie skrifar: „Iceland’s geostrategic location, once a source of security, is now the main cause of its vulnerability to external threats. NATO’s 1.5% defence-spending target, dedicated to resilience, provides Reykjavik with an opportunity to turn its civil-defence culture into a more formal national-security strategy backed by sustained funding.“